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  • Kansas Ranching Blythe

    Overseeing an Ecosystem

    By Scott Stebner on August 19, 2016

    On the Blythe Angus Ranch in Morris County, cattle have been grazing on green rolling hills since the 1890s.  Ever since cattle were put on these hills, generations of ranchers in the Blythe family...

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    Experience farm life this fall

    By Hannah Becker on August 17, 2016

    Fall is just around the corner – back to school, football season, and yes, the long-awaited farm harvest. As a farmer, it’s one of my favorite times of year to experience agriculture. The weather is...

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  • Make yarn butterflies

    Kids Craft: Yarn Butterflies

    By Sugar Bee Crafts Kids Crew on August 15, 2016

    Make your own butterflies out of yarn!

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  • Kansas Farmer Shogren

    Water Wise

    By Scott Stebner on August 12, 2016

    As the sky over the Smoky Hill River valley transitioned from hues of orange into a brilliant display of magenta, there was a fraction of a moment where the heavens mimicked the beauty of the...

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  • man and woman at farmers market

    Five Farmers Market Tips

    By Chef Alli on August 2, 2016

    If I had it my way, I’d spend each and every Saturday morning at a Kansas farmers market. The festive atmosphere, local artisans selling their wares, plus the wide variety of meats, fruits and...

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  • combine in wheat field

    The storms of farming

    By Jenny Burgess on August 2, 2016

    I try to tell our farm story from my eyes. These eyes, who see our children playing in the waving grains of the prairies. They see wildlife, the wind ruffling the leaves of our crops, the beautiful...

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  • farmer preparing field

    Family Farms

    By Hannah Becker on August 1, 2016

    “I don’t know how you can be proud of working in an industry that sold out to corporate America,” a non-agriculture colleague stated. “What?” I replied, caught off guard by her statement. “Everyone...

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