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Calling All Home Bakers! Entries for the 2025 National Festival of Breads Open November 1
October 31, 2024
Just in time for home bakers to experiment over the holidays, entries for the 2025 National Festival of Breads will open on November 1. The biennial competition invites amateur bakers to showcase…
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WOYM - Wheatfluencers: Redefining Wheat Foods in the Public Eye
October 30, 2024
In this episode, Aaron Harries sits down with Tim O'Connor, the President of the Wheat Foods Council. Tim leads the charge in promoting domestic wheat consumption and addressing the challenges posed…
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Kansas Wheat Set to Share Expertise at USW Global Crop Quality Seminars
October 24, 2024
The official results are in for quality testing for the U.S. hard red winter (HRW) crop, and Kansas Wheat is set to share the story of this past year’s growing season with global buyers by…
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WOYM – American Royalty
October 16, 2024
A few days ago, Aaron Harries had the pleasure of speaking with Jackie McClaskey, the President and CEO of the American Royal. With a rich background in agricultural economics and animal science,…
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Wheat Scoop: Recipe Book Celebrates Legacies of Davis and Patton
October 16, 2024
From waffles to snickerdoodles to pet treats, the 2024 recipe book from the Kansas Wheat Commission has something for everyone to try and enjoy. This year’s edition holds extra significance as each…
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Warm, Dry Weather Dampens Kansas Wheat Planting Hopes
October 10, 2024
Parched soil and warmer-than-average temperatures, combined with low prices, have dampened the hopes of Kansas producers who are dusting in their wheat crop. The climatic conditions don’t provide…
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Celebrate your local cooperative this October
October 2, 2024
Each October, the Kansas Cooperative Council celebrates National Co-op Month. More than just a prairie skyscraper, these member-owned, member-controlled businesses are a pillar of Kansas communities…
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No Small Factor: Producers should consider coleoptile length when deciding when and how deep to plant wheat
September 26, 2024
Producers have a lot to consider when deciding when to start planting wheat — moisture, soil temperature, Hessian fly-free dates and more. Based on research from Kansas State University, another one…
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Quality Control: Grain Craft’s Innovation and Quality Lab puts Kansas wheat to the test for milling and baking
September 19, 2024
When the final fields are cut, the trucks empty, the bins full and the combines cleaned out, Kansas wheat farmers breathe a quick sigh of relief that harvest season is complete. But for Kathy Brower…
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WOYM – GMO Wheat – The Time Has Come
September 18, 2024
Dalton Henry and Peter Laudeman with U.S. Wheat Associates talk about the emergence of the first commercially grown, GMO wheat variety in the world. The HB4 drought-tolerant GM trait has been…
