Agriculture is a vital part of the High Plains. It's engrained in the culture, economy, history, and environment. Agland provides farmers and ranchers news and information, and it also reflects that lifestyle out to the world.
Hosts Amy Bickel and Kathy Hanks bring you the stories of the people and small towns making a difference.
Amy Bickel's roots began in Gypsum, Kansas. She graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in agricultural communications. She's been covering Kansas agriculture for over 15 years. Recently, she's been chronicling Kansas' dead towns. She has a passion for telling stories centered on Kansas agriculture, rural life, and history. Email her with news, photos, and other information at abickel@hutchnews.com or call (800)-766-3311 Ext 320.
Kathy Hanks spent more than 20 years on a farm in western Kansas. She's been telling the stories of Kansans for more than three decades. She interviews people everywhere she goes -- from the pilot to Timbuktu or the person taking her order at Taco Bell. She says everyone has a story to tell, and she wants to hear yours. Email her with news and stories at khanks@hutchnews.com or call (800) 766-3311 Ext. 348.
Agland is a partnership of The Hutchinson News and High Plains Public Radio.
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When Yuriy Drubinskiy was flying his DGI Phantom Vision II Plus drone over Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City recently, he was surprised to see a warning…
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From Kansas Agland:Most of the wheat and weeds are inactive during cold weather; however, that can quickly change in the Midwest. While broadleaf weeds…
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Swaths of western Kansas saw a rise in unemployment over the past year, reports Kansas Agland. The increased jobless rate was concentrated in northwest…
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A Kansas grain cooperative has been fined by the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing safety…
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Two cattle mutilation cases in McPherson and Harvey counties have law enforcement officials still searching for answers – even delving into cases from…
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From Kansas Agland:ELKHART – The Cimarron National Grassland implemented an emergency closure of part of its property in December after seven cattle were…
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From Kansas Agland:For ranchers Stanley and Carol Post, the recent mystery on the central Kansas prairie conjures up memories of their own bovine…
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From Kansas Agland:Editor's note: This story published Aug. 15, 2010.DIGHTON - One can see for miles across the flat High Plains. There are few houses.…
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From Kansas Agland:WICHITA – Members of the Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) approved resolutions on animal identification, taxes, noxious weeds and…
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From Kansas Agland:With “bulletproof” weeds like palmer amaranth and kochia becoming ever more resistant across the Great Plains, farmers must focus on…