Greg Doering
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College inventor's Quick-Pin makes disconnecting faster
By Greg Doering on January 6, 2021
Editor's note: This story was written in January 2021. In October, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) announced Blake was a top 10 finalist in their Ag Innovation Challenge. As a top 10 semi-...
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Learning experience: Virtual annual meeting delivers value to KFB members
By Greg Doering on December 18, 2020
A dog barking, “you’re muted” and the occasional chime of an email arriving were just some of the sounds replacing the traditional hum of hundreds of people at Kansas Farm Bureau’s 102nd annual...
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Sustainable farming supports generations on the land
By Greg Doering on December 16, 2020
Efficiency is one of the keys to success on Jay Overmiller’s Smith County farm. The fourth-generation farmer needs every drop of moisture that falls to nourish the wheat, soybeans and milo he grows...
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Hemp in the Heartland
By Greg Doering on November 11, 2020
Two words can summarize Kansas farmers’ initial foray into growing hemp for commercial purposes in 2019: learning experience. Though it’s derived from the same species as marijuana, industrial hemp...
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Ag Impact
By Greg Doering on November 11, 2020
Living in the city makes it hard to know where our food comes from, and also makes it incredibly easy to forget growing crops and raising livestock aren’t purely charitable acts. In Kansas and across...
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Shop Kansas Farms: A New Way to Connect with Farmers
By Greg Doering on August 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has ignited a movement of consumers seeking out farmers and ranchers for more direct connections. And it all started on Rick McNary’s couch one evening in late April. “My wife...
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Broadband: A Building Block of Modern Life
By Greg Doering on August 14, 2020
For those of us living in a city, broadband internet is almost omnipresent. Wherever we go — from the office to the store to home — we’re connected through computers, smart phones, TVs and countless...
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July is sweet corn season
By Greg Doering on July 6, 2020
While chatting with my nephew a few days ago he confessed the Fourth of July is his second favorite holiday, coming in just behind Christmas. I have to agree, though I suspect our reasons might...
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Wheat Harvest Signals Start of Summer in Kansas
By Greg Doering on July 1, 2020
Austin Moore’s wheat harvest ended in late June on a perfect day for cutting. A steady breeze, plenty of blue sky and low humidity meant the Woodson County farmer could roll through the last field of...
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New Yorker pays it forward with KFB Foundation donation
By Greg Doering on June 18, 2020
Norma Rosenthal was in her Manhattan, New York, apartment when she first heard of Dennis and Sharon Ruhnke, though she didn’t know their last name at the time. “Gov. (Andrew) Cuomo was giving...
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