Kansas wheat production report
August 12, 2014
Winter wheat production is forecast at 235 million bushels, down 26 percent from last year’s crop and lowest in 25 years (1989). Area for grain, at 8.4 million acres, is unchanged from last year.…
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SCO coverage areas and new tool released
August 10, 2014
Facts Out on New Program Kansas wheat growers are one step closer to accessing a new county-level crop insurance product designed to cover “shallow losses.” In late July, the Risk Management Agency…
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Winners announced for 2014 Kansas wheat yield contest
August 6, 2014
Wheat yields have been a heated topic of discussion at coffee shops across Kansas for years. But five years ago Kansas Wheat decided to up the ante and see who really had the best yields in the state…
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KAWG officers elected
August 5, 2014
The ballots have been counted for KAWG elections. Roger May, of the northwest district, and Gary Millershaski, of the southwest district, will return as members of the KAWG Board of Directors.
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K-State releases new wheat variety
July 30, 2014
From phonographs to iPods and horse-drawn carriages to four-wheel drives, much has changed dramatically over the last century, the wheat industry included. Kansas State University released its first…
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Kansas wheat meetings and WHEAT U approach
July 23, 2014
Wheat harvest has mostly wrapped up and temperatures have increased, so take a few days and cool off at Kansas Wheat’s Annual Meeting and High Plains Journal’s Wheat U on August 4 and 5 in Wichita.…
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Brazil Turns With Confidence to U.S. Wheat
July 21, 2014
Brazilians love bread. Their tradition of eating artisanal French-style white breads is slowly being replaced by growing demand for whole grain breads and other wheat foods perceived to be healthier.
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Kansas idea feeds 3 billion
July 16, 2014
Kansans are, by nature, generous people. From holding soup supper fundraisers for community members to the “small town wave” you see while driving down Main Street, Kansans are always willing to lend…
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Pre-harvest weed control
July 13, 2014
Wheat growers who are struggling with large weeds in yet-to-be-harvested wheat should check out K-State Agronomy’s latest resource with herbicide recommendations (https://webapp.agron.ksu.edu/…
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Suburban family goes rural
July 9, 2014
Farming is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, less than one percent of Americans are farmers that dot the rural landscape. So, many…
