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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

Cooking fall recipes - mom and daughter

Our Top 10 Most Popular Fall Recipes
Sorghum cookie gluten-free thumbnail

Gluten-Free Sorghum Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cooking family dinner

Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinners
Sunflower Honey Bread recipe

Sunflower Honey Bread

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Profiles

The Bellar Family - Kansas farmers

Rooted in Service: How the Bellars Promote Leadership and Stewardship
The Unruh Family - Kansas Soybeans

Healthy Soil to Healthy Families: How the Unruhs Grow More Than Soybeans
Ethan and Krista Sylvester

Down to Earth: The Couple Behind Sylvester Farming Co
Glynis Murphy - Baldwin City Distillery

A Dream Distilled: Apple Brandy in Baldwin City

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Tips

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

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Grilling is a great technique for cooking beef. It provides maximum flavor and optimal tenderness. Some of the best cuts for grilling are strip steak, flank steak and rib-eye. 

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Sifting flour is only necessary if a recipe calls for it. But you’ll always want to stir flour to "loosen" it before measuring.

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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

Philly cheesesteak sandwich

Iconic American Sandwiches
Different kinds of bread

Different Types of Bread
Little boy picking out a ripe mango

How to Tell If Fruit Is Ripe
Fertilizer in the garden

Fun Facts About Fertilizer

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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
Thanksgiving table with all the trimmings

Plan the Perfect Side Dishes for Your Holiday Table

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Fun Facts

In Kansas alone, pig farmers raised over 3.2 million pigs in 2015, producing over 600 million pounds of pork!

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Within an hour of birth calves are up and ready to nurse. A baby calf will drink a gallon of milk a day.

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Mexico and Japan are our top international corn buyers. They buy 50 percent of U.S. corn exports.

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Q&As

Q: What is sorghum used for?

A: In addition to food for people, sorghum can be used to feed livestock, or to make materials used in fencing, floral...

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Q: How do I cook sorghum?

A: You can fix sorghum like rice or quinoa. But since it comes in a lot of forms—whole and pearled grain, flour, syrup, bran, flake—...

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Q: Why don’t I see sorghum at the store?

A: Many consumers are becoming more interested in ancient grains that are non-GMO, gluten-free, healthy,and environmentally friendly...

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Events

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