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2024 NFL Draft: Every first-round pick in Kansas City Chiefs history

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The Kansas City Chiefs are the NFL’s newest dynasty after securing back-to-back Super Bowl championships in 2022 and 2023.

Few teams in league history have found the kind of sustained success that Kansas City has attained in recent seasons, and the Chiefs’ utter dominance can be attributed to their ability to identify and acquire talent through the draft.

This year, Kansas City will have the No. 32 selection in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, a spot that the Chiefs have grown accustomed to occupying. Last time they held the last pick in Round 1, Kansas City chose running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who helped carry the load for the Chiefs offense through two of their three Super Bowl wins in the Patrick Mahomes era.

Check out every other player selected by Kansas City in the first round of the NFL draft throughout Chiefs history below to see what kind of company the team’s 2024 pick will find themselves in:

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Nov 23, 1967; Kansas City, MO, USA; FILE PHOTO; Oakland Raiders quarterback George Blanda (16) looks to throw as Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Gene Trosch (74) at Municipal Stadium.Oakland defeated Kansas City 44-22. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 11,1970; New Orleans, LA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Kansas City Chiefs guard Mo Moorman (76) block for quarterback Len Dawson (16) against the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV at Tulane Stadium. The Chiefs defeated the Vikings 23-7. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons- USA TODAY Sports

Unknown date and location; USA; FILE PHOTO; Kansas City Chiefs running back Ed Podolak (14) carries the ball with offensive guard George Daney (60) against San Diego Chargers defensive end Tom Williams (87). Mandatory Credit: Rod Hanna-USA TODAY Sports

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Nov 1, 1970; Kansas City, MO, USA; FILE PHOTO; Oakland Raiders receiver Fred Biletnikokf catches a pass defended by Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Jim Marsalis (40) at Municipal Stadium. The teams played to a 17-17 tie. Mandatory Credit: Rod Hanna-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 30, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; A general view of a Kansas City Chiefs helmet against the Cincinnati Bengals before the AFC Championship game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

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Dec. 25, 1971; Kansas City, MO, USA; FILE PHOTO; Kansas City Chiefs receiver Elmo Wright (17) does a dance after scoring on a play that was nullified against the Miami Dolphins at Municipal Stadium during the 1971 AFC Divisional Playoff game. Miami won 27-24 in two overtime periods in the longest game ever played in the NFL. Mandatory Credit: Rod Hanna-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 1, 1972; Miami, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Jeff Kinney (35) takes a handoff from quarterback Jerry Tagge (14) during the 1972 Orange Bowl game. Nebraska defeated Alabama 38-6. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Sep 20, 2009; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs helmet on the field during the game against the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports

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Dec 1, 1974; St. Louis, MO, USA; FILE PHOTO; St. Louis Cardinals defensive tackle Bob Rowe (75) in action against Kansas City Chiefs running back Woody Green (27) and quarterback Len Dawson (16) at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit Herb Weitman-USA TODAY Sports

Dec 8, 2013; Landover, MD, USA; General view of Kansas City Chiefs helmet before the game against the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

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Aug 17, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Kansas City Chiefs helmets lay on the sidelines during the game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Aug 28, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; A Kansas City Chiefs helmet sits on the sidelines during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

KANSAS CITY, MO – May 13: The helmet of Matt Szymanski #14 of the Kansas City Chiefs lays on the field during the Kansas City Chiefs Minicamp on May 13, 2012 at the Chiefs Training Facility in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)

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Aug 10, 1991; St. Louis, MO, USA; FILE PHOTO; Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Mike Bell (99) on the sideline against the New York Jets at Busch Stadium during the 1991 preseason. Mandatory Credit: Herb Weitman-USA TODAY NETWORK

Oct 7, 1979; Cincinnati, OH, USA; FILE PHOTO; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Steve Fuller (4) in action against the Cincinnati Bengals at Riverfront Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY NETWORK

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KANSAS CITY, MO – APRIL 28: Brad Budde (L) and his father, Ed Budde, both former players with the Kansas City Chiefs, walk onto the stage during the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft at Union Station on April 28, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

KANSAS CITY, MO – OCTOBER 24: Detail of a Kansas City Chiefs helmet during the game against the Atlanta Falcons on October 24, 2004 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Falcons 56-10. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Tennessee receiver Anthony Hancock celebrates his 47-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Steve Alatorre. Tennessee struggled in defeating Georgia Tech 23-10 before 50,127 at Grant Field in Atlanta Oct. 11, 1980.

