K-State Breaks Ground on Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation
Kansas State University has launched a project that will bring together two of its strongest agricultural programs under one roof. The university held a groundbreaking ceremony on May 17 for the Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, to be located just off the corner of Claflin Road and Mid-Campus Drive. The new building is estimated […]
‘Snackification’ Movement Growing Stronger Around the World – and U.S. Wheat Could Benefit
Instead of asking “what’s in store” for crackers and cookies and other wheat-based snack foods in a post-COVID world, those in the U.S. wheat industry may want to ask the same question in a slightly modified way. What’s in the store? When COVID hit in 2020, international consumers had already been drawn to convenient foods […]
Video: USW Board Member Bill Flory Shares His Experience at the IGP-KSU Flour Milling Course
Bill Flory compared it to sliding his feet into someone else’s shoes. It’s a well-worn analogy but one that perfectly describes his experience during the recent flour milling course presented by the International Grains Program (IGP) Institute and Kansas State University (KSU). “Getting a first-hand look at how wheat from my farm is milled to […]
Taking a ‘Brief But Deep’ Dive into Flour Milling at KSU
Some have a basic understanding of the flour milling process. Some have absolutely no idea how wheat from a farm ends up as flour destined for a baker’s oven. Regardless of their experience, farmers and State Wheat Commission staffers who gathered in Manhattan, Kansas, this week share a common destiny. “Everybody is going to learn […]
