Food, energy, water: Researchers look for ways to combine natural resources to benefit rural towns

Five year study is funded by the National Science Foundation MANHATTAN, Kan. – Researchers at four U.S. universities have embarked on a five-year study that capitalizes on one of the Central Plains’ most abundant natural resources – wind – to store energy in ammonia. They say their work – which is funded by the National Science Foundation – could help stunt the population drain that is common in many rural communities by tying…

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Researchers aim to mitigate COVID-19 in meat and poultry processing facilities

Kansas State University researchers are involved in a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project to protect meat plant workers and their surrounding communities from the spread of COVID-19. In this video, animal sciences professor Randy Phebus talks about the work that includes key partnerships between faculty in the College of Agriculture and the College of Veterinary Medicine. “Primarily we are focusing our efforts on giving the meat and poultry processing industry tools and knowledge that…

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