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TUSCALOOSA – OCTOBER 17: ESPN TV analyst Todd Blackledge walks on the field before the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on October 17, 2009. The Crimson Tide beat the Gamecocks 20-6. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)

Aug 10, 1991; St. Louis, MO, USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Jets offensive linemen Jeff Criswell (69) and Mike Haight (79) in action against Kanas City Chiefs defensive end Bill Maas (63) at Busch Stadium during the 1991 preseason. Mandatory Credit: Herb Weitman-USA TODAY NETWORK

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Sep 5, 1993; Tampa, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Kansas City Chiefs tackle John Alt (76) against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports

Nov 17, 1991; Los Angeles, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Raiders tight end Ethan Horton (88) in action against Seattle Seahawks defensive back Brian Davis (34) at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Long Photography-USA TODAY NETWORK

KANSAS CITY – DECEMBER 2: A view of a Kansas City Cheifs helmet that displays Sean Taylors #21 on it during the NFL game against the San Diego Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium on December 2, 2007 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Aug 19, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; A Kansas City Chiefs helmet sits on the bench during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports

8 Sep 1996: Defensive lineman Neil Smith of the Kansas City Chiefs in action during the Chiefs 19-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn /Allsport

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14 Dec 1997: Outside lineback Derrick Thomas #58 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates during a game against the San Diego Chargers at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The Chiefs defeated the Chargers 29-7. Mandatory Credit: Jed Jacobsohn /

Percy Snow #48, Linebacker for the Michigan State Spartans during the NCAA Big Ten Conference college football game against the University of Miami Hurricanes on 30th September 1989 at the Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. The Miami Hurricanes won the game 26 – 20. (Photo by Brian Masck/Allsport/Getty Images)

Sep 5, 1993; Tampa, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Kansas City Chiefs full back Kimble Anders (38) and Harvey Williams (44) in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY NETWORK

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Feb 1, 1998; Honolulu, HI, USA; FILE PHOTO; AFC running back Dale Carter (34) of the Kansas City Chiefs on the field against the NFC during 1998 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium. Mandatory Credit: VJ Lovero-USA TODAY NETWORK

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85. Matt Herkenhoff, OT, 1976-1985: Herkenhoff was selected by the Chiefs in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL Draft, but he initially opted to play in the rival World Football League. After the WFL folded, he signed with the Chiefs and started 122 games for them during his 10-season NFL career. He was a staple at left tackle from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He was known as an adaptable and dependable player that ultimately outplayed his draft position. (Photo by Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)

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PONTIAC, : Detroit Lions from left Gus Frerotte (L), Greg Hill, Johnnie Morton and Robert Porcher get to sample FOX TV’s Jon Madden’s surgically altered turkey after their game against the Chicago Bears 25 November 1999 in Pontiac, Michigan. The Lions beat the Bears 21-17. AFP PHOTO/Jeff KOWALSKY (Photo credit should read JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Dec 29, 2019; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; A general view of a Kansas City Chiefs helmet during the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

97. Jerome Woods, S, 1996-2005: A fixture of the Chiefs secondary for the better part of 10 seasons, Woods was a fiery competitor. He knew how to lay the wood, recording five consecutive seasons with over 75 total tackles from 1997 to 2001. His solo tackle numbers rank No. 11 in Chiefs history. (Photo by Jamie Squire / Getty Images)

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KANSAS CITY, MO – OCTOBER 31: Tight end Tony Gonzalez #88 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after scoring his second touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts on October 31, 2004 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Colts 45-35. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

30 Sep 2001: Dorian Boose #72 of the Washington Redskins goes head to head against Victor Rilet #66 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the game at the FedEx Field in Landover Maryland. The Chiefs defeated the Redskins 45-13.Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /Allsport

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KANSAS CITY, MO – SEPTEMBER 15: Tackle John Tait of the Kansas City Chiefs looks at the scoreboard as the Jacksonville Jaguars run out the clock in the fourth quarter on September 15, 2002, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Jaguars defeated the Chiefs 23-16. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

