Don’t Let “Feed Price Sticker Shock” Paralyze your Management

Kevin Laurent – Extension Specialist, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of KY With current feed prices, if there was ever a time to test your hay it is this year! The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change” and boy have things been changing lately. Given all the negativity that seems to catch the headlines, there has been some positive changes in the cattle markets.…

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K-State: Wheat genomics discoveries have the potential to improve bread quality

University researchers report key breakthrough as part of global project MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers have published recent findings that highlight their discovery of a gene in ancient wheat that gives superior strength and elasticity to bread dough. Liangliang Gao, a post-doctoral scientist in K-State’s Wheat Genetics Resource Center, said the work is part of a larger project involving research groups worldwide and spanning more than 50 years of collecting 242 unique…

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