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Sen. Carolyn McGinn, second from right, earned the 2024 Kansas Water Legacy Award at the Governor’s Water Conference Nov. j14 in Manhattan. She is pictured with Dawn Buehler, chair of the Kansas Water Authority; Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Connie Owen, director of the Kansas Water Office. (Photo by Bill Spiegel.)
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Kansas set to act upon water issues

Gov. Laura Kelly, her administration and Kansas lawmakers are working to put a working plan together on water, Bill Spiegel writes. Read More

Sean "Monty" Montgomery. (Journal photo by Bill Spiegel.)
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Where earlage works

(Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)
Cow Calf

Flies can bite into a rancher’s profit



At Pacheco Beef in Alma, Kansas, high-quality, locally raised beef is a family affair. From left, Wrenn, Leo, Arturo and Ross Pacheco market cuts grown from their Angus-based herd. They have a storefront in Alma, and ship beef across the nation.  (Photo courtesy Wrenn Pacheco.)

Creating beef super heroes

Users of John Deere’s See and Spray Technology spoke during a panel discussion at KATCON 2024. They are: Abe Wiebe, Vulgamore Family Farms, Scott City; Dietrich Kastens, Kastens Farms, Atwood; Sarah Lancaster, KSU Extension, Manhattan; and Brian Ganske, product and systems specialist, John Deere. (Photo by Bill Spiegel.)

New technology powering sprayer efficiency

Our roots run deep

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