24 Sep 2000: Sylvester Morris #84 of the Kansas City Chiefs goes head-to-head against Terrell Buckley #27 of the Denver Broncos during the game at the Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Chiefs defeated the Broncos 24-22.Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport

Nov 15, 2009; Oakland, CA, USA; A Dallas Texans helmet at the AFC legacy game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Oakland Raiders at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports

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Oct 1, 2006; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle (90) Ryan Sims pressures San Francisco 49ers quarterback (11) Alex Smith in the second half at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. The Chiefs won the game 41-0. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 John Rieger

Nov 23, 2006; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back (27) Larry Johnson is tackled by Denver Broncos cornerback (24) Champ Bailey in the second half at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. Kansas City won 19-10. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2006 John Rieger

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1972; Unknown location, USA; FILE PHOTO; Detail of Kansas City Chiefs cleats and helmets on the sideline. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports

Jan 6, 2018; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs inside linebacker Derrick Johnson (56) enters the field during player introductions before the game against the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at Arrowhead stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Nov 15, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) runs out of the pocket under pressure from Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Tamba Hali (91) during the first half at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

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November 12, 2012; Pittsburgh , PA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (82) runs the ball after a catch against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second half of the game at Heinz Field. The Steelers won the game, 16-13, in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jason Bridge-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 17, 2010; Houston, TX, USA; Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Glenn Dorsey (72) in action against the Houston Texans in the first quarter at Reliant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

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KANSAS CITY, MO – NOVEMBER 13: Offensive tackle Branden Albert #76 of the Kansas City Chiefs blocks linebacker Von Miller #58 of the Denver Broncos during the first half on November 13, 2011 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Denver defeated Kansas City 17-10. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

Dec 22, 2013; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Tyson Jackson (94) celebrates after a tackle in the first half against the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium. The Colts won 23-7. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

KANSAS CITY, MO – JANUARY 09: Safety Eric Berry #29 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after breaking up a pass to tight end Todd Heap #86 of the Baltimore Ravens in the endzone during their 2011 AFC wild card playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 9, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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KANSAS CITY, MO – OCTOBER 07: Jon Baldwin #89 of the Kansas City Chiefs flips over after having a pass knocked away by Jimmy Smith #22 of the Baltimore Ravens early in the fourth quarter on October 07, 2012 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)

KANSAS CITY, MO – OCTOBER 07: Dontari Poe #92 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates after breaking up a play against the Baltimore Ravens offense in the fourth quarter on October 07, 2012 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JANUARY 12: Eric Fisher #72 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates the 51-31 win over the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional playoff game Arrowhead Stadium on January 12, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

KANSAS CITY, MO – NOVEMBER 11: Dee Ford #55 of the Kansas City Chiefs begins to rush the passer during the second half of the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Arrowhead Stadium on November 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

KANSAS CITY, MP – JANUARY 15: Cornerback Marcus Peters #22 of the Kansas City Chiefs checks his aligment with an official prior turnover a play against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter of the game in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 15, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Dec 5, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; A general view of a Kansas City Chiefs helmet against the Denver Broncos before the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan 24, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; A general view of a Kansas City Chiefs helmet before the AFC Championship Game against the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

MIAMI, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 02: Details of Kansas City Chiefs helmet before Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium on February 02, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Nov 8, 2020; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (25) warms up before a game against the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

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KANSAS CITY, MO – May 13: The helmet of Matt Szymanski #14 of the Kansas City Chiefs lays on the field during the Kansas City Chiefs Minicamp on May 13, 2012 at the Chiefs Training Facility in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)

Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie (22) breaks up a pass intended for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) in the first quarter in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – DECEMBER 24: George Karlaftis #56 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Geno Smith #7 of the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter at Arrowhead Stadium on December 24, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

Sep 17, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) runs with the ball chased by Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah (97) in the second quarter at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

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To save their soil, Kansas tribe shifts to regenerative agriculture—and transforms their farms

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To save their soil, Kansas tribe shifts to regenerative agriculture—and transforms their farms


Bee farmer Jimmy Lunsford handles a hive at Ioway Bee Farm, the largest tribal apiary in North America. Credit: Mark Birnbaum Productions / American Heart Association

When one of the elders in the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska asked if he could keep bees on the reservation, Tim Rhodd’s answer was straightforward: “Absolutely.”

