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Peru’s ag minister visits Indiana to discuss trade expansion

Peru and the U.S. continue to enhance trade between the two countries.   Through his interpreter, Director of Agriculture H.E. Ángel Manuel Manero Campos says the two countries have established a long-standing relationship. “Right now we import about $15 billion,” he said. “The countries complement...

Christmas tree farms open for virtual visits

How do you grow a Christmas tree? It’s a story farmers have started sharing with students this season. Real Christmas Tree Board Executive Director Marsha Gray tells Brownfield, “So many young people are so far removed from a farm they don’t live in a...

Philippines trade mission visits West-Central Ohio farm

The director of market development for Ohio Corn and Wheat says the U.S. Grains Council Export Exchange is an opportunity to build trade relationships with other countries. Wendy Osborn says they recently hosted a delegation from the Philippines. “Their population has doubled,” she says....

Huntington University agriculture visits Guatemala

A professor at Huntington University says expanding access to healthy food options was one of the priorities of a recent mission trip to Guatemala.   Jessica Graves says graduate students were helping farmers find long-term solutions. “Rabbits, poultry projects and also some larger greenhouses as we partnered with...

American Legion National Commander Visits Sterling

By Lucky Kidd STERLING, Kan. — American Legion National Commander James A. LaCoursiere, Jr. is visiting ten American Legion posts this week as he tours Central and Western Kansas. One of his stops was at Arden McKee Post...

Senator Marshall Visits Barclay College Nursing Program

By the Office of U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. HAVILAND, Kan. — U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. toured Barclay College’s new nursing program. The college in Haviland has the only 4-year nursing school program in Southwest Kansas and is...