Twelve-Year-Old Cowgirl Sets Sights Well Beyond Runner-Up Rodeo Rookie Award
Cowboys better watch out. This 12-year-old cowgirl is nothing to be taken lightly as she backs into the roping box. Well, every cowboy or cowgirl of any age or level of rodeo competition has learned they must take heed whenever the name Caxton Martin shows up on the entry list. Without exception, if the Alma, […]
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Life’s tensions are serious matter
“They don’t have a worry in the world.” That’s the way it might seem to others, but everybody has concerns that continue to bear on their life. To some, “stress” is considered an overused cliché, yet in reality it is one of the biggest problems in society.
Winter Wonderland of Crafts Offers Unique Homemade Christmas Gifts
Christmas gifts can again have the most special meaning. As shoppers have been crowding mainstream chain stores selecting gifts just like hundreds of others will open on Christmas Eve, there is now an opportunity to buy a unique present for loved ones, and the purchase will even benefit a worthy group.
Cautiousness the safest way
“It was exactly the same place where that spotted mare bucked him off 35 years ago.” Ambrose perked his ears abruptly to the southeast. We looked that way, initially thought it was two cedar trees at the corner, but then they moved. Our mount started sidestepping and taking ahold of the bit.
Old World Bluestem Invasion Of Native Grasslands Topic Of Miltonvale Meeting December 5
Native grasslands are being invaded by yet another menace. Some would contend this intruder is one of its own, and it truly does seem to be. As a surprise to most unaware cattle producers, what is simply called Old World Bluestem is becoming an increasing problem, while reducing stocking capacity in pasturelands across northeast Kansas.
Yearend United Rodeo Association Champions Crowned Following 50th Finals Rodeo
It was a time of celebrating, reminiscing and great Western action and entertainment when cowboys and cowgirls from throughout the Midwest came to Topeka recently. “The 50th yearend finals of the United Rodeo Association drew the stiffest competition ever from nine states and was deemed a huge success from every angle,” verified Muff McGee, association […]
Farmers’ Best Friend Retires His Writings For Nation’s Most Essential Industry
The most profound spokesman for farmers has rested his pen. That is an understatement. One of the most knowledgeable, straight-forward spokespersons for farm and ranch profitably, land, water and air conservation, livestock rights, and still the proudest American, genuinely concerned for its future, yet with the utmost wisdom, love for family, life and the deepest […]
Year End United Rodeo Association Champions Crowned Following 50th Finals Rodeo
It was a time of celebrating, reminiscing and great Western action and entertainment when cowboys and cowgirls from throughout the Midwest came to Topeka recently. “The 50th year end finals of the United Rodeo Association drew the stiffest competition ever from nine states and was deemed a huge success from every angle,” verified Muff McGee, […]
Feed Yard Operator Credited For Working To Improve Beef Industry Profitability
Warren Weibert, a 1969 graduate of Kansas State University, was recently honored as the 2013 K-State Animal Sciences & Industry Distinguished Alumnus. Growing up on a family farm near Durham, Weibert insisted: “Cattle have been my life. I’ve always known feeding cattle was what I wanted to do.”