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The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks recently released 40 alligator snapping turtles in southeast Kansas. The reintroductions are part of a larger effort to sustain the alligator snapping turtle population in the U.S. Flatland is your local nonprofit news source powered by Kansas City PBS and committed to providing context and solutions to ...
Greg Trial and Jim Finke started Missouri Coast Fisheries to catch invasive carp and sell products derived from the fish. Now, they have an agreement with the Missouri Department of Conservation to fish for carp commercially in the Platte River. As part of their agreement, Missouri Coast Fisheries is also testing a new net that takes advantage of t ...
What if we made meat production local again? Callicrate Cattle Co. and Ranch Foods Direct share their model of on-farm slaughter and direct-to-consumer sales. Flatland is your local nonprofit news source powered by Kansas City PBS and committed to providing context and solutions to some of our region’s biggest challenges. https://www.flatlandk ...
The New Roots farmer training program is a four-year apprenticeship with Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas and Cultivate KC.
Patchwork Family Farms provides vital links in the local food chain, relieving farmers from the stress of processing, packaging and marketing to customers.
Urban educator Carl Boyd has spent most of his life connecting with young people, most notably through the long-running radio program "Generation Rap."
Pastor Cassandra Wainright became the first female president of the Concerned Clergy Coalition of Kansas City. Watch her story on "Passing the Baton."
Senior U.S. District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan Jr. reflects on a long, groundbreaking legal career as part of our "Passing the Baton" series.
Cattle rancher Mike Callicrate is rethinking the food chain. He embraces a sustainable approach to raising, processing and selling meat directly to consumers.
Kansas City filmmakers Lolo Loren and Patrick Poe discuss how to provoke laughter in comedies such as "Almost, Sorta, Maybe" and "Vegan Apocalypse."
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