Saturday, December 6, 2025

Schlageck, John

Cut your profit margins?

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau The holidays are in full swing, winter has somewhat set in, although it’s not very cold and let’s keep...

The gift of memory  

If I could request but one gift during the holiday season, I’d ask for a book. Books abound with a wealth of knowledge and...

When winter bites

           When the temperatures in Kansas dip below freezing, two types of people usually surface – those who enjoy invigorating...

Often forgotten

   Think of farmers and ranchers and this old, often forgotten tribute comes to mind. It fits farmers like seed in the soil or...

Fat rats get cancer  

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau      It’s holiday time with Thanksgiving this Thursday and Christmas and New Year’s Day just around the corner. This...

And I Quote

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Quotations are like rare stones in rings of gold. They provide insight that can move, illustrate and entertain. They...

Uncommon courtesy today

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau   In a month the Kansas fields, hills and woods will awaken to the sound of booming shotguns and barking...

A corn crop for the ages

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau One hundred forty-bushel dryland corn in Norton County? Impossible. Won't ever happen. Can't be done. Any Kansas grain farmer will never...