Feature Stories

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High Beef Prices Explained: The Real Reasons Ranchers Aren’t to Blame

What does "Crazy Eights" have to do with beef prices? Find out!

I vividly remember playing the card game “Crazy Eights” with my dad and brother when I was little. I don’t recall winning very much, but I do remember the chaos that ensued when an eight was played and foiled a player’s plans to win. Why is this...

Features & Highlights

April 16, 2018

Community Involvement...

No matter the season, the community, or the event, county Farm...

dry corn field

March 19, 2018

How does weather affect our food?

Planning an outside event can be stressful, and the main culprit...

March 5, 2018

Growing Popcorn

Imagine growing 10,000 pounds of popcorn knowing you had...

February 12, 2018

Prescribed Burning in the Flint Hills of Kansas

Experiencing the Flint Hills during the months of prescribed...

visit a kansas brewery

February 12, 2018

Your Guide to Kansas Breweries

Do you need a new adventure for your bucket list? May we suggest...

February 12, 2018

Kansas Breweries

Love beer? You're in the right state. Check out these local...

February 6, 2018

5 times you should (not) pay with your credit card

There’s no doubt using credit cards makes life easier.

February 6, 2018

Sorghum: The Up-And-Coming Food Product

Earl Roemer’s office is simple. Nothing fancy adorns the walls.

pheasanthunt

February 6, 2018

Hunting with Heroes

On the opening weekend of pheasant season, veterans from across...

brunch

February 6, 2018

Easy Easter Brunch Menu

If you're gathering the clan for an Easter celebration, why not...

February 6, 2018

Cultivate Kansas City

Food is a source of nourishment, but more than that, it’s a way...

January 31, 2018

Assessing the Risk (of GMOs)

Some people are terrified of GMOs. Others are wholehearted...

Science of GMOs

January 30, 2018

The Science of GMOs

I have a history of avoiding GMO conversations. It’s not the...

women reading food labels

January 17, 2018

Antibiotic, GMO and Hormone Food Labels Explained

The holiday feasts are behind us. New Year’s resolutions have...

craft beer ingredients

January 11, 2018

How Craft Beer is Made

If you’re like me, there’s nothing better than popping open my...

questions about eating healthy

January 2, 2018

How to eat healthy

These days, I consider it nothing short of a minor miracle when...

December 18, 2017

The Art of Home Brewing

Have you ever wanted to brew your own beer at home?

sustainable agriculture

December 14, 2017

What is sustainable agriculture?

Many people question the definition of "sustainable." What does...

December 13, 2017

How do farmers care for cattle in the winter?

Nestled in the hills of the Saline River Valley, the Berndt...

December 13, 2017

Holiday decorating ideas

For some, holiday decorating involves more than just putting up...

December 13, 2017

12 holiday health tips

On the first day of Christmas, your true love (that’s us, right...

bees in a hive

November 14, 2017

Pollinator Power

You may not think twice about that bumble bee catching a midday...

November 8, 2017

Caring for cattle in the Flint Hills

Like bison that grazed the Flint Hills hundreds of years before...

Kansas sunflower field

October 23, 2017

Lawrence Family Grows Sunflowers and Fun

Ted and Kris Grinter had no idea how a Facebook page would...

no till field

October 11, 2017

Sustainable Agriculture with No Till Farming

No-till or low-till farming practices have been around since...

Arctic Apples

October 2, 2017

Arctic Apples: Where Technology and Taste Meet

If you’ve ever sliced an apple and noticed the change in taste...

benefits to the environment from GMOs

October 2, 2017

The Environmental Benefits of Genetically Modified Crops

Genetically modified plants make crops hardier, allowing farmers...

Group Gleaning

October 2, 2017

After the Harvest

Have you ever been to a fruit and vegetable beauty pageant?

corn field

September 28, 2017

Build a farm and we'll tell you what you should have for dinner

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Wiebe Family

September 6, 2017

Kansas Dairy Gets New Life

Kerry Walker was head over heels for Dan Wiebe the first time...

girl eating packed lunch

August 22, 2017

Less Stress Back-to-School Lunches

With children across the state heading back to school, the first...

fields, road and wind turbines

August 15, 2017

Agriculture and climate change

Pick up any newspaper, tune into any radio station, click on any...

financial fundamentals

August 9, 2017

Financial FUNdamentals

You don't need to create formal lesson plans to teach kids about...

August 8, 2017

Sky High

During the fall of 2016, Jeremiah Nicholson introduced drones to...

woman drinking red drink after workout

August 8, 2017

Summer hydration

Summer brings with it hot and steamy days.

Insane Paine Produce

August 8, 2017

No Paine, no gain

Twenty-four-year-old Luke Paine doesn’t always play by the rules.

August 7, 2017

The Replacements

We all enjoy sugar, butter and salt, but these foods can wreak...

Flaharty family and horse

July 25, 2017

All in the family

Highland cow

July 24, 2017

Five Heritage Livestock Breeds to Watch

Sports have their “players to watch,” but those of us in the...

farmer and son in canola field

June 28, 2017

Kansas Canola

The Peirce family took a chance growing a different crop from...