News Archive

  • K-State TAPS program helps producers test new approaches to water and farm management

    Kent Higerd is running an irrigation experiment on his farm that grew out of what he learned through Testing Ag Performance Solutions, better known as TAPS. This season, Higerd divided a center-pivot irrigated field into different water treatments to see how much irrigation he could reduce without sacrificing the crop. The combine will provide the final comparison, but late in the growing season, he said his agronomist was already having difficulty seeing much difference in the corn.

  • Making plant stress visible: Kelechi Igwe is using drones, machine learning to map crop stress

    A field of crops can appear green and thriving, while internally, they're already under stress. Prolonged periods of stress can affect productivity, sometimes long before a farmer realizes there's a problem. Igwe's research addresses a simple question: How can we detect crop stress, early enough to act, before it becomes too late?

  • Turning K-State research into real-world solutions
    As part of One K-State Research Week 2026, the university is recognizing inventors who received patents and plant variety protection certificates in 2024 and 2025. This week’s 2026 Inventors and Breeders Ceremony celebrated 36 inventors and breeders who are leading K-State innovations in new varieties of wheat, graphene and carbon nanomaterials, agricultural engineering, entomology, animal health and many other disciplines.
  • People with Purpose: Vaishali Sharda

    Flowing between research and mentorship, Vaishali Sharda is transforming how a passion for sustainable agriculture can impact Kansas and the world.

  • K-State leads international collaboration for next-gen global agriculture solutions
    The Institute for Digital Agriculture and Advanced Analytics at Kansas State University is leading an international project to ensure soybean farmers know when their crops are at risk of falling without having to examine their fields plant by plant.

  • Biomanufacturing initiative links education, industry and workforce needs
    Kansas State University is continuing the Multidisciplinary Hiring Initiative in Biomanufacturing with four new faculty hires whose work strengthens research, training and workforce development.