Bob Gillen — Western Kansas Agricultural Research Center
While some agricultural research happens in various indoor laboratories on the K-State campus, even more research occurs within the network of agricultural experiment stations located across Kansas. The Western Kansas Agricultural Research Centers (WKARC) includes locations in Colby, Garden City, Tribune and Hays, the headquarters of the WKARC. Bob Gillen has been the director of these centers since 2006. Gillen explains what goes into agricultural research... the importance such research plays in our everyday lives... and looks back at some of the accomplishments of the WKARC, as well as some of the key areas of study expected in the years ahead.