Wheat People exhibit sheds culture of Kansas harvest
The Kansas History Museum in Topeka presents Wheat People a century of stories machinery and memorabilia tied to the state's harvest. Assaria and Chase farmers describe the exhibit as insightful showing farmers life independent spirit and faith in the farm community as visitors view photographs quotes trucks and grain equipment linked to 150 years of wheat.
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Kansas
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Chase
Don Keesling
Keesling
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Rebecca Martin
Wanamaker
Kansas Wheat Commission
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Clayton Short
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Garden soybeans aim for home gardeners across nation
Richard Bernard, professor emeritus at the University of Minors, ships garden soybeans to gardeners from California to North Carolina. More than 400 requests show growing interest in edible soybeans as a healthy alternative. BernardCrossbreeding Illinois beans with Asian varieties yielded at least six larger types. The beans can be eaten fresh, frozen, or dried and used like other beans, with boiling rather than presoaking. Cary Howrey markets the beans in Champaign Urbana, appealing to Asian communities and health-minded parents. Planting can continue into late June or early July.
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Bernard
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Cary Howrey
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Hey Wait a Minute in Rural Policy and Wheat Trade Echoes
A reflective column blends rural life and policy critique, noting how fast shifts in technology, ethanol adoption, and wheat marketing reshape farming. It cites MTBE controversy in California, a Georgia wheat buyer asserting bread blends favor hard red winter, and debates over minimum desirable streamflow affecting irrigation and ecology.
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Manhattan
Georgia
U.S
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