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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

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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Does someone in your family have a nut allergy? Try soy nut butter. It's a great substitute for peanut butter!

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Participate in the Kansas Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers conference. It's a great meeting of “farmer minds” that provides enormous knowledge, enjoyment and value. (Clint and...

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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

For a dessert to officially be considered ice cream, it must contain at least 10 percent milkfat.

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Did you know the corn humans eat is different from the corn that cattle eat? Most of the corn people eat is sweet  corn. Cattle and other livestock eat field corn.

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About two-thirds of the Kansas corn crop is used in-state as livestock feed or in food production. 

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Q&As

Q: Are cattle used for purposes other than food?

A: Yes! Cattle can also be used to make shoes, basketballs, gum, marshmallows, soap, medicines, glue and more!

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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: Why can you still see cotton in the field after harvest?

A: The white patches are cotton lint. Farmers don’t harvest bark from cotton plants and some of the lint stays behind as a result....

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Events

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