Wet, heavy snow, cold in western Kansas on last weekend in April spurs talk of serious damage.

About 54% of Kansas was drought-free in March, and the remainder was rated as D-0, or abnormally dry.

The USDA March 31 Prospective Plantings report forecast 2017 corn planted area at 90 million acres, down 4 million acres from 2016.

Among the benefits is ability to overcome iron and zinc deficiencies.

At 89.5 million acres, would be up 7% from last year.

Engineers with the USDA and KSU have invented the device.

Team from Spain completes first genetic, phenotypic and geographic adaptation study.

Will remain closed until further notice.

The U.S. patent office has so far issued 50 patents with claims to Crispr and/or Cas9.

Rothamsted Research gets go-ahead to embark on a field trial.