Cracking of a tomato as a result of excess moisture, overheating of a vegetable or an overdose of fertilizers, on a bush close-up. Crop loss. Problems of agriculture, tomato disease. (iStock │ #1340725845 - Lyubov Kulikova)

Tomato cracking: is it preventable?

Watering a garden bed with watering can. (Adobe Stock │ #526862504 - Valerii Honcharuk)

How to brace the garden to resist heat stress

Tar spot on corn. (Photo by Mandy Bish.)

Tar Spot confirmed in Kansas cornfields for 2025

  • By Madeline Drake │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Prescribed burn in the Flint Hills of Kansas. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)

Redmond takes a look at wildfire risk for High Plains 

Striped mosquito eating blood on human skin. (Adobe Stock │ #306185088 - witsawat)

Reduce mosquitoes by taking away their habitat

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock.

Putting a value on weed’s theft from yields

Many combine harvester machines in a row on agriculture farm with woman standing by her car and taking out some stuff. (iStock │ #1895288797 - AJ_Watt)

K-State food scientist shares tips for outdoor meals during harvest

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Photo courtesy of the National FFA Foundation.)

FFA stars recognized during recent Kansas convention