Recent news
-
Wheat Farming: Legacy, Markets and Survival - WOYM 419
September 24, 2026
Plainville farmer and Kansas Wheat Commissioner Mike McClellan joins Wheat’s On Your Mind to talk about more than three decades of changes on his family farm in Rooks and Graham counties. When…
-
Wheat Scoop: Western Star Global Grain and Food Center
September 23, 2026
K-State officially opened the Western Star Global Grain and Food Center on Sept. 18, ushering in a new era for the university’s Department of Grain Science and Industry and the students, researchers…
-
2026 Wheat Drilling Outlook
September 16, 2026
Audio file As drills begin moving into Kansas fields, wheat growers are weighing more than when to put seed in the ground.
-
Can Australian Agronomy Improve Kansas Wheat? - WOYM 418
September 8, 2026
Kansas and Australia may be separated by thousands of miles, but wheat producers in both regions face a familiar problem: producing a profitable crop when water is limited and weather refuses to…
-
National Wheat Yield Contest Looks Ahead to 2027
September 3, 2026
As Kansas wheat growers prepare to put another crop into the ground, decisions made this fall could carry through harvest and onto the national stage.
-
Remembering Joe Martin
August 27, 2026
Audio file For nearly four decades, Joe Martin worked to make wheat better suited for the farmers and fields of western Kansas.
-
Kansas Wheat: Lessons From a Brutal 2026 Crop - WOYM 416
August 18, 2026
The 2026 wheat crop offered producers in Kansas and Oklahoma an unwelcome lesson in just how quickly conditions can change. The crop entered winter with excellent stands in many areas after timely…
-
From Kansas Fields to Food Aid
August 13, 2026
For Kansas wheat farmers, feeding the world is more than a figure of speech. This week, wheat grown in western Kansas began a journey across the ocean to provide food for people facing hunger…
-
2026 USW Latin American & Caribbean Buyers Conference
August 6, 2026
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has worked to build regional partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean for more than 60 years. Part of those efforts include connecting farmers, exporters, importers…
-
Kansas Wheat to Host Free Wheat Rx Programs in Hays and Wichita
July 23, 2026
Wheat Rx is a partnership between Kansas Wheat and K-State Research and Extension to disseminate the latest research recommendations for high-yielding and high-quality wheat to Kansas wheat farmers.