Sheridan Wimmer

Born and raised in Kansas, Sheridan Wimmer has an appreciation for the state’s agricultural diversity. Representing the best interests of Kansas farmers and ranchers is Sheridan’s jam (or jelly, no discrimination). Great food and wine are at the top of Sheridan’s sustenance list and she knows it wouldn’t be here without the hard work of our farmers and ranchers.

Celebrating centuries of resilience

By Sheridan Wimmer on June 10, 2026

Lohman photos by Kerstin Mitchell of Western Images Smith photos by Sheridan Wimmer America turns 250 years young on July 4 this year. She doesn’t look a year over 29 to us, but 250 years is a...

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How an old-fashioned soda fountain in Gray County is building future leaders

By Sheridan Wimmer on June 9, 2026

Nostalgia is hard to come by. Everything is highly computerized, most things are instantaneous and social gatherings for some are nose-in-a-cell-phone, communicating through an app with someone just...

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Rokeyroad Creamery in Nemaha County Builds Dairy from Scratch

By Sheridan Wimmer on June 4, 2026

Some of us prefer routine — our alarm clock sounds at the same time each morning, the baristas at your favorite coffee shop have your order ready before you walk in the door and a certain spot on the...

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Leavenworth County Beekeepers Work to Protect Bees and Produce Honey

By Sheridan Wimmer on April 20, 2026

There’s a gentle hum in the humid Kansas air as a father and son put on appropriate attire to handle the inevitable increase in both noise and danger. Approaching the white boxes in rural...

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How Kansas farmers manage weather, safety and inputs

By Sheridan Wimmer on February 6, 2026

To the east of the Mars chocolate plant south of Topeka, Ryan Johnson sets up for a long day of planting one of his fields to corn. It’s mid-April 2025 and it’s been dry, so Johnson checks the soil...

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Camels in Kansas: From Song Lyrics to Herds on the Prairie

By Sheridan Wimmer on January 28, 2026

A special song is more than its rhythm, lyrics and bridge. It can be a memory, a map and a treasured bond. When Valeri Crenshaw was a little girl, she remembered a song her dad, Roy, loved – The...

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Meade County Farm Bureau supports senior citizens with Silver Plate Project

By Sheridan Wimmer on January 28, 2026

In the southwest reaches of Kansas, populations of entire counties can be fewer than small cities — like Meade County, where less than 4,000 people reside. As many Kansans know, a small population...

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Industrial Hemp: How it’s Different from Cannabis

By Sheridan Wimmer on November 18, 2025

Kansas is mostly known for its wheat, sorghum, corn and cattle, but there’s another crop popping up in a few rows around the state — hemp. While the hemp industry sometimes elicits negative...

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Kansas County Farm Bureaus partner with Kansas Hunters Feeding the Hungry

By Sheridan Wimmer on November 5, 2025

The tradition of hunting in Kansas is strong with generations of families. Conservation of many hunted species is vital to the landscape in Kansas. Deer populations, specifically, are imperative to...

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The West Riley restores heirlooms and creates western charm in Dexter

By Sheridan Wimmer on November 5, 2025

The art of renovation comes from a love for tradition. In a world of instant gratification, big box stores and online shopping, some of that love has been diminished, but it’s not gone when there are...

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