Agriculture Innovation Initiative
An investment to leverage our core areas of strength in new and exciting ways for food, agriculture and beyond — bringing together the unparalleled K-State student experience, teaching, discovery and engagement to spark groundbreaking interdisciplinary ideation and generate positive economic, community and societal impacts.
Campaign Progress
$210,000,000 Goal
77172%
$151156507*
*State, philanthropic, and university total funds.
What is an Interdisciplinary Focus?
An interdisciplinary focus involves crossing boundaries between traditional academic areas like agronomic breeding, biological ag engineering and statistics to address complex issues like how to use digital ag tools to make informed, data-driven decisions. These issues will take multiple tools and skills to understand and solve. See how the Ag Innovation Initiative is bringing Interdisciplinary Focus to life.
About our Facilities
Our state-of-the-art facilities will have engaging research and workspaces to promote creativity and innovation by encouraging students, faculty and partners to explore novel ways of approaching problems. This approach trains the future workforce in collaborative thinking with other disciplines and strengthens public-private partnership opportunities.
In the Know
Kansas Farm Bureau is using the past to help build a brighter future for K-State’s College of Agriculture
March 26, 2024
Kansas Farm Bureau is truly helping build a brighter future with a donation of $5 million, the largest donation in the organization’s history, to support the Agriculture Innovation Initiative.
Ag Innovation Initiative: Focus on the Animal Sciences and Industry Department
February 19, 2024
The Agriculture Innovation Initiative includes exciting new facilities and upgrades for students, faculty, and industry partners.
One Family is Helping the College of Agriculture Dream Big with the Bilbrey Family Event Center
January 31, 2024
JP and Teresa Bilbrey are helping the dreams of many current and past generations come true with their generous support for the new Bilbrey Family Event Center.
Invitation to invest
Now is the time to invest — Kansas State University has an inspiring opportunity. To help the world’s ability to feed two billion more people by 2050. To contribute to a Kansas economy that thrives. To optimize agriculture for the highest levels of efficiency and yield. The sky’s the limit.