Another first at the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center
August 21, 2013
The farmer-owned Kansas Wheat Innovation Center in Manhattan has already been a success with the establishment of a double haploid business. This week, K-State announced that the Center will soon…
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sUAS: The future of precision agriculture
August 21, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan.-When technology and agriculture collide, the outcome is often astonishing. At Kansas State University’s recent Agronomy Field Day, the featured technology; small Unmanned Aircraft…
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NSF I/UCRC Wheat Genetics Resource Center
August 18, 2013
A National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) in partnership with Kansas State University and Colorado State University
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Certified seed doesn't cost, it pays
August 14, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan-Wheat planting season is just around the corner and determining what seed to use can be a challenging decision for many farmers. As input costs on farms increase, seed selection can…
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New wheat varieties on the horizon
August 7, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan-New, prospective, wheat varieties were discussed at the Kansas Seed Industry Conference last week as farmers prepare to begin planting. The annual meeting allowed industry leaders to…
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U.S. wheat still a hot world commodity
July 31, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan-The U.S. grain marketing system is unmatched and transparent. Yet it can be complicated. This is why U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) maintains 17 offices strategically located around the…
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Wheat disease, insect ratings available; tips on blended wheats
July 23, 2013
The 2013 wheat harvest is a recent memory, but Kansas wheat farmers are already thinking about the 2014 crop. Yield potential of a wheat variety is a priority for farmers choosing which variety to…
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Market Analysis: Wheat price held support
July 18, 2013
This has been an uneventful price action week in the wheat market. As the September Kansas City wheat chart shows, the price is stuck in a sideways pattern. Wheat information leans to the bullish…
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Kansas farmer harvests 25 billionth bushel of wheat
July 17, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan-On July 9, at Solomon Creek Farms near Colby, the 25th billionth bushel of wheat in the past 100 years of Kansas farming was harvested. Mike Brown, co-owner of Solomon Creek Farms,…
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Faces of Harvest: Mike and Tanner Brown, Colby
July 10, 2013
It has been a rough few years for farmers in western Kansas. Drought has taken its toll on many farmers, and Mike Brown of Solomon Creek Farms near Colby, is no exception. The 2013 wheat yields have…
