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Industrial Hemp: How it’s Different from Cannabis
By Sheridan Wimmer on November 18, 2025
Kansas is mostly known for its wheat, sorghum, corn and cattle, but there’s another crop popping up in a few rows around the state — hemp. While the hemp industry sometimes elicits negative...
5 Crucial Issues on Ranchers’ Minds
By Brandi Buzzard on November 17, 2025
As a rancher, I have a front row seat to the complexity of the beef industry and the moving pieces that transform cattle in a pasture to steak on a plate. It’s a complicated process and right now...
Busting Useage-Based Insurance Myths
By Farm Bureau Financial Services on November 11, 2025
Usage-based insurance is a system of telecommunications and informatics (telematics) that can monitor your driving and save you money on your auto insurance if you practice good driving habits. At...
Kids Craft: Salt Paint Snowflake
By Mandy Beyeler on November 5, 2025
YOU WILL NEED: • Glue • Canvas • Salt • Watercolors or food coloring • Paintbrush INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Using the glue, draw a snowflake on the canvas. 2. Cover the glue snowflake in salt. 3. ...
Meet the Nelson Farm Family
By Kansas Living on November 5, 2025
Jason and Haley Nelson and their two girls, Mallory and Grace, live in Jewell County. Jason grew up on the farm and, after graduating from Fort Hays State University with a degree in beef cattle...
Kansas County Farm Bureaus partner with Kansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry
By Sheridan Wimmer on November 5, 2025
The tradition of hunting in Kansas is strong with generations of families. Conservation of many hunted species is vital to the landscape in Kansas. Deer populations, specifically, are imperative to...
The West Riley restores heirlooms and creates western charm in Dexter
By Sheridan Wimmer on November 5, 2025
The art of renovation comes from a love for tradition. In a world of instant gratification, big box stores and online shopping, some of that love has been diminished, but it’s not gone when there are...
What is Regenerative Agriculture
By Greg Doering on November 5, 2025
Joe Newland is president of Kansas Farm Bureau. He and his wife, Dana, farm wheat, corn, soybeans and hay, in addition to managing a 450-head cow-calf beef cattle herd. This feature was originally...
Air Force Flyers Jet for New Ranch Life in Kansas
By Greg Doering on November 4, 2025
Childhood dreams generally take people away from home, but Drew Bures’ dream to fly jets just like Maverick in “Top Gun,” has allowed him the opportunity to return to the same place he watched the...
Leftover Love: 10 Easy Recipes for Post-Feast Meals
By Kansas Living on November 4, 2025
Nothing’s worse than staring at a fridge full of Thanksgiving leftovers and feeling tired of the same old meal. Here are 10 creative ways to give your Thanksgiving scraps a fresh twist. 1. Easy...
