Canola blooming (K-State Research and Extension)

Canola pre-plant meeting set for Aug. 26 near Hutchinson

an agricultural irrigation system on sunny summer day. An aerial view of a center pivot sprinkler system. (Photo courtesy of AdobeStock.)

How much can precision ag tech help with water crisis?

Shiny delicious pears hanging from a tree branch in the orchard. (Adobe Stock │ #117799432 - kostik2photo)

Pick pears now, fertilize strawberries

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Woman throwing garden waste from wheelbarrow into compost bin in garden. (Adobe Stock │ #391022887 - hopsalka)

Compost bin can aid gardening success

Angus bulls in the field. (iStock │ #1462034334 - Candice O\'Neill)

Managing bulls between breeding seasons

Agricultural land affected by flooding. Flooded field. Natural disaster and crop loss risks. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #279795333 - Andrii Yalanskyi)

K-State expert says flooding brings risk and reward for people and ecosystems

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Megin Nichols, Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems lecture speaker, October 2025 (K-State Research and Extension)

Where animals, data and decisions meet: CDC’s Nichols to speak Oct. 6 at K-State

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Dave Begmeier

Numbers don’t lie: Cowherd expansion has yet to materialize