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75th Anniversary

Kissing calves. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer)
75th Anniversary, Commemorative Content, Home and Family

Cupid’s arrow has an ag base in the heartland

Here is a whimsical look at the “heartbeat of America” through the eyes of an agrarian as Valentine’s Day quickly approaches. Read More

75th Anniversary, Ag News, Cow Calf, Crops, Dairy, Equestrian, Equipment, Hay Range Pasture, Horses, Lacey Vilhauer, Looking Back, Moving Forward, Machinery, Poultry, Sheep and Goats, Swine

The transformation of barns over time 

Snow covered trees at Chritmas tree farm. (Photo: iStock - arlutz73)
75th Anniversary, Commemorative Content, Home and Family, Lacey, Lacey Vilhauer

HPJ 75th Anniversary: A Kansas Christmas

(Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Readers set a high bar for High Plains Journal

  • November 23, 2024
  • By Dave Bergmeier

Stories that have stood the test of time

  • November 22, 2024
  • By Amy Bickel
Thanksgiving cost comparison (Courtesy American Farm Bureau Federation.)

Thanksgiving intertwined with farm production

  • November 16, 2024
  • By Dave Bergmeier
From Pink Bollworm Project Photograph Collection courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Did the plow really ‘break’ the Plains?

  • October 19, 2024
  • By David Murray

Reexamining HPJ’s coverage of cattle mutilations

  • October 12, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

Less is more approach with beef production 

  • October 3, 2024
  • By Kylene Scott

Revisiting Valley View Pecan Company

  • September 24, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
Center pivot

Groundwater is front and center—then and now

  • August 24, 2024
  • By Dave Bergmeier
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