Tim Unruh

A combine motors through a wheat field a few years back southwest of Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)
Crops, Unruh, Wheat

2024 wheat crop already faces challenge 

On the heels of planting his 2024 wheat crop, western Kansas farmer Ron Suppes lamented a rather bleak future, with equal shares of blame for the weather and politics. Read More

(Graphic courtesy of Wildcat NIL on Twitter.)
Crops

Farm meeting proposal sparks help for K-State NIL aid 

Soybean farmers in many parts of the High Plains have dealt with weather extremes in 2023. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)
Crops, Soybeans

Soybean yield prospects show big range in heartland 



The ADM terminal, Salina, Kansas, looks like it’s painted in gold, or at least amber, as a rainbow arches over the horizon following a recent thunderstorm. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

Bummer of a summer 

Soil moisture is defined as the ratio of the volume of water to the volume of soil. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Soil expert touts value of natural systems