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‘Mr. Secretary, We’ve Found Your Beef’

“Mr. Secretary, the beef from your state has found its destination.” – Jeong Min Park, U.S. Meat Export Federation That we found Kansas-processed beef in Han Jung, South Korea really wasn’t a surprise. But it took some searching; we actually … Continue reading

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We follow a filmmaker’s dream, plus patent disputes and our Sale of the Week from Finney County. In the past few years, we’ve enjoyed getting to know Jay Kriss, a filmmaker whose ancestry traces back to Thomas County. Jay’s grandfather, … Continue reading

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An Ode to Oreos: Milk’s Favorite Wheat Food

On March 6, the Oreo celebrated its 100th birthday. To mark the occasion, Nabisco launched a special edition of the world’s most popular cookie, with “Birthday Cake” cream filling between the two ubiquitous chocolate wafers. In the Kansas Wheat office, … Continue reading

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Airplanes and agriculture have been good to Kansas. So have Girl Scout cookies. Kansas is widely known for two major industries: agriculture and airplanes. Certainly, with Boeing’s announcement Jan. 3 that it would close its Wichita plant, our status as the … Continue reading

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