Donor offers to continue matching Stout Center contributions
A donor has extended his offer to match contributions to the Stout Center at Kansas State University. The new deadline for this matching donation program is KSU Cattlemen’s Day, March 7. According to...
View ArticleStanley Stout Center Matching Donation Program Deadline Approaching
KLA member Steve Brecheisen of Vassar has donated proceeds from the sale of a gelding to the Kansas Livestock Foundation (KLF). The money will be put toward finalizing the Stanley Stout Center at...
View ArticleZoetis Presents $100,000 Donation to South Dakota State University Cow/Calf...
Contribution honors South Dakota cattle producers who suffered losses in Winter Storm Atlas FLORHAM PARK, N.J., — To honor cattle producers who were impacted by Winter Storm Atlas in October, Zoetis...
View ArticleK-State to Mark 100th Anniversary of Roundup in Hays on April 17
WWII was the only interruption to the long-standing beef cattle research outreach event. HAYS, Kan. – It’s been the scene of breakthrough research in beef cattle management, genetics and technology...
View ArticleK-State Beef Conference Aug. 11-14
The conference will take place in six meetings at various locations across Kansas. MANHATTAN, Kan. – Many cattle producers are experiencing record returns on their calves this year, but even times of...
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KSU’s Beef Cattle Institute Launches Training Modules in Collaboration with...
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A series of new beef cattle online training modules has been released by the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University. The series was produced in part with funds from a $25...
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K-State Crowned National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team
The team’s win is K-State’s first national title in the contest’s 53-year history. Members of the National Champion Meat Animal Evaluation Team from Kansas State University pictured (seated, l to r)...
View ArticleKansas State Partners with DJI on Drone Technology
DJI, the world’s leading maker of unmanned aerial vehicles, Friday released “Feeding the World,” a video about the company’s partnership with Kansas State University to utilize drone technologies in...
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Universities Create Animal Feed Database
Twenty-one land-grant institutions and partner organizations are collaborating to provide researchers, Extension professionals, regulators, feed industries, and producers with up-to-date,...
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K-State Ranching Summit Planned for Oct.7
Registration is now open for event that will focus on strategic management decisions. MANHATTAN, Kan. – Registration is now open for the K-State Ranching Summit. This first-time event is designed to...
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K-State Seeking Kansas Cattle Producers to Help with Study
The study aims to determine prevalence and management risk factors in the state. MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is looking for Kansas cattle producers to...
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Kansas State Vet Students Provide Assessments to More than 70 Kansas Feedlots
Summer vacations usually involve travel and sightseeing, but for six Kansas State University veterinary students, their summer was spent visiting 74 feedlots in Kansas to provide a special feedlot...
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Beef Cattle Institute Adds Resources for VFD Changes
With a Jan. 1, 2017, deadline looming, veterinarians and producers now have more resources available to help them comply with the Veterinary Feed Directive being issued by the Food and Drug...
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Texas Tech Claims Livestock Judging National Championship
The team earned its ninth overall title and sixth crown in the last decade. The national championship of livestock judging is staying in Lubbock. On the strength of three top 10 individual finishes,...
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Scientists Tweak Photosynthesis to Boost Crop Yield
Researchers report in the journal Science that they can increase plant productivity by boosting levels of three proteins involved in photosynthesis. In field trials, the scientists saw increases of 14...
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Purdue Study: Consuming Red Meat Doesn’t Affect Heart Health
Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and blood cholesterol, according to a new review...
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“Mister, I own a hundred cows…”
After working for seven years in Mississippi, I moved back to Kentucky in 1981 and one of my first producers meetings was a memorable one in Bowling Green. An older gentleman, who worked as a...
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K-State Animal Science Students Headed to National Competition
Chance, Hayden, Ochsner, Smith named Midwest Regional Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon Champions. A team of Kansas State University (K-State) animal sciences and industry (ASI) students won the 2017...
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Kansas State University Wins National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest
Animal Sciences and Industry students win back-to-back titles; Gleason named high individual MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University beat 12 other schools to win the national championship at the 2017...
View ArticleUpcoming K-State Research and Extension Events
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State Research and Extension is offering these events, available to the public. For more information about these and other events, check with your local K-State Research and...
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