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Marketing Workshops Scheduled for 2026
by Shop Kansas Farms
We're excited to host three marketing workshops in 2026!
Spotlight on Laurie Bruce
by Rick McNary
I have a special place in my heart for Laurie Bruce of Bruce’s Bullseye Farm. I watched her grow up in my hometown of Potwin and when she married her husband, Joel, she asked me…
Spotlight on Cassondra Basinger
by Rick McNary
Cassondra Basinger told herself she would never marry a farmer. Having grown up on a farm near Moundridge, she wanted a different path for her life so she attended Tabor College…
Spotlight on Melinda Jones
by Meagan Cramer
Melinda Jones of Jones Cattle Premium Beef loves the stories she hears from customers.“One customer prepared our beef for his big Irish family gathering,” Melinda says. “He said…
Spotlight on Amie Brunkow
by Rick McNary
Amie Brunkow of Alta Vista doesn’t set out to shatter stereotypes on purpose, but she does.“I grew up as a military brat and had never even been on a farm,” Amie says. “But in…
Stop. Blaming. Cows.
by Rick McNary
Brandi Buzzard wants people to stop blaming cows for global warming. She also wants people to not be afraid of their food. Therefore, this cowgirl from eastern Kansas has gained a…
Spotlight on Kim Baldwin
by Rick McNary
What do you do with 10,000 pounds of popcorn your family harvested and thought was sold to a dealer, but the deal fell through? Just ask Kim Baldwin of rural Inman: you create…
Shop Kansas Farms Celebrates International Year of the Woman Farmer (and Rancher)
by Rick McNary
I discovered through the years of writing for Kansas Farm Bureau’s member magazine, Kansas Living, that women comprised a majority of the farms selling their products directly to…
Farmers and ranchers: Harbingers of hope
by Rick McNary
Farmers and ranchers are the most hope-filled people I know. Each seed they plant and each birth of a farm animal are deliberate acts of hope put into action. They hope the rain…
10 ways to give Christmas gifts with a story
by Rick McNary
The best Christmas presents come with a story. I recall when I was 8 years old, I received a Green Bay Packer jersey with the number 15, a replica of my hero, Bart Starr, that mom…