- 95th annual Kansas State University (K-State) Cattlemens Day and The Legacy Sale highlighted the application of DNA technology in the beef industry. As part of the Cattlemens Day program, Dr. Dan Moser, associate professor of animal sciences and industry at K-State, discussed the options and opportunities available to producers through DNA technology and marker-assisted selection. One advantage Dr. Moser emphasized was how DNA technology can help the beef industry better compete with other protein sources.
- College students as well as high school seniors looking for help in funding college expenses need to complete an application for the Westchester Foundation scholarship. Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors accepted for enrollment or students already enrolled at an accredited college, university or community college in a course of study related to agriculture or agribusiness. Applications can be downloaded here and must be completed and submitted no later than April 30, 2008 in order to be considered for scholarship funds for the fall semester of the 200809 school year.
- Fanfare 2EC, a popular insecticide and miticide, now is labeled for numerous additional crops, providing even more producers with effective, value-priced control of many soil and in-season pests. The Fanfare supplemental labeling includes additional crops as well as additional pests on some crops already labeled.
