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Dave Bergmeier
Columns, Columns, Dave Bergmeier, Editorials, Editors, From the Editor, Opinion

Celebrating ag more important than ever

Even with uncertainty, remembering challenges farmers, ranchers and ag industry face enlightens us all, Dave Bergmeier writes. Read More

Central Region, Health & Wellness, Kansas, Lacey Vilhauer

Kansas Farm Bureau highlights mental health awareness in agriculture 

Farmers and ranchers facing stressful times can receive free counseling and education through FarmHope, a collaboration between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M Health Telehealth Institute. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
Health & Wellness, Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Texas

FarmHope expands mental health care and education to ag industry

Surviving deer season as a hunter’s wife 

  • November 7, 2025
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

Maintaining egg production during cold months 

  • October 18, 2025
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
(Artwork by Harold Noll.)

Starting an important conversation

  • October 10, 2025
  • By dave-bergmeier
Farmer and his son in front of a sunset agricultural landscape. (Adobe Stock │ #530362856 - Acronym)

Montana team receives NCI grant

  • May 7, 2025
  • By hpj-editorial

How to introduce new hens to a backyard flock

  • February 13, 2025
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
Vibrant golden-red sunset painted the horizon of the farmland in heavy winter, the sun has set below the hills, night has begun to take over, but the light from the sun has not completely faded yet, giving the land it's most romantic hour, with the snowfield reflecting the blue tone of the darken sky. Photo taken @ semi-desert stretch of eastern Washington by I-90 Lumaca Photo MyCameraDiary.com

Cold weather reminders: What to wear and how to stay safe working in the cold

  • January 31, 2025
  • By HPJ staff
Two chickens standing on their ramp deciding to go into the snow. (Photo: iStock │ #647388454 - Harlequin129)

9 tips on keeping chickens healthy in snow

  • January 16, 2025
  • By Joanna Starkey │ NRR Hatchery
Newly weaned calves can experience stress that makes them more susceptible to disease say K-State veterinarians. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Extension)

Stress and parasite connection

  • October 2, 2024
  • By Lisa Moser │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
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