They will survive
When you think of Kansas farmers and ranchers the words resilience and resolve come to mind. This is especially true as they look another...
Critical thinking
Lack of understanding and critical thinking on the part of some in the environmental movement has compromised their effectiveness as self-appointed protector and guardian...
Treat this old world right
When it comes to protecting the land and improving the environment, farmers continue to lead the way and do their part. As this nation...
Prairie fire
Just a few days ago, the smell and sight of spring burning in this region of Kansas evoked this childhood memory….
It started with a...
Make it a safe spring planting season
Long hours, less-than-ideal weather conditions and working around large machinery combine to make farming one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States....
Dear reader,
The personal letter may soon go the way of the dinosaur or the Edsel automobile – extinction.
Maybe because of the time it takes to...
Terribly dry
Unless something changes in the moisture situation, Barb Downey and husband, Joe Carpenter will not burn their grassland in the Flint Hills this season....
Storm fury on the Kansas Plains
Every seasoned Kansan knows we live in smack-dab in the middle of tornado alley. The Heartland of America boasts one of the most tornado...
Withering wheat
Some say the landscape in central and western Kansas looks like a barren, brown wasteland. Others believe that statement may be too kind.
What ever...
Total commitment
Pottawatomie County farmer/stockman Glenn Brunkow entered the Capital Plaza Hotel in Topeka with his hair askew and his demeanor...