K-State researchers land $760K grant to boost safety of food

Vipham says food safety impacts public health, human prosperity MANHATTAN, Kan. – A Kansas State University researcher says that a $760,000 grant from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety will boost efforts to protect the safety of food across the country and world. Jessie Vipham, an assistant professor in K-State’s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, will lead the 3 ½ year project that begins in November and will involve experts in…

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K-State ag economist explains benefits of profitability maps

Precision agriculture has opened management options for farmers MANHATTAN, Kan. – Satellites, yield monitors and numerous other technologies have given farmers massive amounts of information about how crops perform on their land. The challenge they often find, however, is how to make sense of that data. Terry Griffin, a precision agriculture economist at Kansas State University, said yield maps – developed from the volumes of data collected in a field -- have become…

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