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The KANSAS KONTACT:
The Kansas Kontact is KFU’s official publication. Individual issues are available as PDF downloads and most articles can be read online.


KFU Board of Directors Statement on Data Centers
Since 1907, Kansas Farmers Union has worked to protect and enhance the economic interests and quality of life for family farmers, ranchers, and their communities. The moral and ethical decisions made by individuals and governments have an impact on our daily lives, and on the lives of future generations. Farmers Union’s policy strives to ensure those decisions maintain a just and ethical basis. Our policy also addresses the use of our natural resources and environment wit
Apr 171 min read


Walker to lead Homegrown Prosperity Rural Co-op Work
Kara Walker will lead the cooperative education and development work of the Homegrown Prosperity project over the next two years. MCPHERSON - Kara Walker has been hired by Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) as their new Cooperative Engagement & Outreach Specialist. She will lead the efforts of the Homegrown Prosperity project led by KFU, Missouri Farmers Union, Common Ground Producers & Growers, and NCBA CLUSA. Walker will graduate in May with her Master of Science in Horticulture wi
Apr 62 min read


KFU Members Attend NFU Convention
KFU members participating in the 124th National Farmers Union Convention include: Front row (L to R) Jazelle Thomas, Donna Pearson McClish, Nick Levendofsky, Sheryl Giessel, Tom Giessel, and Scott Kohl. Back row (L to R) Donn Teske, Kathy Teske, Lisa Teske Spevacek, Kate Giessel, Sheila Kjellberg, James Bowden, and Amanda Lindahl. NEW ORLEANS – Fifteen Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) members were among the 500 farmers and ranchers from throughout the nation who gathered in New Orl
Mar 143 min read


KFU encouraged by Food for Peace move to USDA
Kansas Farmers Union (KFU), longtime supporter of P.L. 480 Food for Peace, is pleased to learn that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has reached an interagency agreement with the U.S. State Department to take on the work of Food for Peace. Food for Peace, once part of the now defunct U.S. Agency for International Development, was defunded as part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts in early 2025. Following the cut to F
Jan 202 min read


Kansas, Missouri orgs partner with NCBA CLUSA to build cooperative paths to rural prosperity
MCPHERSON, KS - Kansas Farmers Union, Missouri Farmers Union, Common Ground Producers & Growers, and NCBA CLUSA are pleased to announce that the associations have received support to launch the Homegrown Prosperity initiative, a two-year effort focused on expanding cooperative education, readiness and early-stage development opportunities for rural communities in Kansas and Missouri. This project is supported in part by a 2025 grant from the Patterson Family Foundation . The
Dec 22, 20252 min read
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