Insight – speak from the heart
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Life experiences teach plenty to those willing to learn. From the time I was a small boy, I remember my dad, uncles and grandfather talking and debating the issues...
View ArticleGreen fields
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau This year Kansas has green fields, kissed by the sun. There are blue skies with white clouds high above. There are even valleys where rivers run. Heck, there’s...
View ArticleThis vacation, remember agriculture
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 and adding another item...
View ArticleMake the most of mealtime
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau In today’s harried world, seems like everyone’s schedule is filled to the brim with activities. Both parents work, kids go to school and participate in student...
View ArticlePlant the seed
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau The farm has always been a fertile field for producing crops, but it is also an environment rich with learning experiences. For generations, children who grow up...
View ArticleWear it well
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Throughout the years, I’ve heard fellas talk about who ought to wear a cowboy hat and who shouldn’t. These conversations are littered with the necessary skills a...
View ArticleMake mine water — nature’s coolant
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau We’re locked in the Dog Days of summer and the humidity is rolling through the roof. If the first few days of August are any indication, this summer may continue...
View ArticleFeeding our youngsters
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 is about to begin. Others are looking forward to...
View ArticleInsight: It’s up to me
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Any idea how much packaging we throw away in every household across the United States? The volume of plastic waste and packaging amounts to approximately 75...
View ArticleInsight: Return from cow heaven
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau After spending four months in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, 60 head of Doug Zillinger’s momma cows returned home in mid-August to the short-land grass of Phillips...
View ArticleInsight: Say it loud, say it proud
A successful farmer said it best about his obligation to provide the public with an understanding of his profession. “It’s my story and I gotta’ tell it, he said. No one knows more about what I do on...
View ArticleInsight: Keep kids safe this harvest
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Keeping children safe while they live, play and work on farms can be challenging. It’s even more difficult during harvest season – a peak time for agricultural...
View ArticleInsight – Journey’s end?
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Communication and the written word isn’t what it used to be. Neither is the King’s English, grammar, punctuation or just about any integral part of listening,...
View ArticleInsight: Successful farming
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Travel out to the fields of Kansas during October and you’ll see them teeming with fall harvest. Combines chomp through the fields of corn, milo, soybeans and...
View ArticleValues and honesty
In an election year we have heard a lot from candidates about their belief in values. The implication, mostly, is that one candidate has them and the other does not, or at least has mislaid them...
View ArticleWear it well
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Throughout the years, I’ve heard fellas talk about who ought to wear a cowboy hat and who shouldn’t. These conversations are littered with the […] The post Wear it...
View ArticleMake mine water — nature’s coolant
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau We’re locked in the Dog Days of summer and the humidity is rolling through the roof. If the first few days of August are […] The post Make mine water — nature’s...
View ArticleFeeding our youngsters
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 is about to begin. Others […] The post Feeding our...
View ArticleInsight: It’s up to me
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau Any idea how much packaging we throw away in every household across the United States? The volume of plastic waste and packaging amounts to […] The post Insight:...
View ArticleInsight: Return from cow heaven
By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm Bureau After spending four months in the Sand Hills of Nebraska, 60 head of Doug Zillinger’s momma cows returned home in mid-August to the short-land […] The post...
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