The Folks Behind Your Food
Here in Kansas, you probably don’t have to shake your family tree too hard before a farmer falls out. Today’s farmers mesh traditional values with college degrees and high-tech tools. Meet the soccer moms and mini-van-driving dads of 21st century Kansas ag, and find out what “locally grown” really means, from the people who know best. Get the scoop on why they farm, why they farm the way they do, and why they’re so proud of it!
Life on a Kansas Pig Farm
Join Mike Bellar to see inside his Kansas pig farm and learn what pigs eat.
Where Beef Production All Begins
The beef community works every day to produce high-quality beef for Americans. So, where does it all begin?
Meet Kevin and Vera Schultz, Sandhill Farms
Sandhill Farms is a family owned and operated Hereford cattle business located in south central Kansas near Haviland. Originally homesteaded in 1869, each generation of the Schultz family has made its living on the resources provided by the land. Learn what this sixth-generation family...
How Beef Gets from the Pasture to Your Plate
The beef lifecycle is one of the most unique and complex lifecycles of any food. Follow the journey as farmers and ranchers throughout the process share how beef get from pasture to plate, and how they are committed to raising beef responsibly.
Meet Jim Sipes
Jim Sipes is the fifth generation to continue his family’s farm legacy. The Sipes family lives in Morton County and the farm corporation includes Jim’s parents, Bob and Kaye Sipes; an Aunt and Uncle, Nina and Ron Sipes; and Jim’s family.
Meet Clint and Amy France
Clint and Amy France farm and ranch in western Kansas. Along with their children, they are third-generation operators of their family farm and ranch. They grow wheat, grain sorghum, corn, soybeans and have black angus cattle. Over the past five years they’ve added chickens, bees, a...
Meet Orville and Mary Jane Miller
Miller Dairy milks 180 cows and raises a similar number of young calves and heifers. Most of their farm is focused on growing feed for the dairy. The farm has six to eight employees, and also operates a forage chopping business, manure hauling business and an ag equipment and auto repair...
City Slicker Meets Dairy Farmers
What happens when tourist and beatboxer Flula Borg visits a farm? He takes the lessons of the farm back to the big city. Watch the hilarious Acres and Avenues series to learn how cows are cared for and connect with the farm families who produce their food.
Tour a Dairy Farm with Cassie
See how milk gets from one family's dairy farm to your table. Meet the Bohnert family and tour their dairy farm to learn where the milk your family enjoys gets its start.
Fun Facts About Corn Harvest
Do you know when corn is harvested? Most field corn is harvested in September and October in Kansas. Read on for more fun facts about corn!
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