By now, you’ve probably seen videos cycling the internet about the “mysterious” and “suspicious” deaths of feedlot cattle in Kansas. These cattle losses have faced speculation and conspiracy over the past week as rumors flooded social media. However, the reason for these losses is likely simple — a heat index crisis. Consumers and producers have […]

Your time is valuable. You need to understand that. You need to set boundaries and only do things that are important to you with the precious time you have.

 Soaring heat and humidity hit northwest Kansas this week, killing thousands of cattle across the state. Final death numbers are still being reported, but some news sources put it at around 10,000 animals — and these deaths come as a particular hit to the industry after producers already reduced herds due to drought and […]

Paul Lierz is the ag teacher and FFA advisor at Jackson Heights High School in Holton, Kansas, and his Philosophy of Life is profound.

If your marriage means so little to you that you won’t fight for it by doing everything possible to save it, you have bigger problems than money.

This time of year a lot of us are reflecting on not only the current year, but also our lives. For farmers, there are similarities and differences.

This week, rural America saw everything from snow storms, to tornadoes, to wildfires that wrecked havoc across multiple states.

Agriculture needs a global economy. We need the rest of the world to build pieces of products for us. We need the rest of the world to buy our products.

As harvest season approaches I wish you a bountiful harvest, but most of all, I hope none of us will have to get a phone call that stops us in our tracks.

It’s not easy discussing succession planning with the next generation, but part of running operation is that farm transition responsibility.