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Coming to America: Wheat sailed with Columbus
October 12, 2014
Until explorer Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies, wheat was not known in the Americas, despite having first been planted around 8,000 BC. Columbus was not the only explorer to introduce…
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Not Gluten Free, But Celiac Safe
October 8, 2014
Biochemist Lays Groundwork for Creating a Celiac-Safe Wheat Kansas wheat farmers are the only group supporting research into the identifying the exact DNA that causes a celiac reaction as well as…
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Agriculture scholarship application available
October 7, 2014
Each year the Colorado Conservation Tillage Association awards agriculture scholarships to outstanding youth who are majoring in agriculture, ag business, horticulture or agronomy who will make a…
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Kernel to Kernel
October 6, 2014
The Growth Cycle of Kansas Winter Wheat Kansas farmers are busy planting the next winter wheat crop, but harvest is not until next summer. What happens between now and then? The wheat will sprout…
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Excel-based farm program decision aid available
October 6, 2014
A computer decision aid released last week is meant to help farmers decide on the best option for participation in 2014 Farm Bill commodity programs-ARC, PLC and SCO. The Excel-based computer aid…
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Rediscover Wheat - October 2014
October 3, 2014
Rediscover Wheat is the official publication of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers (KAWG) and the Kansas Wheat Commission (KWC).
USDA Farm Service Agency announces key dates for new 2014 Farm Bill safety net programs
October 2, 2014
USDA made some key date announcements on October 2, 2014, pertaining to ARC/PLC/SCO sign up. I wanted to clarify a few things. When you go sign up in the coming months, you are signing up for both…
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"Farmland" now streaming on Hulu
October 2, 2014
Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James Moll’s feature length documentary, Farmland, is now available to stream on the free, ad-supported Hulu and Hulu Plus subscription service. Beginning Thursday,…
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Wheat stocks report does not account for storage, quality
October 2, 2014
By Casey Chumrau, USW Market Analyst Fundamental supply and demand factors can explain the dramatic downtrend in global wheat prices and futures markets the past few months. In principle, high…
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Cotton case agreement ends threat of retaliation on U.S. wheat exports
October 2, 2014
Following is a joint statement from U.S. Wheat Associates and the National Association of Wheat Growers. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The announcement this week that Brazil and the United States have…
