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Silage: From Cornstalks to Cow Feed

Summer is generally the slow season for our ranch, which is good because it’s usually too hot to do anything else. However, once the end of August rolls in, we jump into overdrive preparing for fall and winter feeding by chopping our corn into...

Features & Highlights

August 28, 2020

Farmers to Families Food Boxes in Kansas

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, people across the country...

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August 25, 2020

20 Recipes Celebrating Honey

We all know the importance of pollinators. Bees make the world...

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August 17, 2020

You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure - Cattle Included

We raise purebred Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle, which are...

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August 14, 2020

How to Measure Your Health

A healthy lifestyle can look different for each person and is...

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August 14, 2020

Shop Kansas Farms: A New Way to Connect with Farmers

The COVID-19 pandemic has ignited a movement of consumers...

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August 14, 2020

Robots on the Farm: Modernizing the Food Industry

Clint Brauer from Cheney is working to re-shape food.

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August 14, 2020

Broadband: A Building Block of Modern Life

For those of us living in a city, broadband internet is almost...

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August 14, 2020

Mitch Holthus and the Kansas City Chiefs

Mitch Holthus knew the Kansas City Chiefs had won Super Bowl LIV...

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August 14, 2020

5 Ways to Make All Your Cooking Methods Healthier

No matter which cooking method you choose, there are a few steps...

August 3, 2020

Kansas Day Trips

In a time where you may not feel comfortable traveling out of...

August 3, 2020

Learning Ag from Home

Many parents are weighing the options of sending kids to school...

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July 29, 2020

20 Easy Back to School Lunches

There's a lot of uncertainty about what back to school looks...

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July 22, 2020

Friends of Lake Scott

Did you know Kansas ranks seventh in the nation for volunteerism?

July 16, 2020

Controlling the Summer Bugs and Bacteria

I would love to say our cattle never get sick, but unfortunately...

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July 6, 2020

July is sweet corn season

While chatting with my nephew a few days ago he confessed the...

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July 6, 2020

Runner shares story of resilience and love of Kansas

Running in Kansas can sometimes present challenges.

July 1, 2020

Wheat Harvest Signals Start of Summer in Kansas

Austin Moore’s wheat harvest ended in late June on a perfect day...

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June 30, 2020

Celebrate Ice Cream Month with these recipes

Celebrate National Ice Cream Month in July with all these fun...

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June 18, 2020

New Yorker pays it forward with KFB Foundation donation

Norma Rosenthal was in her Manhattan, New York, apartment when...

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June 16, 2020

Ranch Work in the Summer

A few weeks ago, we hauled our cows from our ranch to the summer...

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June 16, 2020

Broadband access necessity

Venture a short distance off the interstate and you’ll find...

June 4, 2020

5 Lessons I Learned From My Farm Dad

May 29, 2020

Celebrate National Dairy Month with these recipes

Celebrate National Dairy Month in June with all the dairy.

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May 26, 2020

Shop Kansas Farms Helps Make Connections

The Covid-19 pandemic has ignited a movement of consumers...

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May 26, 2020

Western Kansas rancher provides beef to local grocery store

Lettie McKinney of Johnson City believes in failing forward.

May 18, 2020

Cooking with a Rancher During Quarantine

If you’ve been to a grocery store in the last month, you might...

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May 6, 2020

5 Must-Know Financial Tips for New College Graduates

EDITOR'S NOTE: College graduates are entering a time of...

May 6, 2020

Endorsing Agriculture

As the 2020 campaign season heats up, those seeking to represent...

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May 6, 2020

Healthy Road Trip Tips

EDITOR'S NOTE: While we're safe at home now, we're hoping...

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May 6, 2020

4 Reasons You Should Work Out This Summer

Did you know Kansas ranks as the 12th heaviest state in the...

Ice Cream Friends

May 6, 2020

Sylas and Maddy’s Homemade Ice Cream

EDITOR'S NOTE: Dairy farmers and small business owners across...

May 6, 2020

Farmers Provide Donations for School Lunches

EDITOR'S NOTE: Since the COVID-19 situation closed school...

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May 1, 2020

Food supply chain adjusting to second wave of disruption

The nation’s food supply is facing a second wave of disruption...

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May 1, 2020

Barbecue Recipes

While meat protein may be a little more difficult to find in the...

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April 29, 2020

Covid-19 creates uncertainty at Kansas dairies

Dan Wiebe and his wife Kerry milk about 100 cows each and every...

April 28, 2020

The Farm Economy and COVID-19

The coronavirus has caused major disruptions in almost every...

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April 27, 2020

Kansas couple’s single N-95 mask a ‘snapshot of humanity’

The smallest things have the biggest impact precisely because...

Valerie Visser at Fork in the Road

April 17, 2020

Providing for the community

Did you know the average calorie you consume travels...

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April 16, 2020

How COVID-19 is Affecting Cattle Farmers and Ranchers

A lot can change in just a few short weeks.

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April 6, 2020

Grocery Stores Keep Shelves Stocked During Pandemic

Mike Floersch grew up in the grocery business with his father...