Kansas State University

On  November 9th, the KSU Dairy Judging Team competed at the NAILE Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest held in Louisville, KY. Team members pictured (left to right) include Dana Mattison (Louisburg, KS), Rileigh Ballinger (Baldwin, KS), and Ella Robinson (Pittsburgh, PA). Individuals not pictured include team coaches, Kelsey Pasch and Billy Brown. Highlights of the day are below.

Team Results:

9^th  Team – Reasons

10^th  Team – Ayrshire

10^th  Team – Guernsey

View photos here.

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The 2024 K-State Swine Day was very successful! More than 400 producers and allied industry reps from 26 states along with Kansas State University students, faculty and staff attended this year’s event hosted at the KSU Alumni Center. Several of the participants commented on the great program and fellowship that was shared. 36 exhibitors and 21 additional sponsors shared their new technology during the trade show and were very complimentary for the opportunity to interact with pork producers and students. During the day, K-State faculty and graduate students presented updates on applied research findings and featured a presentation from Dr. Kyle Coble and PJ Corns on “Creating Opportunities in a Large Production System.” The 2024 Swine Day Report contained 41 research papers summarizing 47 experiments utilizing 122,559 pigs. The report along with videos of the presentations are available on KSUswine.org.

• Call Hall Dairy Bar Thanksgiving Schedule 
  • Monday & Tuesday – 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
  • Thursday – Friday – CLOSED
  • Saturday – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• ASI Christmas Party –  Your invited to ASI Ugly Sweater Christmas Party at December 18, 2024 at Stanley Stout Center from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please bring a favorite appetizer or dessert. RSVP to Stacey Chard by December 16. Family is invited to attend.
• 2024 December Graduate Celebration – Join the College of Agriculture for the December Graduate Student Celebration on December 12, 2024 from. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Hale Library in Room 181. Student, faculty and guests are invited. Hor d’oeuvres and beverages beginning at 3:30 p.m. a scholarship celebration will take place at 4 p.m.
• Operation Santa: The Department of Animal Sciences & Industry will be participating in Operation Santa this holiday season. Operation Santa has been helping military families at Ft. Riley for 40 years. Each family receives 2 toys for each child; a Christmas stocking with stocking stuffers for each child; and a game or puzzle for each family. The gifts are wrapped and delivered to the families beginning Dec. 4 through Dec. 25^th . Last year Operation Santa served 850 military families: between 1700-1800 children. If you would like to participate in the donation, please bring your monetary gift or a new toy(s) to one of these locations:

ASI Business Office 232 Weber Hall; Call Hall Business Office 139 Call Hall; or Food Science Institute Office, Call Hall 216.

Any money collected will be given to Operation Santa coordinators to purchase items that are needed.  Donations will be collected until 5:00 p.m. December 2, 2024.

• Blood Drive: Donate Blood on Friday, December 6 in Dykstra Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. To make an appointment email, Marci Ritter (mritter@ksu.edu).
• Join Us for the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium! As the semester winds down, we invite you to attend the Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium on Friday, December 6, 2024, from 1:00–5:00 pm at Leadership Studies Townhall. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with undergraduate student researchers and celebrate their hard work!
  • Approximate Schedule:
    • 1:00–4:00 pm: Students will be presenting posters on both course-based and independent research projects. Topics will span a diverse set of fields, including:
    • Animal Behavior
    • Swine Nutrition
    • Meat Science
    • Beef Reproduction
    • Food Science

• • 4:00 pm: Acknowledgements and scholarship ceremony

• Cheese Box: Cheese box order forms are now available here –

Please turn in all orders before November 22nd, this will give us time to ship all orders by December 6th. Cheese Box Order Form 2024[12]

• UPCOMING SEMINARS
  • Meat Science
    • Steph Witberler, Wednesday, December 4 – “Seminar: Turn brown for what: the impact of discoloration on meat quality attributes”
  • Monogastic Seminar
    • none at this time.
  • Ruminant Nutrition, Growth, and Management Seminar
    • Brandon Fraser, Monday, December 2 – “Supplementation of RUP to Effect Changes in Reproduction of Nutritionally Stressed Beef Cows” – Call Hall 205 at 4:30 p.m.
  • Reproductive Physiology, Breeding, and Genetics 
    • Cassia Gruis, Tuesday, December 3 at 8:30 a.m. in Call Hall 205.

  CONSTRUCTION

  • It’s an exciting time on campus. Bookmark our construction page to follow how changes are occurring around Weber and Call Halls and up by the Stout Center with the construction of the Bilbrey Family Event Center.
    https://www.asi.k-state.edu/construction.html

  OPEN POSITIONS:

  Professor (Assistant/Associate/Full) Position(s): 

  None at this time.

  Unclassified Staff Position(s):

  • Research Technician – Kansas Artificial Breeding Services Unit (KABSU) – To apply, go to https://careers.k-state.edu/jobs/research-technician-manhattan-kansas-united-states-4600d43f-6c43-44c2-9512-3efc3c86ace7
    

  University Support Staff Position(s):

  None at this time.

  Department Student Employment Position(s):

  https://www.asi.k-state.edu/studentsuccess/student_employment/
  If you are interested in adding a job to this page, please email Emily Grund.

  Professional Opportunities(s):

  • UCONN Assistant Professor in Animal Science – https://jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/498746/
  • University of Arkansas System, Resident Director – Dihttps://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS/job/Batesville/Resident-Director–LFST_R0064621