Soon, the bees started buzzing in the alfalfa fields. Then they started pollinating.

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Then they all died.

“Once we started looking into it, we found there was a chemical (class) called neonicotinoid that caused the death of these bees,” said Rhodd, the tribe’s chairperson. “That was the very, very first part of what I had seen that we were doing things wrong.”

Facing the reality that their soil was contaminated—and the realization that the same harmful insecticides that killed the bees would be bad for them, too—the Ioway started questioning their farming practices.

After receiving a grant in 2019, the tribe switched its farming operations from monocropping—growing one plant in the same soil, year after year—to regenerative agriculture, a process designed to promote biodiversity and soil health by minimizing disturbances and maintaining living roots as much as possible.

By caring for a rotation of diverse crops throughout the year—rather than controlling the soil year-round for just one seasonal crop—farmers eliminate the need for herbicides and pesticides.

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Moving away from monocropping is as much a challenge to standard practice as it is a physical feat. The so-called Green Revolution in the 1960s changed industrial farming to address food shortages by ushering in the extensive use of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. Working to improve the yield of a single crop became the norm, thanks in part to profitability and operational efficiency.

But monocropping has been shown to damage soil health, and farmers’ reliance on pesticides and herbicides can harm pollinators and water supplies while insects and weeds rapidly develop resistance to the chemicals.

“Just monocropping, eventually you use up all of your nutrients,” said Olivia Brien, tribe member and its director of communications. “And what happens is that you run out of the nutrients to grow good food, so then you’d have a desert. It becomes a desert.”

The tribe’s Ioway Farms operation has implemented regenerative practices and indigenous methods across 2,400 acres of row crop production and 2,500 acres of pastureland in rural northeast Kansas, near White Cloud. The tribe runs Ioway Farms along with several other ventures—including a bee farm, a seed company, a hemp farm and an orchard that includes pears, peaches, plums and apples.

The farm generates vital revenue for the tribe and helps the Ioway, also known as the Báxoje, reconnect with their culture—and the land. The tribe found historical evidence that diverse irrigation processes mimicking a more natural system had been in place on the land within the past 200 years.

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To save their soil, Kansas tribe shifts to regenerative agriculture—and transforms their farms
Lance Foster, tribal historic preservation officer and former vice chair for the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, stands atop a burial mound site dating from 1200 to 1400. Credit: Walter Johnson Jr./American Heart Association

“Holism is about everything being parts of the whole,” said Lance Foster, tribal historic preservation officer and former vice chair of the tribe. “You cannot have health without the land. You cannot have good food without the land. The Ioway don’t have a word for wilderness, because to us, it wasn’t wild. It was our home.”

The tribe also started practicing adaptive multi-paddock grazing, a system of managing livestock to mimic the constantly moving herds that once roamed the prairies so that their grazing patterns encourage more biodiversity in the soil.

“Once we have our healthy soils, we’ll be able to have healthy plants, healthy animals, healthy humans,” Rhodd said.

That includes the bees. A 2019 study in the journal Global Change Biology found the United States is among the countries where the increasing number of pollinator-dependent crops—such as soybean—has far outpaced the diversity of crops that bloom at different times, giving bees a year-round habitat.






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At Ioway Farms, flowering plants line the border of crops.

“Nature hates one crop; it hates a monoculture,” said Eric Fuchs, a consultant with Understanding Ag, a regenerative agriculture consulting company that works with the tribe to implement regenerative practices.

“So, we want to see diversity. A lot of the fields, we’ll have pollinator strips around the edge, and we’ll have multi-species cover crops planted. There is living root in the soil at all times. There will always be something when you come to the Iowa tribe that will be green.”

The decision to move away from monocropping was an easy one, tribal leaders say, even if the work involved has been difficult. The Ioway believe making their land more diverse and productive year-round is the key to solving challenges from sustainability to food security to soil health.

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“There are a lot of different definitions of regenerative,” Fuchs said. “From my perspective, it’s leaving things better than they started out. A lot of things in agriculture over the last 100 years or more, it seems like it’s a ‘take, take, take’ agriculture. We do things … that actually improve the soil for future generations.”

