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Western Kansas farms reshape with sidewalk and suitcase labels
Geographer Dr. Walter Kollmorgen studies western Kansas farms, noting a rise in sidewalk farmers who live in towns yet work distant fields, while suitcase farmers and absentee landlords maintain large holdings. Outside ownership wanes but dust threats linger if drought returns. cities grow as farmsteads decline.
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