Thursday, February 5, 2026

Schlageck, John

Insight: A fall harvest for the ages

It’s a fall harvest for the record books. Corn, milo and soybean crops continue to bust the bins and pour into on-farm-storage and elevators...

Using technology responsibly

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau The conversations are endless. Consumers want and some demand to know the origin, safety and nutrition contained in the...

Don’t mess with perfection

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Since I first bit into my first Buffalo wing in the early ‘70s I’ve loved eating the spicy, tasty...

The world is my oyster

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Self-absorbed. It’s all about me. I am the center of the universe. All of these words come to mind when...

Now That’s Rural: Michael Hook and Jim Gray – Chisholm Trail 150

By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University. “The Chisholm Trail.” The name evokes cattle and...

Cover up

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau I recently read a public-service ad circulating by the American Academy of Dermatology that lists five ways to die...

Land is sacred

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Almost every farmer or rancher has said this in one way or another, “My life begins with the land.” Look...

Sweet success

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Now that gardens across Kansas are bearing vegetables, it’s time to taste, enjoy and appreciate the fruits of our...