Pat Melgares

1 week ago | agupdate.com | Pat Melgares |K-State Research

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension As weather warms, the use of off-road vehicles becomes more common on farms and ranches. Tawnie Larson, the program manager for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at Kansas State University, said All-Terrain Vehicles, or ATVs, and Utility Task Vehicles, UTVs, are “essential tools on farms and ranches.”“But they also pose significant risks if not used properly,” Larson said.

1 week ago | ksal.com | Pat Melgares

As Kansas’ weather warms, the use of off-road vehicles becomes more common on the state’s farms and ranches. Tawnie Larson, the program manager for the Kansas Agriculture Safety and Health program at Kansas State University, said All-Terrain Vehicles, or ATVs, and Utility Task Vehicles, UTVs, are “essential tools on farms and ranches.”“But they also pose significant risks if not used properly,” Larson said.

1 week ago | pottcotimes.com | Pat Melgares

MANHATTAN, Kan. – On average, between 30-40% of the food in the United States goes uneaten. “That is food that is either discarded, or just gets thrown out and ends up in landfills or down the drain in the sewer system, or about 4% of it is composted,” said Sharolyn Jackson, a family and consumer sciences specialist with K-State Research and Extension’s northeast area office. Thought of another way, uneaten food is also wasted money.

1 week ago | adastraradio.com | Pat Melgares |K-State Research

University is part of national plant biosecurity effortMANHATTAN, Kan. — Americans trust the safety and security of their food. Kansas State University plant pathologist Jim Stack says our trust is well-founded, pointing to a series of checks and balances that help to ensure that the food we eat arrives safely and on time at the dinner table.

1 week ago | ksal.com | Pat Melgares

Americans trust the safety and security of their food. Kansas State University plant pathologist Jim Stack says our trust is well-founded, pointing to a series of checks and balances that help to ensure that the food we eat arrives safely and on time at the dinner table. Consider this: Farm crops — be they wheat, corn, soybeans, sorghum or many others — face daily challenges in the farmer’s field due to such threats as insects, diseases, weeds and weather events.