They’re seeing signs of success already. Improvements in the quality of the tribe’s soybean yield have paved the way for valuable business with tofu producers, for example.

“We’re actually developing new markets that we’ve never had before,” Rhodd said. “I’m very proud to say that the farm team has had 100% food production across all of our acres. That’s been one of our goals, and we met that goal.”

In the fall, Ioway farmers harvest the crop they planted the previous year and follow directly behind the combine harvester with a seeder, planting cover crops such as rye, along with turnip or radish. The cover crops grow through the winter, and in the spring, the Ioway flatten them to keep the ground temperature lower, control weeds and provide nutrients for the next layer of soybean or corn.

“It makes you feel pretty good when you’re driving around in December and stuff is green—not dead,” said Kyle Rhodd, the manager of Ioway Farms and brother of the tribe’s chairperson. “It’s pretty amazing to see.”

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Kyle said the move to regenerative agriculture has been transformational for the tribe. And it’s changed the way he sees the soil.

“I honestly didn’t look at the soil as a living thing,” Kyle said. “I just looked at it as dirt. Going along on this journey, it makes you realize there is so much more than just dirt on the ground. … There are living organisms down there that are getting taken away from all the chemicals being used.

“With a biology in the soil, making that all mesh—it’s already there. Why do that synthetically when you can let nature take its course?”

The Ioway have seen the benefits of caring for the soil in the quality of their produce.

“After one year of regenerative principles, the Ioway came back and said their tofu beans had a better, nuttier flavor and yielded better,” Fuchs said.

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“What we’re seeing is what’s happening in the soil—healthy soil, healthy plants, healthy animals, healthy food. … We have seen changes that impact all over the country. The way we grow food—the health of our food, the nutrient density of our food—it’s a broken system.

“This type of agriculture is a learning curve, but it can be done.”

A review of research, published in 2017 in the journal Nutrition Reviews, found diversifying crops may improve diets and nutrition outcomes in people living in low- and middle-income countries.

The Ioway believe that’s what regenerative agriculture will do for them. They say providing fresh, nutrient-rich produce for local tribal members and neighbors in their rural area of northeast Kansas—where access to healthy food is limited—will help them take ownership of their own health and reconnect to their land.

“All of us are indigenous to somewhere,” Brien said. “All of our ancestors understood that you have to live in balance, and we aren’t currently living in balance. That change is going to be difficult, but it’s for the best. It’s wonderful. It’s a beautiful thing.”

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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Meteorologist Jake Dunne says aside from some patchy fog, it is a quiet Friday morning with wake-up temperatures in the 50s. Mainly sunny skies will lead us to a warmer afternoon as temperatures top-out in the lower 80s.

Expect even warmer (hotter?) conditions on Saturday as highs climb into the upper 80s and lower 90s. A weak cold front will sweep across Kansas on Saturday night, and while few, if any showers or storms are expected with its passage, temperatures will trend cooler on Sunday.

The frontal boundary will stall, or slowly move north setting the stage for showers and storms to erupt on Sunday. While the exact timing is uncertain, some of the storms will (most likely) be severe, producing large hail and damaging wind.

Looking ahead… the boundary may linger around the state on Monday, possibly producing another round of showers and storms before moving south on Tuesday ending the storm chances and ushering in cooler temperatures.

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WICHITA AREA FORECAST:

Today: Mostly sunny and warmer. Wind: W/S 5-10. High: 82.

Tonight: Becoming clear. Wind: S 5-10. Low: 60.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and hot. Wind: S 5-15. High: 90.

Sun: Low: 63. High: 88. Partly cloudy; afternoon/evening storms.

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Mon: Low: 65. High: 90. Partly cloudy and hot.

Tue: Low: 67. High: 79. Partly cloudy, breezy, and cooler.

Wed: Low: 55. High: 76. Mostly sunny.

Thu: Low: 58. High: 79. Partly cloudy; afternoon/evening storm chances.

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MMIP Series | KSHB 41 I-Team discovers scant interest among Kansas police in MMIP training

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Over the last two years, the KSHB 41 I-Team has investigated the MMIP (Missing and Murdered Indigenous People) crisis in our community.

