Farmers and professionals interested in soil health practices are invited to see one of Kansas’ best at a field day this summer. No-till on the Plains, in partnership with a large group of Kansas conservation organizations is hosting an…
by Mary Fund Who will be the next generation of farmers? This is a question with many answers. But none of the answers are straightforward, simple or ensured. Traditional farm transitions within families are complex and pose more challenges today…
By Tom Parker “I was always told to dream big,” Sheila Corn said as she addressed the workshop crowd in Hutchinson in March. “It was supposed to make me successful, rich, good-looking, and I’d have a happy life. But I…
The Kansas Rural Center (KRC) will host five specialty crop workshops during March to provide information and education necessary for beginning specialty crop growers to establish a successful specialty crop enterprise in Kansas. The workshops will focus on conservation, production…
KRC is once more offering weekly summaries of the Kansas State Legislature’s activities including hearings, bills introduced, testimony, calendars and background analysis. KRC’s policy analyst Paul Johnson will monitor the Legislature and report on critical issues and provide timely information…
By Charity Horinek Part one of a three-part series, highlighting successful specialty crop growers in Southwest Kansas. “Busy as a bee” is an idiom come to life in Kismet, Kansas, where Danny and Suzan Nelson and their family have successfully…
By Jim French Paul Conway has grown vegetables for market on seven acres of land west of Leavenworth since 1996. He markets vegetables through the Leavenworth Farmers Market, and runs a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) service on the farm. He…
By Mary Fund About eighty farmers attended the “Farmstarts” Workshop for beginning or transitioning organic farmers or want to be organic farmers at the Klinfelter Barn Conference Center near Hiawatha in northeast Kansas on August 30. The day-long workshop featured…
Farmers Watch “Under Contract “ For Free RAFI (Rural Advancement Foundation International) is a non-profit organization out of Pittsboro, NC, that works to cultivate markets, policies, and communities that sustain thriving, socially just, and environmentally sound family farms. They work…
By Jennifer Kongs Last Spring KRC hosted two women in farming workshops – one near Newton at the Walton School in south central Kansas and the other in Palmer in north central Kansas. About 25 women attended each workshop to…
