Meet a Farmer
The Franklins
Meet Tim Franklin and wife Kat, farmers from Goodland, Kansas.
The Scotts
Meet Sara Scott and her husband Travis, ranchers in Montgomery County, Kansas.
The Sawyers
Meet Derek Sawyer, a fourth-generation Kansas farmer, and his wife Katie, a journalist and the publicist for Sawyer Land and Cattle.
Kansas couple’s single N-95 mask a ‘snapshot of humanity’
The smallest things have the biggest impact precisely because they are beautiful, selfless, giving. For all he’s seen over the past few weeks, the donation of a single N-95 mask could have easily been overlooked by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Instead, it made a lasting impression.
Meet the McClure Ranch Family
Learn about the McClure ranch family from Stevens County.
Covid-19 creates uncertainty at Kansas dairies
Dan Wiebe and his wife Kerry milk about 100 cows each and every day on the last remaining dairy farm in Butler County. The Wiebes have watched a “fairly good” milk market fall off a cliff over the past few weeks as Covid-19 upended the industry with the closure of restaurants and schools.
Meet the Hornberger Ranch Family
Learn about the Hornberger farm and ranch family from Douglas County.
Cooking with a Rancher During Quarantine
If you’ve been to a grocery store in the last month, you might be wondering, “Where’s the beef?” Meat shelves have been relatively bare the past six to eight weeks and you might be confused as to why there’s not more meat in the case – especially if you have seen posts circulating Facebook that...
Meet the Love Farm and Ranch Family
Learn about the Love farm and ranch family from Gray County.
Western Kansas rancher provides beef to local grocery store
Lettie McKinney of Johnson City believes in failing forward. When she initially tried to sell beef cuts to her local grocery store, they told her they couldn’t because they weren’t able to accommodate buying the entire cow. Two years later, the same grocery store approached McKinney to provide beef...
Meet the Wells Ranch Family
Learn about the Wells family who owns a dairy cattle farm in Sedgwick County.
Meet the Kells Ranch Family
Learn about the Kells family, who are fifth-generation farmers in southwest Kansas.
Ranch Work in the Summer
A few weeks ago, we hauled our cows from our ranch to the summer grass we lease so our home pastures can rest and grow for haying. The cows will spend five months grazing on vast grass pastures while they gestate their soon-arriving baby calves. The ladies will come back to our ranch around the...
Meet the Meschberger Farm Family
Learn about the Meschbergers, who are raising their daughters, crops and cattle in Stafford County.
Wheat Harvest Signals Start of Summer in Kansas
Austin Moore’s wheat harvest ended in late June on a perfect day for cutting. A steady breeze, plenty of blue sky and low humidity meant the Woodson County farmer could roll through the last field of golden grain. The only issue Moore had was harvest closed a little early.
Meet the Crawshaw Farm Family
Learn about the Crawshaws, who are raising their kids, crops and cattle in Wilson County.
Robots on the Farm: Modernizing the Food Industry
Clint Brauer from Cheney is working to re-shape food. His operation, MG Honor Farms in south-central Kansas, is a mecca of vegetables and herbs. For nearly a decade, MG Honor Farms has grown food for local consumers. Brauer, along with high school students and other part-time help, has completed...
Meet the Nelson Farm Family
Learn about the Nelsons, who are raising their kids, crops and cattle in Jewell County.
Scotty Thellman
Meet Scotty Thellman, a farmer from Lawrence, Kansas.
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