It’s a national movement that highlights how Indigenous people, particularly women, face much higher rates of violence, including assault, rape, murder, and trafficking.

The I-Team covered the disappearance of Quana Big Spring, a Belton teenager, and the Independence cold case murder of Lakota Renville.

Those are two examples of how the crisis is playing out in the Kansas City area.

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This is a place the public may not think is part of this nationwide epidemic.

During our investigation, we also learned Kansas lawmakers passed a bill in 2021 that offers free training to law enforcement officers on how to investigate MMIP cases, as they have certain cultural and jurisdictional aspects that set them apart.

“It was Kansas’ first step for MMIP,” Kansas Representative Christina Haswood said, a Democrat from Lawrence who co-sponsored the bill and helped it pass.

The I-Team wanted to find out just how many law enforcement agencies actually took that step.

We reached out to every one of them, more than 300 police departments and sheriff’s offices across the state. We asked how many were aware of the MMIP training and had taken the class.

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The class is voluntary, not mandatory.

37 agencies responded. 27 of those were aware of the training and nine agencies had already taken it, which is 3%.

Our findings shocked and disappointed Haswood, who is one of the only Native American lawmakers in the state.

“And you said you reached out to everyone?” Haswood said when we handed her our findings. The data was compiled onto a spreadsheet.

“That really gets me fired up because we can see with your findings that there’s such a big gap of communication and education, that there’s definitely work that needs to be done,” she said.

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Fighting for this training is personal to her. Many of her constituents in Lawrence are Native and represent tribal nations across the country.

“It really angers me that we come together, and we say, ‘Here are the resources that you ask [for] and can hopefully get you elevated on your knowledge,’” Haswood said. “But when it’s given voluntarily, the resources are not being used.”

Haswood says there’s a perception at the statehouse that Native Americans don’t exist. She says she has spent a lot of time explaining to other lawmakers that Native Americans don’t just live on reservations and that Native issues are still relevant today.

Another perception the I-Team noticed was multiple law enforcement agencies saying the MMIP training isn’t a high priority because they’re not close to a reservation or they don’t know of any MMIP cases.

“This is an issue that even though you might not see every day with your own eyes, it is happening, and if we continue to operate like this, when it does happen, that we don’t have a system that’s robust enough to help Indigenous peoples,” Haswood said.

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Kansas is home to four tribal nations: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska.

Although MMIP cases don’t happen as frequently in Kansas as in other part of the U.S., the issue still hits close to home for many families.

We met some of those families last spring when we visited the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for a MMIW walk and ceremony.

“The MMIW movement is new, but the issues are not,” one speaker said.

Much of the movement focuses on Indigenous women, which is what the “W” stands for, though it was expanded to include all Indigenous people.

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We talked to sisters Jessi and Rachelle Blacksmith, who run the MMIP chapter of northeast Kansas. They’re advocating for their brother, Willie Blacksmith, who was murdered in July 2022.

“We’re trying to make something good out of what happened to our brother to help others,” Rachelle said.

They learned about the state’s MMIP training and took it themselves. They say it would be beneficial to all police agencies.

“What are you supposed to do if a murder happens? This tells you what to do, this goes through the steps [of] what to do,” Jessi said.

Haswood says its about livelihoods and knowing that government systems have their back.

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She hopes she can add more teeth to the training by making sure all agencies are aware of the training and set aside an hour to take it, and make it mandatory, instead of voluntary.

“I’ll continue to fight for this issue,” Haswood said.

Only one law enforcement agency, the Galena police department, out of the 325 in the state, said they’d make the training mandatory.

Several agencies said they’d take it or would consider taking it after we reached out.

The Gardner police department took the training the day we called.

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During our investigation, we contacted Salina police about the training and a 2019 MMIP case in their jurisdiction. We later received a call from one of the department’s detectives, who told us he spent four hours investigating that 2019 case after we reached out. He discovered the missing man was an unclaimed body in Columbia, Missouri.

Although it’s a sad ending, the man’s daughter, who had spent years contacting morgues across the country, told us she was grateful to have closure and finally know what happened to her dad.

We shared that story with Haswood, who said the training is “literally helping people.”

Anyone can take the online training by going to the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center page.





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