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Kansas Wheat Commissioners Re-Elected
March 23, 2015
The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced the results of the elections held for the five grain commodity commissions—corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat in districts One, Two and…
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Testing soils to improve yields
March 20, 2015
Even before Florida Georgia Line saluted it in song, Kansas wheat farmers knew the importance of their soil, particularly to their bottom line. But while “you bet your life on it,” too many farmers…
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Darn Good Pancakes, Even Better Advocacy
March 19, 2015
Kansas Commodity Groups Host 20th Annual Legislative Pancake Feed Members of the Kansas State Legislature ventured out in the early, drizzly day on March 19 to enjoy pancakes and sausage with Kansas…
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U.S. Wheat Organizations Join Renewed Call for End to Cuban Embargo
March 17, 2015
Kansas Wheat Commissioner Doug Keesling and USW Assistant Director of Policy Ben Conner represented the U.S. wheat industry on a "learning journey" to Cuba on March 1-4.
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Find Your Kansas Farm Food Connection on National Ag Day
March 15, 2015
Author Virginia Woolfe quipped, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” And American families, who spend just 11.4 percent of their disposable income on food…
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Bake and Take a Pie for Pi Day
March 13, 2015
Geeks, farmers and bakers unite! March 14 is National Pi Day. What better way to celebrate mathematics favorite number during Bake and Take Month then by sharing a home-baked pie with family, friends…
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Young scientists proclaim wheat yummy, sticky
March 13, 2015
Young scientists from a Shawnee County grade school experimented with flour in their "Wheat Science Program" to create delicious "Bread in a Bag." The students used their problem solving skills…
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Protecting the potential of this year's wheat crop
March 12, 2015
Yield, followed by protein, define each year’s wheat harvest for most producers. But, high yield expert Phil Needham argued at the Farm Journal’s Wheat College on February 24 in Manhattan that higher…
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Kansas Wheat announces Clutter Memorial Scholarship winner.
March 12, 2015
A history of leadership, service and academic excellence led Jacqueline Clawson, of Meade, to receive the 2015
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Kansas farmers, guests support families at ‘Meet the Makers’ event
March 11, 2015
Members of the Kansas Farm Food Connection (KFFC) gathered with dietitians and food bloggers at the Culinary Center of Overland Park, Kan., March 5 for an evening of good food and conversation. KFFC…
