JANZEN FAMILY FARMS

Big-picture update:  This is the first newsletter from Janzen Family Farms in two years. During that time much has happened, some a continuation of same old, same old; other developments represent change. The farm is still a “mixed grain and livestock” operation. The farm is a C-corp with family members owning stock shares in the company. John remains the president; Chuck Regier is JFF secretary; an informal board of family members meets regularly to discuss and shape policy.

A sign of life from this enterprise seems appropriate as we reach the end of 2022 and look forward to 2023. Central Kansas farming, as always, is an adventure. April to June were among the wettest months we’ve experienced; July through September were among the driest we’ve experienced. Fortunately, the abundant rain yielded a bumper first cutting of our new 46-acre organic alfalfa field. Our organic wheat, harvested in June, also did well. By contrast, with rain ending in Jun

Greetings! These four beautiful beeves, as seen in the above photo on Janzen Family Farms brome, have been grazing on our pastures for just over two years. That means a new supply of our marbled, tender JFF grass-fed beef will be available for you soon! To that end, we have four processing slots reserved at Peabody Sausage House—two in November and two in December. Amid the pandemic, demand has been high, so please order soon to secure your portion. Locker purchases (in which

Dear Friends and Customers, The double rainbow over Janzen Family Farms earlier this summer provides a hint of sunshine and hope after a year fraught with a global pandemic and a chaotic and poisonous political season. Covid-19 not only disrupted our travel plans, it shaped the way we lived and conducted our daily and weekly affairs. We began limiting our encounters with others and became especially cautions when we went out for grocery shopping and visits to banks and stores