It's a slow week around here. Everyone is gearing up for Christmas. Jenni and Kylene hash out office gift exchange ideas, and we catch up with the headlines you might have missed while you were out shopping for those presents!

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It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta talk about soil health! Jenni and Kylene are back with an extended interview of Jessica Gnad, HPJ's Soil Health Content Consultant. We chat about her journey to soil health and a little about what we might expect at the upcoming Soil Health U Jan. 22 and 23, 2020, at the Tony's Pizza Events Center in Salina, Kansas. 

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Jenni and Kylene are back in the studio this week. We talk Christmas baking, tree preferences and the eternal question—lights or blow up lawn displays? Lacey Newlin has an interview with National Cotton Council's Craig Brown about the US Cotton Trust Protocol from our Cotton U. And Kylene chats with Kansas Livestock Association Past President Barb Downey at the organization's 125th anniversary. 

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In this week's episode, Jenni and Kylene talk turkey and thankfulness. Most of the staff of High Plains Journal share what they're thankful for and why in this pre-Thanksgiving release.

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This week Jenni and Kylene discuss Thanksgiving preparation, the Big Boy train rolling through Kansas and bring in Web Editor Shauna Rumbaugh to discuss brain gain and what it means to rural Americans. They also discuss the stories you might have missed in the Nov. 18 High Plains Journal.

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Jenni and Kylene chat about fall chores around the farm and helping kids find their place in a cattle operation. They also discuss music, property taxes and the stories you might have missed in the Nov. 11 High Plains Journal.

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Jenni and Kylene chat with NASA astronaut Nick Hague. Hague, a Hoxie, Kansas native returned Oct. 3 from a mission at the International Space Station where he spent 203 days in space. He paints a picture of his experience and lets them in on some of the experiments he worked on.

Plus the news headlines from the week and Kylene with markets.

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Jenni and Kylene talk about Halloween happenings and the national FFA Convention. Jenni also listened in on an announcement from USDA regarding the establishment of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. This program was required by the 2018 farm bill and will create a consistent regulatory framework for hemp production in the U.S.

Plus the news headlines from the week and Kylene with markets.

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Jenni and Kylene talk about what’s happening at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. About 350 water rights holders and concerned citizens gathered Oct. 21 over the course of two meetings in St. John, Kansas. They flooded the small town to hear the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Water Resources plan to address the impairment complaint filed on behalf of Quivira.

Plus the news headlines from the week and Kylene with markets.

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Jenni and Kylene talk about all the changes happening at High Plains Journal. After 25 years at the helm of editor and most recently publisher, Holly Martin is leaving to be the director of communications at the American Angus Association. The pair later chat with Holly and Dave Bergmeier, who will take over as editor. 

Plus the news headlines from the week and Kylene with markets.

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