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Committee funds Musil Center for wheat research with $1M; members debated using existing K‑State program
Summary
The House committee approved a one‑time $1 million State Water Plan Fund appropriation to the Musil Center for Sustainable Wheat Production at Kansas State University after members debated whether to direct the money to an existing K‑State program instead.
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee approved a one‑time $1,000,000 appropriation from the State Water Plan Fund ending balance to establish the Musil Center for Sustainable Wheat Production at Kansas State University, following a lengthy debate over whether to use the money to expand an existing K‑State wheat research program instead.
Representative Rogers, who sponsored the motion, described the Musil Center as a coordinated public–private effort based in Manhattan that would “refocus again the wheat industry” and pursue sustainability goals, water savings and research coordination across domestic and international breeders. He said the Musil…
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