Flint Hills

Visibility may be reduced from smoke and flames when grass and crop stubble are being burned, such as in this April 4 fire in southeastern Ottawa County. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)
Beef, Livestock

April 4 was a burn day to remember for grassland managers

Livestock producers use prescribed burning as a way to restore grassland and this year has been a tougher one, Tim Unruh writes. Read More

Cattle graze on a north central Colorado prairie, about 30 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming, under puffy cloud cover. Farming and ranching during this period of climate change presents a number of challenges, but a group of agricultural experts have provided tips to overcome the times. (Photo courtesy of David Augustine, Agricultural Research Service.)
Letters to Editor, Opinion

Time to take pride in protecting our prairies 

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in flight closeup (Photo: iStock - chris2766 - www.chrissmithphotos.net)
Avian, Backyard Birds, Chickens, Hunting, Outdoors

Hunting: 2023 Kansas Upland Bird Forecast



Horses at a rodeo (Journal photo by Jennifer Carrico.)

Flint Hills cowboys to compete in state’s oldest ranch rodeo