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Wheat Tour 2024, Day 3 Final
May 16, 2024
“Variability is the name of the game this year,” Lollato said, recapping what tour participants saw this year: freeze damage, drought stress and stripe rust coming on after it was too late to spray…
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Wheat Tour 2024, Day 2
May 15, 2024
The theme of the day was variability, even within fields. Groups saw a lot of drought stress and freeze damage.
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Wheat Tour 2024, Day 1
May 14, 2024
Participants on the northern routes of this year’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour saw some of the better-looking wheat that they’ve seen in years, while participants on the southern routes saw drought-…
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Wheat Scouting 2024
May 13, 2024
Follow along on Twitter at #wheattour24. Watch the video to see Romulo Lollato show how to do Wheat Tour 2024 data collection.
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Abandoned fields and low yields underscore Wheat Tour 2023
May 18, 2023
The 2023 Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour across Kansas wrapped up on May 18.
Wheat Scouting 2023
April 15, 2023
Follow along on Twitter at #wheattour23. Use the following information to scout wheat fields and make your own yield estimates. To help, we have compiled the steps tour participants use to estimate…
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Register Now for 2023 Hard Winter Wheat Quality Tour
April 12, 2023
This year’s tour dates will be May 15-18. Register at wheatqualitycouncil.org.
Day 3, Manhattan
Day 2, Wichita
Day 1, Colby
We lost wifi connection for a little while. Here's the recording of what wasn't live-streamed.
Wheat Tour Orientation
Monday evening presentations
Agenda
Please note: All times are central time.
Monday, May 17
- 5:00 - 6:15 p.m.: Introductions and Tour Orientation
Tuesday, May 18
- 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.: Day 1 Crop Discussion
Wednesday, May 19
- 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.: Day 2 Crop Discussion
Thursday, May 20
- 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.: Day 3 & Final Crop Discussion
Tour participants are encouraged to use #wheattour21 on their posts from the fields. Follow this hashtag on Twitter to get updates.