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Vanier Family Donates $1 Million to Wheat Research Foundation
October 10, 2019
The Jack and Donna Vanier family continued their legacy of giving by donating $1 million to the future of wheat research.
USDA Cochran Tunisia Professionals Visit the IGP Institute
October 8, 2019
A training focused on giving Tunisian agriculture professionals an insight to U.S. agriculture
U.S.-Japan Tariff Agreement Confirms Equal Access for U.S. Wheat
October 7, 2019
The text of the U.S.-Japan tariff agreement signed today in Washington, D.C., confirms that the agreement will provide imported U.S. wheat the same preferential advantage that is now given to...
U.S.-Japan Tariff Agreement is a Good Deal for Wheat Farmers and Their Customers
September 25, 2019
The tariff agreement signed Sept. 25 by President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is a most welcome deal that will keep exports of U.S. wheat flowing to a very large and crucial market...
Factors to consider when planting wheat
September 20, 2019
The basics of picking your planting times and how to ensure the best start for your wheat crop revolve around soil temperature, moisture, timing, depth and seeding rates.
Kansas Pride Showcased at State Fair
September 12, 2019
It takes a lot of work to get the glowing Ferris Wheel spinning, just like it takes work setting up the Ye Old Mill, grooming competition livestock, making the thousands of funnel cakes and cheese...
2019 Kansas Wheat Quality
September 6, 2019
Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service Preliminary data for the 2019 crop year from 13,780 carlot samples from 48 counties showed an average test weight of 61.0 pounds per bushel,...
K-State releases three new wheat varieties
September 5, 2019
Kansas State University recently released three new wheat varieties, which are available to Certified seed growers this fall and will be available to farmers in fall 2020.
National Festival of Breads featured at Kansas State Fair
August 29, 2019
The smell of animal barns and the quiet sizzle of frying foods fill the air. The Ferris wheel towers over the midway. The hard work of 4-Hers, FFA students and open class participants line the...
Maximize next year's yields by controlling volunteer wheat now
August 22, 2019
Hidden in the stubble of 2019’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 virus. The wheat...
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