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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

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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When grilling veggies and fruits, use a grill basket or skewers to keep them from falling through the grill grates. Stainless steel skewers won’t burn; soak bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes...

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Add more protein to your bread by mixing 7 cups of wheat flour with 1 cup of soy flour. It doesn’t change the baking qualities of the flour and gives your bread a longer shelf life. 

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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

Soybean oil is a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E.

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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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Pork tenderloin is as lean as a skinless chicken breast.

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Q&As

Q: Who is the number #1 consumer of soybean meal?

A: Animal agriculture! That includes poultry, pigs, dairy and beef cows, sheep and more! Soybean meal is an excellent source of...

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Q: Where does vegetable oil come from?

A: Soybeans! Check the label — there’s a good chance the vegetable oil you get at the grocery is 100 percent soybean oil. A soybean...

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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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