Tag: sustainability
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Where Corn Don’t Grow
I lived in the Flint Hills, which are nestled in the middle of Kansas as part of the Tallgrass Prairie, for nine years. I truly believe that Kansas is the most beautiful place on Earth and if you’ve ever driven through the Flint Hills, you’ll probably agree it’s a downright gorgeous place. And it’s ideal…
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Wind Farming: Refreshing Breeze or Hot Air?
If you have ever driven through a windy region of the U.S. — mid-to-western Oklahoma, eastern Washington, ALL of Kansas — you’ve probably noticed a few of these peppered throughout the landscape. If you didn’t know, these giant windmills are more commonly known as “wind turbines” and when they are grouped together in large quantities like this,…
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Sustainability: Easy to Say, Difficult to Define
Cattle grazing in large pastures that have been in the same family for generations – that’s verysustainable, in my opinion. Sustainability is a buzz-word and news topic that is not going away anytime soon; remember the green movement? Well, now we’ve surpassed a movement and plowed full steam ahead into a reformation of the way…
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Earth Day for Ranchers
It’s Earth Day so I’m doing Wordless Wednesday a bit early this week, hence the words 🙂 We produce a lot of beef in the U.S. and we do it through sustainable practices that allow us to pass down farms and ranches from generation to generation. The Ninja’s family farm has been in ownership by the…
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