Labor Day

Farmer throw hay bales in a tractor trailer. (Adobe Stock-#191715608 │ Dusan Kostic)
Loos Tales, Opinion

A nation of takers not makers

Trent Loos looks at what labor challenges could mean for agriculture and weighs the role of government policy, workforce participation and AI. Read More

Dave Bergmeier
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Labor Day offers time to appreciate and ponder

Colorful flower in the garden. (Adobe Stock-#124137630 │ aopsan)
Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Outdoors

Labor Day marks transition from summer to autumn gardening

Grilling steaks on flaming grill (Photo: iStock - rez-art)

Memorial Day marks the start of grilling season

  • By Colton Tripp │ K-State Extension news service
As the year nears the end several packing plants announced plans to close as animal protein supplies remain tight and margins are thin, according to agricultural economists. This photo was taken near Dodge City. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

EPA to ease wastewater regs on meat processing plants

American West workforce concept. (Adobe Stock │ #631559845 - Tomasz Zajda)

Celebrating work a Labor Day tradition

People eating hamburgers next to a grill. (Adobe Stock │ #114798290 - AntonioDiaz)

Fire up your Labor Day with beef!

Antique tractor - Midwest Old Threshers Reunion

A step back in time 

The Midwest Old Threshers Reunion generates big attendance to see the agricultural machines of yesteryear. (Journal photo by David Murray.)

Old thresher steam event draws huge crowds to Iowa town  

Erick Chandler at the Lawton, Oklahoma, Our Blood Institute donor center after participating in the Beef Up the Blood Supply drive. (Photo courtesy of the Oklahoma Beef Council.)

Oklahoma rancher leads charge to beef up the blood supply

Stealing from grandkids piggy bank