Rick McNary
Rick McNary became intensely aware of hunger on a mission trip to Nicaragua when a starving girl asked him to feed her. He dedicated himself to fighting world hunger and recruiting volunteers to help. He is also a fan of farmers and understands that to combat world hunger we must all work together.
Building kitchens to build businesses
By Rick McNary on March 25, 2021
Have you wanted to start your own business but don’t know what you would sell or how to start? Laurie Bruce had the same question and found the answer on the shelf in her pantry. “I always wanted to...
10 Ways You Can Become a Friend of Farmers
By Rick McNary on March 17, 2021
The award I received from Kansas Farm Bureau for being a "Friend of Agriculture" is the greatest honor I've ever received outside of being called a husband, Dad and Grandpa. My Dad told me not to...
5 Chicks and a Hen
By Rick McNary on February 25, 2021
Marriages are full of compromise, but seldom is a goat the most practical solution. Yet, when the Fieser family of Plains sought a companion for their Great Pyrenees dog, Bear, a goat seemed like a...
Kansas FFA Student Makes Chicken Coops
By Rick McNary on February 1, 2021
When Austin Simon was 12 years old, he built a rabbit hutch but discovered it was too large. Although it was not the right size for rabbits, it was an appropriate size for chickens, so he listed it...
Kansas Pork Producers Sell Direct to Consumers
By Rick McNary on December 15, 2020
How many couples do you know who would happily duck out of a Valentine’s Day dinner to make sure they had the winning bid for pigs in an online sale that would be the start of their herd? Eric and...
Friends of Lake Scott
By Rick McNary on July 22, 2020
Did you know Kansas ranks seventh in the nation for volunteerism? That’s quite an accomplishment in a state as rural as Kansas. Farmers and ranchers make up a large part of that number. You don’t...
Providing for the community
By Rick McNary on April 17, 2020
Did you know the average calorie you consume travels approximately 1,500 miles before it reaches your plate? That is, unless you buy directly from local farmers and ranchers who grow the food you eat...
Trusting Animal Agriculture
By Rick McNary on February 10, 2020
Are you looking for someone to tell you the truth about meat alternatives and whether cow flatulence is to blame for climate change? Would you trust a mom who feeds her child the same beef her family...
10 Things You May Not Know About Young Farm Women
By Rick McNary on December 18, 2019
Before I started writing about farm families in Kansas, my stereotype of the American farmer was an old guy in bib overalls and a straw hat. I wasn’t too far off considering the average age of a farm...
Little Jerusalem State Park
By Rick McNary on December 16, 2019
When was the last time you gasped in wonder at nature so magnificent, words could not be found to describe what you were feeling? Do yourself a favor and venture down the road less traveled to the...
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