Flying W Ranch

17/09/2024

07/09/2024

02/09/2024

Check out this month’s New Agrarian Newsletter! We hear from the New Agrarian Program’s Holly Napier on the power of observation.

“The skill of observation is deeply rooted in regenerative agriculture. As farmers, ranchers, and stewards of the land, we observe the soil’s ground cover, what plants our livestock are eating and when they are eating them, the effects large rain events and droughts have on the land and the forage. We can challenge ourselves by observing natural patterns and mimicking nature in our operations. These observations shape our understanding of the ecological systems surrounding us and help us make wise decisions in caring for the land, animals, and ourselves.”

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23/08/2024

Update.
All of our 2024 beef is SOLD! THANK YOU to all of our customers!!
Attention Split H beef customers!
If you haven't contacted us to RSVP your 2024 half or whole beef please do so soon.
We have less than FIVE beef left that haven't been spoken for!
Thank you all for your continued business.
Gregg and Kristy

05/07/2024

Pioneer Bluffs has a new Operations Director!

Sammy Jo Peterson has been named the first Operations Director of this nonprofit, historical Flint Hills ranch.

“We have gone through an exhaustive search and are excited to have Sammy Jo’s enthusiasm, knowledge of agriculture, community relationships, and eagerness,” said Nancy Mattke, Board President. “She will do great in spreading our mission to preserve and share Flint Hills ranching heritage.”

As a Chase County native, Peterson has been immersed in the agriculture of the Flint Hills from an early age. Her upbringing consists of backgrounding thousands of cattle in pens throughout the winter and on grass during the summer. She has spent most of her life on horseback checking cattle in pastures - including doctoring sick ones, putting mineral out, fixing fence, and maintaining the health of the prairie.

“I am grateful for the opportunity to take on this new role at Pioneer Bluffs,” Peterson said. “Since graduating college and moving back, I have been searching for my “place” in this community that has always been my home – and I have found it.”

Peterson decided to return to her roots after playing collegiate basketball for five years at Tabor College. After graduating from Tabor in 2023 with a Masters in Business Administration, she was named the Assistant Coach for the girls’ basketball team at Chase County High School. Peterson has also served as an Outrider at the Symphony in the Flint Hills Signature Event for seven years.

“Back in 2010, I had the privilege of speaking to the Kansas House of Representatives in order to help name Little Bluestem as the state grass of Kansas,” Peterson said. “Little did I know that I would be in a position now to be able to continue spread the knowledge of agriculture, the importance of the Flint Hills, and the mission of Pioneer Bluffs to preserve the ranching heritage.”

Peterson will be at Pioneer Bluffs most weekdays and weekend events. Visitors are invited to stop in and get to know her. She can be reached at 620-753-3484 (call or text) or [email protected].

25/06/2024

30/04/2024

Stories From the Farm and Ranch

16/04/2024

RTK is happy to announce a wonderful opportunity to document history. RTK was recently awarded a cultural preservation grant from Humanities Kansas to fund a collaboration with Mark Feiden, on his project Emil Redmon’s Cow—Stories from the Farm and Ranch.

This grant will expand on his project and introduce the Grassland Conservation Series. It will consist of a set of interviews that have a special focus on grassland conservation and stewardship.

RTK conservation easement owner, Jim Hoy, was interviewed for Emil Redmon's Cow in 2020. Jim has been an important advisor to the project since its inception.

Learn more about the project at www.MarkFeiden.com
Or sign up for our newsletters to learn more: www.ranchlandtrustofkansas.org

19/09/2023

I will be giving a presentation on Saturday September 23rd at 1pm at the McBride Studio in Matfieldgreen KS about the trip my Father and I took a few years ago to Kyrgyzstan.

19/09/2023

06/09/2023

16/06/2023

17/05/2023

Join cowboy songster Andy Hedges and special guests, Boots O’Neal, Randy Rieman, Dave Stamey, Red Steagall, and Andy Wilkinson for a day of Western storytelling, song and poetry at the inaugural Ranch Verse on Saturday, Aug. 5 in Lubbock, Texas.

16/05/2023

I'm thrilled to announce that I am partnering with the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas, to present an annual event featuring poetry, song, storytelling, and special presentations of ranching culture, including an onstage Cowboy Crossroads interview.

For our inaugural event I'll be joined by Red Steagall, Dave Stamey, Andy Wilkinson, Boots O'Neal, and Randy Rieman.

Put August 5th on your calendar and join us for Ranch Verse! More information here: https://ranchingheritage.org/nrhc-events/ranchverse/

Poster by Dirk Fowler.

08/02/2023

It’s finally time! If you haven’t heard much from us it’s because we’ve been hiding in the hills working on our latest album. It’s done! And we can’t wait to share with you! Come celebrate with us February 18th

17/12/2022

06/12/2022

The University Press of Kansas (UPK) is excited to launch The Lyda Conley Series on Trailblazing Indigenous Futures. Using Conley’s extraordinary life and work as a framework, this series features…

30/11/2022

Toxic algal bloom threaten livestock and disrupt recreation. Despite efforts to combat them, it looks as though they are here to stay.

11/11/2022

Vaughn-Roth Land Brokers

02/11/2022

We know that friends and neighbors in the Kansas ag community take care of each other; don't hesitate to reach out if you see someone who is struggling. On National , know that there is help out there. Find resources at KansasAgStress.org.

01/11/2022

Did you know….there’s no smoking at Konza Prairie.

This is what happens when someone tosses a cigarette into tinder-dry prairie: