K-State in the news today
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Monday, May 20, 2024
National/International
*How a $1m pledge from ADM will ramp up ag innovation
5/16/2024 Food Navigator USA
ADM has generously donated $1 million to Kansas State University's Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, a key component of the university's forward-thinking Agriculture Innovation Initiative led by the College of Agriculture. This funding will significantly enhance the academic journey of K-State students, consequently igniting innovation within the industry.
*KSU awarded $6M grant by USAID
5/16/2024 Webull
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $6 million grant to Kansas State University for global food security efforts. The University says its Feed the Future Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab will receive the funds to help strengthen existing agricultural research, education and outreach entities in Guatemala.
Manage Effects of Solar Storms
5/17/2024 Progressive Farmer
"It is conceivable that some farmers opted to continue planting without GPS and automated guidance; they've decided to accept crooked rows, wide and narrow middles, no automated row shutoffs," said Terry Griffin, precision agriculture economist at Kansas State University. "But without GPS, the as-planted data (as-sprayed, as-fertilized) cannot be logged onto a map or georeferenced. This isn't just a negative aspect for farm operators -- many seed sales forces and local retail agronomists rely upon these data for upstream use."
State/Regional
*K-State breaks ground on Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation
5/17/2024 WIBW
Kansas State University's Concrete Canoe team has advanced to the national competition after Kansas State University broke ground today for its new Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation. The new center brings together departments of animal science, food science, and grain science to work on further collaboration. The new building will connect Weber Hall and Call Hall, which also will undergo renovations. It will serve more than half of the University’s Agriculture students. The center is the third groundbreaking in the university’s Agriculture Innovation Initiative, a multi-year push to upgrade and expand facilities in grain, food, animal, and agronomy research. When completed, the Agriculture Innovation Initiative is anticipated to top $210 million raised from a combination of state, private, and university funds.
*Generous Gift Advances Music Master Class Series And Extension Programs At K-State
5/17/2024 Sunflower State Radio
Through a pair of generous gifts to the School of Music, Theatre and Dance, Jerry A. Hall of Indianapolis, Indiana, will help Kansas State University deliver world-class talent and teaching to music lovers at the university and across the state of Kansas.
Local
*K-State officially breaks ground on new Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation
5/18/2024 KMAN
Groundbreaking for Kansas State University's new Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation was held Friday afternoon east of Weber Hall. The new facility will allocate 30% of space for on-site collaboration between public resources and private enterprises and will provide an overall modernized facility for the K-State Department of Grain Science and Industry, which specializes in milling, baking, feed and pet food. The center is the final and largest piece of the $210 million K-State Agriculture Innovation Initiative, which includes funds raised from state, private and university funds.
*Salina Student Honored For Research
5/1/2024 KSAL
Excellence in research has earned several Kansas State University students, including one from Salina, recognition through the 11th annual Kirmser Undergraduate Research Awards from K-State Libraries. Karsyn Arnold is among those being recognized for her research.
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