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beef at grocery store

What Does the New Product of the USA Label Actually Mean?

Product of the USA: Welcoming or Confusing?

The United States’ food supply is massive and complex, incorporating food products from across the nation, and the globe, to fill grocery stores and farmers markets for our country’s 340 million people.

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Features & Highlights

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...
Connor Peirce in canola field
June 27, 2017

Meet the Peirce family

From the time they were small, Connor and Hayden Peirce have...
Angus cattle
June 20, 2017

Beef Production Explained

Modern beef production involves trained professionals, such as...
bee on a flower
June 19, 2017

Celebrate National Pollinators Month

June is National Pollinators Month, so it’s a great time to...
Listen to finance
May 30, 2017

Get Financially Fit

Take a moment to think about your financial goals for the next...
boy in grass
May 30, 2017

The Grass is Always Greener

High temperatures and limited rainfall, combined with barbecues...
crop dusting plane over a field
May 25, 2017

Calling the crop doctor

Did you know that you can plant turnips from an airplane?
summerswing
May 18, 2017

A Summer of Yes

The first rule of improvisational comedy is to say “yes.” The...
hamburgers on a grill
May 12, 2017

5 myths about antibiotics in our meat

Antibiotic use in agriculture has become a trending topic, as

lamborn barn repaired
May 12, 2017

A Beautiful Barn (re)Born

Have you ever wondered what a barn would say if it could talk?
Aunt Faye's Community Kitchen
May 9, 2017

Aunt Faye's Community Kitchen

Bringing small communities together through a big love of...
Fighting Fire
May 8, 2017

Fighting Fire

D ennis Ricke scans the Gypsum Hills near Medicine Lodge for...
Sorghum for Supper
April 19, 2017

Sorghum for Supper

Cooking with sorghum is a relatively new concept, but it’s...
weird GMOs
April 10, 2017

5 Crazy Cool GMO Products You Didn’t Know Existed

GMO research is fascinating and these five products prove it. 
Joe and Kim Mertz
March 29, 2017

A Farm Family's Story

Joe Mertz couldn’t help but notice the three female college...
Put Your Best Fork Forward Without Breaking the Bank
March 15, 2017

Put Your Best Fork Forward Without Breaking the Bank

March is National Nutrition Month and this year’s theme focuses...