EPA Seeks Nominations for the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee
“The FRRCC provides a venue for agricultural stakeholders to provide meaningful feedback to EPA regarding a range of policies and programs,” said Rod Snyder, Senior Agriculture Advisor to the Administrator. “This is especially important as the Agency considers how to best support and partner with farmers, ranchers, and rural communities to address the climate crisis.”
One in Six Kansans lives in a Food Desert. Some in Central Topeka insist they can Build an Oasis
“A Dillons grocery store closed. Three central Topeka census tracts became federally designated food deserts. Now a local movement aims to fill the gap.”
Report Proposes Reforms to Oklahoma’s Juvenile Justice System
“Youth referrals to juvenile courts have dropped substantially over the past decade, from 18,000 in 2011 to just over 8,000 in 2020. The decline has prompted the Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs to consolidate three juvenile detention facilities into one campus.”
K-State Salina Breaks Ground on New Residence Hall
“Alysia Starkey, K-State Salina CEO and dean. “Studies show students earn better grades and are more likely to finish their degrees when living on campus. This ideal space allows our students to build their network, further their goals and find support that is important to them. When students are empowered by a positive community, they become leaders of tomorrow.”
Research at Kansas State University Discovers Destressing Benefit from Feeding Cattle Industrial Hemp
“Our new research helps us better understand how cannabinoids present in industrial hemp interact with bovine physiology and pharmacology,” Kleinhenz said. “For instance, we now know that repeated daily doses of CBDA via feeding hemp does not result in accumulation of cannabinoids in the blood. Additionally, it solidified previous research and shows that each cannabinoid has its own absorption and elimination profile.”
AG Derek Schmidt urges TikTok, Snapchat to Give Parents More Control
“In a letter sent this week by 44 attorneys general, Schmidt asked TikTok and Snapchat officials to take steps to allow parents greater ability to monitor their children’s social media usage as a means for protecting them from online threats.”
Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Nick Strecker, INA Alert
“My father taught me that you have to seek out and find your customers,” Nick said. “My mom, Catherine Strecker, did her dissertation on brain-based learning. She taught me that we need to teach technology in whatever way is best for the learner.”