Taking the heat: K-State leads effort to develop heat stress-resilient soybeans

New USDA-NIFA award provides funding to 2023 MANHATTAN, Kan. – On a recent summer morning, a team of students and scientists worked quietly, row by row in a research field, thinning soybean seedling plants by hand and saving the strongest to establish a uniform plant population for varieties to be grown in a new research project. The team, led by Kansas State University agronomy professor and soybean breeder Bill Schapaugh, is just starting…

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Shutdown of Oklahoma State Fair will be felt economically, but public health of primary concern

By Donald Stotts STILLWATER, Okla. – The coronavirus pandemic has caused economic disruptions at every level of American life, and the cancellation of the Oklahoma State Fair will be having a major effect on the collective wallet of Oklahoma City and the entire state. According to the published 2019 Oklahoma City CVB Report, the Oklahoma State Fair generated more than $103.9 million in direct spending. “The Oklahoma State Fair obviously has a greater…

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