Greg Doering
Rural housing in Kansas sees improvements
By Greg Doering on May 9, 2022
The state song of Kansas begins “Oh, give me a home …” and calls to the state’s frontier days, when the land served as a beacon of hope for thousands seeking new lives, land of their own and, of...
Irrigating the Future
By Greg Doering on February 2, 2022
It’s late January and the planting season is still weeks away as Kyle Deaver pulls a new nozzle from a toolbox and explains how, once it’s installed on an irrigation system, it will deliver “big, fat...
Farm Frustrations
By Greg Doering on February 2, 2022
Humans’ adoption of agriculture some 12,000 years ago created the first reliable supply chain for food that could be rationed out over the course of a year. It allowed us to shift from a society of...
Protected Prairie
By Greg Doering on November 16, 2021
Somewhere between St. Louis’ Gateway Arch and the eastern edge of the Rockies, the West begins. William Least Heat-Moon’s best-seller “PrairyErth” drew the line at Chase County, noting that’s where a...
A Mural Movement
By Greg Doering on September 8, 2021
Brett Hubka wanted to leave a lasting mark on Clay Center when choosing the annual project for his Rotary Club. First he considered updating the city’s welcome sign but quickly decided against it...
Fixing the Food System in Africa
By Greg Doering on August 19, 2021
Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton know there’s an opportunity to develop thriving, sustainable farms across Africa because the husband-and-wife team has spent nearly two decades successfully completing...
Proposed Changes to Estate Taxes Threaten Farmers and Ranchers
By Greg Doering on August 10, 2021
Perhaps the greatest fear farmers and ranchers have is losing control of their land. The fear isn’t losing income, power or prestige others often ascribe to landowners. No, the fear is rooted in the...
Pheasant Hunting in Western Kansas
By Greg Doering on August 10, 2021
When Garrett Love returned to his family’s farm in southwest Kansas, he wanted to find a way to add value to the operation his father started. The mostly irrigated ground near Montezuma was ideal for...
Harvest Chasers
By Greg Doering on May 5, 2021
For most farmers, harvest marks the end of a journey of planning, planting and caretaking. For Ryan and Laura Haffner, harvesting is the journey. The Hays-based couple operates High Plains Harvesting...
Pollinators on the Plains
By Greg Doering on May 5, 2021
Gray and white wooden boxes shroud tens of thousands of honeybees just a few yards off a sidewalk at Rolling Hills Zoo in Salina. From the outside, the boxes look like simple squares stacked atop...
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