Ag Olympics, Arbor Day and Honors Banquet highlight Ag Awareness Week

Opinion: CASNR key to providing science-based expertise for economic viability

With world population expected to grow nearly a third by 2050, agricultural production will need to increase by approximately 70 percent to meet the needs of 9 billion people around the world. As incomes are projected to increase in developing countries around the globe, the demand for high-value plant-based products, as well as livestock and dairy products, is expected to skyrocket.

Walking on eggshells; Debate over Lesser Prairie Chicken listing flares up

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must decide by Sept. 30 whether to propose listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken, a grayish-brown grouse that lives in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

First Person: Conquering the huge uncertainty of choosing a major