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Need to watch a speedy video so you can get dinner on the table before somebody in your house gnaws an arm off? Curious about the people, places, and science behind Kansas food? Whether you’re a video watcher, avid reader, or trivia fan, this is the place for you!

Recipes

Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe

Secrets for Making the Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Best carrot cake recipe

Moist Carrot Cake
Pigs in a blanket with puff pastry

Pigs in a Puff Pastry Blanket
Best pasta fagioli recipe

Pasta Fagioli

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Profiles

Shayne Suppes Kansas sorghum farmer

Farming Is Our Superpower: Shayne Suppes and Jace Gibbs
Ron Ohlde Kansas farmer field silhouette

Family and Ag Technology Inspire at Ohlde Seed Farms
Mike Musselman Kansas soybean farmer portrait

Mike Musselman: Sustaining the Land
Daniel Anderes and his son with cattle

Farming, Fatherhood and Fun

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Tips

For a kick, flavor vinegar with fresh herbs. Bruise one cup of leaves for every two cups of white wine or delicate vinegar. Allow to steep for two weeks.

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When shopping for pork, try the same cuts that you like for beef. They have similar names because they come from similar part of the animals. (And you can prepare them the same ways!)

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Work beef into your healthy diet. It has essential nutrients to help us build muscle and maintain energy.

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Resources

Kids and food

How to Talk to Your Kids About Food
Great New Year's Eve Party Plan Ideas

New Year's Eve Survival Guide
Best streaming shows for cooking, baking and gardening

Shows to Watch if You Love Cooking, Baking or Gardening
How to host the best July 4th party

Fourth of July Survival Guide

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Videos

Meet the Sawyers

Meet the Sawyers
Juniper Hill Farms Scott Thellman

Meet Scott Thellman
M&B Pork Farmers Family

Meet Jerry & Josh from M&B Pork
Scallop Ceviche with Crisp Sorghum

Scallop Ceviche with Crisp Sorghum

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Spotlights

Young soybean plants

Fun Facts About Soybeans
Regenerative agriculture cover crop - soybeans

What Is Regenerative Agriculture?
Cuts of pork

Different Cuts of Pork
Foods for gut health

Five Foods to Help Your Gut

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Blogs

Crop monster kids activity

Grow Your Own Kansas Crop Monster
Unique holiday gift ideas for 2020

Holiday Gift Ideas
Fun Halloween activities

How to Celebrate Halloween at Home
Best Thanksgiving recipes - holiday table

Plan the Perfect Side Dishes for Your Holiday Table

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Fun Facts

One dairy cow can produce more than 3,000 gallons of milk in a year. There are about 160,000 dairy cows in Kansas. That's a lot of milk!

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The cotton gin first came to Kansas in 1854 when a Polish immigrant wanted to gin local cotton near Valley Falls.

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Did you know some of the fertilizer farmers add to the soil comes from the air we breathe? Companies can convert nitrogen in the air into nitrogen to nourish the ground.

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Q&As

Q: How much pesticide is used on crops?

A: On one acre (about the size of a football field), the amount of pesticide used is about the same as your morning cup of coffee.

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Q: Does milk contain antibiotics?

A: No. Every milk tanker is tested for antibiotics. If any are detected, the entire load is dumped. So, you can rest assured...

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Q: What causes wheat sensitivity?

A: There is a specific gene that causes people to develop celiac disease.

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Events

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