Visibility may be reduced from smoke and flames when grass and crop stubble are being burned, such as in this April 4 fire in southeastern Ottawa County. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

April 4 was a burn day to remember for grassland managers

A bag of Kernza egg noodles is among the products marketed by Sustain-A-Grain. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

Forage to foodies — Kernza’s climb to prominence

Martinelli’s Little Italy owner Tony Dong, of Salina, is stoked to put these Kernza products to work during the Kernza4Kansas event over Earth Day weekend. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

Using perennial grains to whet appetites

A sample of Kernza raised in a greenhouse at The Land Institute near Salina, Kansas, sports a different look than annual winter wheat. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

Kernza pushing for mainstream acceptance

Duane Scoville of Solomon, Kansas, presents a tuft of leafy alfalfa hay to his horse, Paloma. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

‘Good hay’ an heirloom to Wilson brothers of Abilene

Farmada President Daniel Rauchholz, right, points out a feature on his Elixir 64 high speed, low disturbance fertilizer applicator, to Ukrainian agribusinessmen Sergii Kovalchuk, left, and Oleksii Khvorostianyi, during their March 21 visit to the Mid America Farm Expo in Salina, Kansas. Looking on at back right is Darren Zerr, Farmada sales manager. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

Ukraine agriculture plays vital role in war with Russia

Tom and Marlysue Holmquist team up every February to welcome newborn calves to their farm near Smolan, Kansas. During extreme winter conditions, their kitchen doubles as a refuge. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

Holmquist kitchen for family, friends, and newborn calves

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

2024 wheat crop already faces challenge