Friday, January 2, 2026

Blogs

The Covered Dish: Twice Baked Potatoes

Debbie Dance Uhrig This week has been a cooking frenzy.  I think I’ve written recipes in every category.  How about taking a stab at making...

Laugh tracks in the dust: Odds and Ends

This turns out to be an odds and ends column. So, I’ll start with an odd, but true, story. My friend, ol’ Lon G. Horner,...

Killdeers

Over the years I’ve had many encounters with those jaunty little stilt-legged birds known as Killdeers. As a midwestern farm kid I can’t count...

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Arden and Sally Vernon — EZE-Latch

By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University.   “It’s the best thing we ever got.” That’s...

Farmwife’s Heartfelt Era Climaxing With Audra’s Country Bridal Internet Auction

By Frank J. Buchman This farmer’s wife has fashioned, stitched and sold wedding gowns around the world. “I always loved to sew, and my bridal business...

Work this world wisely

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau This is a special week for those who are involved with the production of food and fiber. It marks...

I remember: Bloom where you are planted

By Doris Schroeder Part 2 of our trip to Europe in 2001 Being able to stay in a military apartment at Speicer, Germany, was certainly a...

Why Didn’t I Think of This

I loved to color as a child and was very particular about my color books. I wouldn't share my color book with some of...