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Kids eating sweet corn

July is sweet corn season

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 differ some. Our conversation made me remember how...

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Features & Highlights

football
February 10, 2020

Agriculture's Winning Role in the Super Bowl

After a 50-year drought, the Kansas City Chiefs found themselves...
solarenergy
February 7, 2020

Renewable Energy in Kansas: Harnessing the Sun

Drive through Kansas long enough and you’ll see wind turbines...
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February 7, 2020

Ranchers Feed Cattle Oats for Health Benefits

In the 1980s and ’90s, Quaker Oats ran commercials featuring...
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February 7, 2020

Offering Healthy Savings for Kansas Families

Kansans switching from high-priced health insurance to Kansas...
February 7, 2020

Fly Boy Brewery and Eats

What began as a beermaking kit for Christmas has turned into a...
lamb
February 7, 2020

Health Benefits of Lamb

When we think of superheroes, we typically think of bigwigs like...
February 7, 2020

Farming Legacies

Wilhelm Berges would have walked more than 20 miles from Seneca...
February 3, 2020

Soups, Stews, Chilis and Chowders

Get through the winter months with these delicious, warm,...
water conservation on the farm
January 30, 2020

Water Conservation on the Farm

It’s late January and the planting season is still weeks away as...
January 6, 2020

Celebrate Pie Day

January 23 is Pie Day. No, not Pi Day, but Pie Day.
January 3, 2020

Sustainable Farming in Southeast Kansas

Despite growing up in an urban environment, Ted Cambern Jr. is...
December 18, 2019

Four Healthy Habits to Establish in the New Year

The new year is quickly approaching, and for most that means...
December 18, 2019

10 Things You May Not Know About Young Farm Women

Before I started writing about farm families in Kansas, my...
Little Jerusalem State Park in Kansas
December 16, 2019

Little Jerusalem State Park

When was the last time you gasped in wonder at nature so...
December 11, 2019

Food Waste Solutions

“Starving children in China would love to have those peas.”
December 6, 2019

20 Recipes to Try in December

December means snow, hot chocolate, Christmas and enjoying our...
November 20, 2019

11 Grocery Shopping Tips

Whether we enjoy it or not, we all know grocery shopping is a...
November 5, 2019

Top 5 Unexpected Uses for Your Life Insurance Policy

Nobody likes to think about life insurance, but it’s essential...
November 5, 2019

The Economics of Exports

In 2019, international trade was in the news spotlight seemingly...
November 5, 2019

Happy Holidays from Kansas

Share a bit of Kansas this holiday season through holiday gift...
November 5, 2019

Wreaths for Warriors

On Oct. 17, 2006, Corporal David Unger, a young man from...
November 5, 2019

Meet Your New Nutrition Label

If being an adult means getting upset when they rearrange your...
November 5, 2019

A Pecan Farm in Kansas Comes Full Circle

The trees at Circle’s Pecans in McCune have been lovingly tended...
November 4, 2019

20 Recipes to Try in November

November is here, and we are thankful for all things food.
October 14, 2019

28 Random Acts of Kindness

Yes, random acts of kindness do take some planning – they rarely...
Cooked Steak
October 2, 2019

The Dish on Animal Protein

The idea of eliminating animal meat products from the diet to...
October 2, 2019

20 Recipes to Try in October

October is a month for soups, all things pumpkin spice and...
calf on grass
September 24, 2019

Fall on the farm

Fall season on our farm means my husband, Matt, and I  are all...
Jackie Mundt AFBF Discussion Meet
September 24, 2019

A Humble Leader

There are two kinds of champions: arrogant or humble.
non gmo food
September 4, 2019

What does GMO free mean?

Dietary guidelines always seem to be changing and food companies...
August 27, 2019

20 Recipes to Try in September

It's fall - it's time for comfort meals, easy casseroles and...
August 8, 2019

Saving for College: 4 Essential Strategies

Planning for college—it’s an exciting time in your child’s life.
August 8, 2019

Kansas Farm Bureau's Health Care Benefit

Most Kansans don’t have to worry about where they get their...
August 8, 2019

A Pumpkin Patch In Kansas You Don't Want to Miss

Tim and Jamie Kaminkow of Moundridge have a great marriage, two...
August 8, 2019

The Colors of the Rainbow in Your Diet

Legend has it at the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold.
August 8, 2019

Sheet Pan Dinner Success

Sheet pan meals are wonderful because you use one pan and they...
August 8, 2019

High School Trap Shooting Teams

Even a 20 mph wind wasn’t enough to completely muffle the...
August 6, 2019

21 Foods for Your Food Processor

Hummus
July 29, 2019

Tips for Purchasing a Food Processor

My food processor earned a prime spot of real estate on my...
July 24, 2019

20 Recipes to Try in August

It's time to head back to school, kids! These recipes are great...