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Growing food and hopeThursday, November 19, 2009 9:59 AM No damper on yields Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:43 AM MOUNT HOPE – The large bunker full of grain is one sign of a prosperous year at the rural elevator at Patterson, a small dot on a map situated around acres of row crops like corn and milo. A Kansas tree tradition Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:41 AM ST. JOHN - Tony Delp walks through a row of Christmas trees, gently running his fingers through the thick green branches as if he's stroking the back of a beloved pet. Here in this oasis of perfectly shaped conifers, there is a sense of family.Delp was walking the ground where his father, Cecil Delp, planted the first 17,500 Christmas trees in 1959. But every tree on the farm these days began as a seedling placed by Tony Delp or one of his helpers. FarmVille -A world of thriving crops, neglected reality Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:52 PM By Edie Ross/The Hutchinson News Northwest Kansas counties get disaster declaration Friday, November 13, 2009 8:07 AM The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared three Kansas counties -- two of them in northwest Kansas -- as primary natural disaster areas. Harvest remains slow, prospects still good Friday, November 13, 2009 8:05 AM It's still a bumper crop, for the most part, but farmers sure would like to get it in the bin. Most NW Kansas wheat in the ground Friday, November 13, 2009 8:04 AM While farmers were struggling to harvest fall crops, they also were trying to get into fields to plant wheat and bale silage to winter cattle. Swine day to talk about global markets, H1N1 impact Friday, November 13, 2009 8:02 AM MANHATTAN - Kansas State University´s Swine Day, slated for Thursday, Nov. 19, will feature an analysis of the impacts H1N1 has had on the global swine industry and a discussion of what current economic signals mean for the industry's future. Custom cutters from Holland work harvest in Kansas Friday, November 13, 2009 8:00 AM PARK – It’s not often you’ll find a couple guys from Holland waiting to cut milo – in Kansas or anywhere for that matter. Missouri family sold on organic food Wednesday, November 11, 2009 1:53 PM They’re more hipsters than hippies. And they back up their message with meats and vegetables that haven’t been genetically modified, treated with chemicals or packed with preservatives. |
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