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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.
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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.