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!
Cultivating Knowledge with Brandon Geiger
Brandon Geiger brings a spirit of curiosity and problem-solving to his work, both on his soybean farm and in his family-owned agricultural retail business, Geiger Ag. Brandon has been involved in the ag retail industry since graduating from Kansas State University in 2010 with bachelor’s...
Helping Crops Stay Healthy
Imagine being sick, running a fever every day. You’d probably take some medicine to feel better. For crops such as soybeans and corn, pesticides such as insecticides, herbicides and fungicides are like medicine, helping them survive whatever Mother Nature throws at them. Every summer in...
Brewing Community at Legacy Farms Coffee
Legacy Farms Coffee didn’t begin with a love for caffeine; it started with a mission to help. “Long story short, I accidentally bought a coffee farm,” founder Ashley Williams said. “I was looking for land in Honduras to build houses on for my nonprofit. When I found a larger farm, I made...
How Precision Ag Helps John Pracht Enhance His Family Farm
John Pracht is proud to be farming the same land where he grew up, where generations before him farmed and where he hopes generations more will benefit from the sustainable practices he uses today. Pracht, his brothers, his son Ridge and his nephew all farm together in Westphalia where...
A Dairy Dream Come True at Rokeyroad
Near Sabetha, Dwight and Anita Rokey run a small dairy farm that’s been the realization of a big dream. Rokeyroad Holsteins, a first-generation family dairy, has been in operation since 1999. This year, they’re expanding their milk production to include an on-site processing and retail...
Alissa Kirchhoff’s Many Hats
Like many Kansans, Alissa Kirchhoff is what you might call ag-adjacent. She grew up in the suburbs of Wichita in a family a few generations removed from farming. But some part of her yearned for a more rural way of life. “I think every kid dreams of this kind of lifestyle,” she said of...
Half Day Creamery Brings Full-Time Flavor
Russell Yarnell was working his first engineering job out of college when, in a conversation with his manager, he commented on how different the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule was from the flexibility of school. With a playful grin, his boss replied, “You want to work half days? You can work...
A Cut Above at Alta Vista Meat Co.
Amie Brunkow, owner of Alta Vista Meat Co., hopes to educate consumers about butchery and how meat gets from the farm to the grocery.
Fatherhood and Farming at Legleiter Farms
Matthew Legleiter can trace his passion for farming directly back to his father, Clarence.
Dietitian Meets Dairy
Heidi Wells grew up on a crop and beef cattle farm in the Flint Hills and had never been on a dairy farm before meeting her husband. She's always been a risk-taker.
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