July
World Population to Hit 9.7 Billion by 2050
July 31, 2015
Kansas farmers help feed the world, from grocery stores in their own towns to school children in Nigeria.
Wheat Streak Mosaic mite be a problem
July 28, 2015
Hidden in the stubble of 2015’s wheat harvest, wheat curl mites are moving to find sprouting volunteer wheat seedlings to inhabit and continue the life cycle of wheat streak mosaic. The wheat streak...
Winners announced for 2015 Kansas Wheat Yield Contest
July 27, 2015
Kansas Wheat is proud to announce the winners of the 6th Annual Wheat Yield Contest. This year’s top wheat yields belong to Doug Queen of Rossville, Eastern Region winner; Darren Nelson of Hutchinson...
Increasing the Pie or Just the Slice?
July 23, 2015
Yogi Berra once quipped: “Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.” Which begs the question, what is the better choice: a larger slice of a smaller pie or a smaller slice of a...
What Does a Bushel of Wheat Mean to Me?
July 22, 2015
Bushels, bushels, bushels. During wheat harvest, wheat yields are calculated as bushels per acre, wheat prices are cited as dollars per bushel and overall bushels produced determines whether or not...
El Niño Signals Wet Weather Potential Ahead for Kansas Farmers
July 22, 2015
The rains that fell across the state in May brought new life to the wheat crop that was recently harvested and spotted delays during cutting. And, after years of drought conditions, farmers can...
Peruvian Wheat Buyers Look at U.S. Wheat Marketing System
July 22, 2015
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Peru is one the few countries in South America that purchases almost all classes of U.S.
State-of-the-Art Prairie Skyscraper Joins Kansas Skyline
July 16, 2015
Standing tall above the plains, prairie skyscrapers dot the Kansas landscape. But, these local grain elevators are more than an easy location identifier. Farmers have hauled freshly cut wheat to...
Faces of Harvest - Richard and Glenda Randall
July 14, 2015
Richard and Glenda Randall do not have much time to travel, thanks to managing a c
Day 12, Final Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
July 13, 2015
Based on July 1 conditions, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service forecast the Kansas 2015 winter wheat crop at 334 million bushels, up 36 percent from last year’s crop. Average yield is...
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