John Schlageck

Unless something changes in the moisture situation, Barb Downey and husband, Joe Carpenter will not burn their grassland in the Flint Hills this season....

Some say the landscape in central and western Kansas looks like a barren, brown wasteland. Others believe that statement may be too kind. What ever...

          Pottawatomie County farmer/stockman Glenn Brunkow entered the Capital Plaza Hotel in Topeka with his hair askew and his demeanor...

           Sometimes we get requests. Recently a couple close friends and I were discussing taking care of livestock during winter...

   Just as we were all adjusting to warmer temperatures, Mother Nature decided to turn the tables and dumped snow and near-zero temperatures on...

The future of U.S. agriculture remains tied to this nation’s competitiveness in world trade. Our country must become more aggressive and assume its leadership...

   When I think about the perils associated with winter travel, I think about my dad’s simple, but sound advice, “Stay off the roads.” Dad...

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

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau For many children summer vacation zoomed by too quickly and they’re not excited about the new school year that...

By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau All across our country Americans are checking their automobiles, installing GPSs, studying road maps, printing off directions from MapQuest...