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Southwest District FFA welcomes new chapters 

Three new FFA chapters are on the books in southwest Kansas. Spearville, Kinsley-Offerle and Pawnee Heights are three of eight new FFA chapters in Kansas for the 2025-26 school year. Read More

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FFA chapters seeing growth in Kansas 

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Cattle outlook: Peel predicts more high prices, tight supplies for 2026 

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Stretch your winter feed supply by renting acres for stockpiled fescue

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Lesser prairie-chicken removed from endangered species list 

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