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Dr. Andersen Onofre will be featured in this upcoming event. We appreciate the ongoing partnerships with Kansas Wheat
08/05/2026

Dr. Andersen Onofre will be featured in this upcoming event. We appreciate the ongoing partnerships with Kansas Wheat

๐ŸŒพ Sign up now to hear from Kelsey Andersen Onofre at Wheat Rx! ๐ŸŒพ

Protect your yield with the latest wheat disease management strategies. Dr. Kelsey Andersen Onofre will discuss current disease challenges and research-backed recommendations to help you keep your crop healthy.



Tap the link in the comments to register. ๐ŸŒพ

07/30/2026

We are so proud of our REU students! They worked in our dept, Entomology, Biology, Biochem, and Chemical Engineering. Thanks Ent for the video! Group pic in the comments.

Have you seen a corn leafhopper? This small insect can transmit the pathogens that cause corn stunt, an emerging threat ...
06/24/2026

Have you seen a corn leafhopper?

This small insect can transmit the pathogens that cause corn stunt, an emerging threat to corn production in Kansas and beyond. Dr. Onofre and collaborators are working to help growers identify the corn leafhopper, better understand corn stunt, and make informed management decisions to protect yield.

Learn more about their research and recommendations in this K-State Today story:

https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2026/06/corn-leafhopper-kansas-corn-prevention-and-identification.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=K-State%20steps%20up%20corn%20leafhopper%20monitoring%20after%20detections%20in%20Oklahoma&utm_campaign=KST%20Faculty/Staff%206-24-26

Thank you to Kansas Corn for supporting research and extension efforts that help address emerging challenges facing corn producers.

K-State and Kansas Corn have expanded a statewide monitoring network and free testing program to help farmers track corn leafhoppers and corn stunt disease risk during the 2026 growing season.

As Kansas wheat fields begin to green up, K-State plant pathologist Kelsey Andersen Onofre is encouraging growers to sta...
04/22/2026

As Kansas wheat fields begin to green up, K-State plant pathologist Kelsey Andersen Onofre is encouraging growers to start watching for wheat rusts this spring.

While early activity suggests stripe rust risk may be lower in Kansas this year, leaf rust could become a bigger concern if wetter weather develops. Regular scouting, knowing your wheat variety, and staying alert to changing conditions can make all the difference.

Read more and hear from Dr. Andersen Onofre on what Kansas producers should be watching this season.

https://hpj.com/2026/04/22/kansas-wheat-growers-urged-to-scout-for-rust-as-spring-conditions-shift-risk/

Congratulations to Dr. Andres Reyes Gaige on being named the College of Ag Outstanding Young Alum! Andres completed his ...
04/18/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Andres Reyes Gaige on being named the College of Ag Outstanding Young Alum! Andres completed his PhD with Dr. Jim Stack. He is currently a regional technical manager for Acadian Plant Health.

We had fun sharing our science and our enthusiasm at KSU Open House today ๐Ÿ’œ
04/18/2026

We had fun sharing our science and our enthusiasm at KSU Open House today ๐Ÿ’œ

Please join us in congratulating K State Plant Pathology PhD candidate Aidan McVey on being recognized for his poster at...
03/26/2026

Please join us in congratulating K State Plant Pathology PhD candidate Aidan McVey on being recognized for his poster at the Fungal Genetics Conference!

Aidan was one of eight poster presenters recognized out of 319 posters at the conference, an exciting honor that reflects both the quality of his research and the strength of his presentation. This recognition is especially meaningful given the scale of the meeting and the outstanding science being shared.

In addition to his award winning poster, Aidan also gave an oral presentation related to a recent preprint from the Cook lab on Starship mediated variation in Pyricularia fungal plant pathogens.

We are proud to see Aidan representing K State Plant Pathology so well. Congratulations, Aidan, on this well deserved recognition!

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.28.702382v1

Congratulations to Dr. Rodrigo Onofre for contributing to this important multi-state study "Determining the Optimal Timi...
10/27/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Rodrigo Onofre for contributing to this important multi-state study "Determining the Optimal Timing and Economic Return of Corn Fungicide Applications Using a Network Meta-Analysis" demonstrating that fungicide applications at VT/R1 and under higher disease pressure are most likely to deliver positive economic r
https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1094/PHYTOFR-08-25-0079-R

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