Meet a Farmer
Consumers making direct connections with farmers, ranchers during pandemic
If there’s a silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic for Kansas farmers and ranchers, it may just be in the new connections they’re forging with consumers. Growers with the ability to sell directly to the public believe the virus is forever changing the nature of food buying.
Meet the Wray Ranch Family
Mark and Lacey Wray are ranchers in Kansas who love what they do and hope to pass their legacy on to their children. Learn more about his ranch family.
How COVID-19 is Affecting Cattle Farmers and Ranchers
A lot can change in just a few short weeks. A month ago, our nation’s citizens were flitting about to school functions, filling restaurants and were cautiously unfazed by COVID-19. Fast-forward to mid-April and the entire nation is under stay-at-home-orders, restaurants are shuttered and there is a...
Meet the Speer Ranch Family
Michael and Amber Speer are ranchers in Kansas who love what they do and hope to pass their legacy on to their children. Learn more about his ranch family. Amber and I are fifth-generation farmers in Clearwater. Our farm is a diversified no-till operation that includes wheat, corn, soybeans,...
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.
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...
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