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From Scrap to Sculpture: The Artistic Vision of Miami County’s Guinotte Wise

Sculptor, writer and explorer Guinotte Wise turns found objects, experience into creative expression

Guinotte Wise doesn’t stroll by the junk piled around his rural homestead in Miami County. Rather he scans the heaps of metal and waits for a road sign to catch his eye. Or a scrap of angle iron. Or a car grille. The source material is endless, but...

Features & Highlights

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September 10, 2024

Kansas State Fair Bites: The Tastiest Food You Can’t Miss

Every year, the Kansas State Fair draws visitors from across the...

September 5, 2024

17 Ways to Dip into Delicious

Dip into flavor with these delicious dip recipes.

August 19, 2024

How Fear-Based Marketing Manipulates Our Food Choices: What You Need to Know

I’m an ’80s baby.

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August 13, 2024

Kansas Range Youth Camp empowers future land stewards

Every summer, organizations provide additional learning...

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August 5, 2024

How Beloit’s Summer Kids Café Tackles Food Insecurity During School Breaks

Summer for kids typically means pool time, 4-H projects,...

August 1, 2024

9 Insurance Discounts You Might Be Missing

With Farm Bureau Financial Services (FBFS), you may be able to...

July 31, 2024

Visit Lecompton for farm-fresh menus and Kansas prairie sights

Visit Lecompton for farm-fresh menus and Kansas prairie sights

July 31, 2024

El Dorado’s Walnut River Brewing Company serves up great beer and good times

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July 31, 2024

How the Cattle Industry is Reducing Emissions to Meet Environmental Goals

How the cattle industry has been and will continue to protect...

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July 31, 2024

Meet the Love Farm and Ranch Family

Learn about the Love farm and ranch family from Gray County.

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July 31, 2024

Pumpkins and Persistence Pays off at Walters’ Pumpkin Patch in Kansas

Visit Walters' Pumpkin Patch in Butler County.

July 30, 2024

7 Speedy, Scrumptious and Budget-Savvy Dinners

Try these timesaving, delicious meals using simple ingredients...

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July 22, 2024

How Abundant Rainfall Transforms Ranching

For the better part of the last 2 to 2.5 years, our little...

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July 10, 2024

How a Lavender Field in Kansas Provides Hope For Victims of Human Trafficking

You wouldn’t think a lavender field would be just one mile off I...

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July 9, 2024

5 Irreplaceable Roles on a Cattle Ranch

There’s a saying in the parenting universe, “No one does it...

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July 1, 2024

3 Reasons Ranchers Brand Their Cattle

Young cowboys sit on top of a corral fence, asking their dads...

July 1, 2024

15 Ways to Color Your Independence Day Celebration

Try these patriotic plates to celebrate America in style!

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June 7, 2024

How a Franklin County flower farm is rooted in its community

Brenda Hayden, owner of Aunt B’s Blossoms in Franklin County,...

June 4, 2024

Middle school students in Kansas compete in first-ever civics competition

Politically, our country is seemingly at the edge of a precipice...

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June 4, 2024

Kansas Territory Brewing Company growing community in rural Kansas

People generally don’t look to the drink in their hand for...

June 3, 2024

10 Recipes for a Summer BBQ Bash

Savor the sunshine with these irresistible recipes that are sure...

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May 30, 2024

Reviving Volland: A Legacy of Grit, Art and Community

Revitalizing a piece of history takes grit, determination and a...

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May 21, 2024

5 Facts About Avian Influenza in Cattle

By now you’re likely aware of an outbreak of highly pathogenic...

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May 17, 2024

The Art of Storytelling Creates 30-Year Tradition in Downs, Kansas

“Once upon a time” is a recognizable way to start a story.

May 8, 2024

10 Garden Fresh Favorite Recipes

Not sure what to plant this year or what to do with all your...

May 6, 2024

Kansas Farm Invites Innovative Experiments

Ray Flickner knows the usual risks farmers take with weather,...

May 5, 2024

The Benefits of Bundling Home and Auto Insurance

Bundling your home and auto insurance with Farm Bureau Financial...

May 5, 2024

Kansas makes Historic Investment in Preserving the Ogallala Aquifer

An appropriation of $35 million by the Kansas Legislature in...

May 3, 2024

Community Garden in Goodland Provides Education For All Ages

What started as an empty grass field is now a 5,000-square-foot...

May 3, 2024

Kansas County Farm Bureaus implement programs during county fairs

There’s nothing like the smell of a Kansas county fair.

April 26, 2024

4-H Photography Contest Winners

Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas 4-H sponsored a photography...

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April 26, 2024

Meet the Hornberger Ranch Family

Learn about the Hornberger farm and ranch family from Douglas...

April 22, 2024

Find Your Fun: Small Town Festivals in Kansas Worth Planning a Trip to Attend This Summer

Pack your sunscreen and a must-do attitude for a festival in one...

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April 18, 2024

Imports and Exports Coexist in Harmony in Beef Industry

April 1, 2024

Fresh Lemon Recipes

Kickoff spring with these fresh lemon recipes!

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April 1, 2024

Kansas beekeeper works to improve urban removal of colonies

One thing you don’t expect as a homeowner is the possibility of...

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March 27, 2024

Kansas Couple Builds Love of Woodworking

Jesse and Laurie Busenitz, owners of Busenitz Custom Woodworks...

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March 20, 2024

Traceability and Transparency in USA Products

I’m a loud proponent of transparency, which is why I don’t shirk...

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March 14, 2024

Energy Green Grandpa Shares Energy Tips on YouTube

Now that many of us have reached adulthood, at least in legal...

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March 13, 2024

Farm Labor is highly respected on Kansas farm

Food in our grocery stores doesn’t come from the back room or...