May
Secretary Perdue Visits Kansas, Hears from Farmers
May 31, 2018
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue made Kansas a stop on his “Back to Our Roots” Tour on May 30 to meet with farmers. KAWG President Ken Wood asked about ag research.
Western Kansas wheat hit by hail storm
May 16, 2018
Storms ripped through western Kansas from Wallace County to Ness County in a swath ten to 15 miles wide on May 14. Wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour and hail from pea-sized to baseball-sized broke...
Learn about upcoming wheat varieties at Kansas Wheat Day, May 22
May 9, 2018
Kansas Wheat Day includes a wheat plot tour and presentations about tillage, weed control, production practices and diseases.
2018 Wheat Tour, Day 3: Wheat Tour releases final projection
May 3, 2018
The 2018 Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour across Kansas wrapped up on May 3. During the three days of wheat scouting, tour participants traveled six routes from Manhattan to Colby...
Wheat Tour, Day 2 Wrap-Up
May 2, 2018
On Wednesday, 87 people on the Wheat Quality Council’s 2018 winter wheat tour in 21 cars made their way from Colby to Wichita, Kansas, stopping in wheat fields along six different routes. One...
Wheat Tour, Day 1 Wrap-up
May 1, 2018
More than 90 people from 30 U.S. states and three other countries traveled on six routes between Manhattan and Colby, Kan., Tuesday, stopping at wheat fields every 15-20 miles along the routes.