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Home and Family, Recipes

Jumpstart busy school mornings with make-ahead breakfast burritos

These Healthy Make-Ahead Breakfast Burritos can be assembled in advance, frozen individually and easily reheated. Read More

(Photo courtesy K-State Research and Extension.)
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USDA projects higher red meat and poultry production

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Breaking down the breed: Barred Rock 

Photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Egg prices rise on moderate demand as avian influenza trims layer flocks

  • March 12, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial

Breaking down the breed: Leghorn 

  • February 16, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
The avian flu continues to be cited for an increase in egg prices. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

HPAI continues to affect turkey and egg production

  • February 13, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
Vegetables growing in permaculture garden, traditional countryside landscape. (Adobe Stock │ #275817391 - nomadkate)

A renaissance of lost skills

  • February 6, 2026
  • By trent-loos
Naturally colored eggs are the result of hybrid crosses of birds. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Verbal disaster declaration for HPAI issued for Colorado county

  • January 30, 2026
  • By hpj-editorial
Photo by Dave Bergmeier.

Poultry and egg production poised for stability

  • January 16, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
The New U.S. Food Pyramid

I’ll have mine with more fat

  • January 16, 2026
  • By trent-loos
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Arkansas net farm income projected to decline by 8 percent in 2025

  • November 19, 2025
  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
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