Fourth time’s a charm

Mar 11, 2026
Mar 11, 2026

Glenn Brunkow

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If at first you do not succeed, you should try again and again and again.

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Glenn Brunkow is a fifth-generation farmer in the Northern Flint Hills of Pottawatomie County in Kansas. He was a county Extension educator for 19 years before returning to farm and ranch full time. He can be reached at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.