Greg Doering
North American Gun Dog Association Tests Hunters, Bird Dogs
By Greg Doering on November 2, 2026
For generations, upland bird hunting has been a communal and competitive event. The groups of hunters and their dogs who prowl harvested fields and thick prairies looking for ring-necked pheasants...
Campaign School Provides Candidates Nonpartisan Support
By Greg Doering on October 29, 2026
Political campaigns are similar to other initiatives like advertising or military strategies. They’re all concerted efforts to achieve an outcome: raising awareness of a product, being victorious in...
Rural builders: Rural community members help to expand housing opportunities
By Greg Doering on August 7, 2026
Julie Lyon doesn’t shy away from big ideas. The Kingman County commissioner — who sports a Home Depot tattoo — is working to turn a passion for rehabbing houses into a plan to add 30 homes in 18...
Kansas Farmer wins 2025 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award
By Greg Doering on April 20, 2026
As a fifth-generation farmer and rancher, Kevin Wiltse has observed plenty of changes on the Rush County cropland and pasture where he raises wheat, sorghum, soybeans and cattle. But it’s his...
Werner Creek Farm in Cowley County becomes thriving business
By Greg Doering on February 3, 2026
When Gage and Sarah Werner built their home on a “funny strip of land” in 2008 on ground that had been in Gage’s family for generations, they knew it was steeped in history, secluded and would offer...
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...
How SurePoint Ag Systems Became a Rural Economic Engine in Rawlins County
By Greg Doering on August 5, 2025
Most corporate mission statements make a vague reference to community building that falls far short of Atwood-based SurePoint Ag Systems’ explicit mandate to “be a long-term economic engine for...
Ottawa County Woman Uses LandTrust to Monetize Her Farm’s Outdoor Access
By Greg Doering on August 5, 2025
Rosalee Tibbits says she’s “kind of retired,” but the octogenarian doesn’t seem like it when she slyly checks a text message on her smartwatch. A few moments later, she receives a business call. It’s...
Hutchinson man creates day honoring antique tractors
By Greg Doering on July 3, 2025
Like a lot of people who grew up in rural Kansas, Michael Hinton spent a portion of his summer watching wheat harvest around his family’s home on a five-acre hobby farm outside of Newton. For most,...
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