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Kansas wheat growing conditions are “beautiful”
December 3, 2015
Icy conditions were abundant statewide over the Thanksgiving weekend, but with a predicted warmer than normal winter on the way, what lies in store for the Kansas wheat crop? With a wetter than…
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Doug Queen Combines Management, Hard Work and a Little Luck to Win 2015 Kansas Wheat Yield Contest
November 4, 2015
Rossville farmer Doug Queen did not just ask for 2014 Kansas Wheat Yield Contest winner Doug Keas’ advice; he bought his lucky drill.
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Are You an Ag Catalyst?
November 3, 2015
If I remember general chemistry correctly, a catalyst speeds up a reaction. Think grade-school volcano.
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Together We Achieve More: MKC Matches Growth with Investment in Kansas Agriculture
October 27, 2015
Pooling resources to achieve better results than could be accomplished individually is the reason many cooperatives formed. That goal is one which Mid Kansas Cooperative Association (MKC), one of the…
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Past to Present, Farmers Cooperative Grain Association Adapts to Meet Changing Agricultural Needs
October 25, 2015
Kansas history is filled with stories of farmers who banded together to establish cooperatives, build communities, thrive in good times and survive in bad. Farmers Cooperative Grain Association in…
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Garden City Co-op Shares Success By Investing in Services, Infrastructure
October 22, 2015
In 1915, a group of Garden City farmers banded together to purchase a single wooden elevator with no storage, forming the Garden City Cooperative Equity Exchange. Unfortunately, the area was still in…
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Teamwork Leads to Grain Business Success for WindRiver Grain, L.L.C.
October 18, 2015
Loading the first 110-car unit train at WindRiver Grain, L.L.C. in Garden City took four days, far longer than the industry standard 15 hours. The process was plagued by rain, then snow that piled up…
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Kansas farmers answer student questions during National School Lunch Week
October 15, 2015
Kim and Randy Fritzemeier teach elementary students about Kansas wheat.