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Competitive Local Grain Markets Increase with Investment, Consolidation and Joint Ventures
August 30, 2015
The record world supply of wheat may drive crop prices lower, but increased competitiveness in local markets is providing Kansas farmers with opportunities to capitalize on basis. At the 2015 Risk…
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Watch the Weather, Manage the Risk
August 27, 2015
The weather is the one force no farmer can control. But, Dr. Elwynn Taylor, professor in ag meteorology at Iowa State University, told attendees at the 2015 Risk & Profit Conference that farmers…
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Expect Buyers’ Market for Kansas Commodities to Continue
August 26, 2015
Export demand likely will not drive farmgate wheat prices higher in the next year, according to K-State agricultural economist Dan O’Brien at the 2015 Risk & Profit Conference on August 20. “…
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Kansas farmers encouraged to be proactive in wheat disease control
August 20, 2015
K-State Research and Extension's Seed Treatment Fungicides for Wheat Disease Management publication is an excellent source for wheat seed treatments frequently used. For additional information on…
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Next Door to Argentina, But Bolivia Buys U.S. Wheat
August 18, 2015
Bolivia shares more than a border with Argentina, thanks to favorable trade policies that encourage Bolivia to import wheat from next door Argentina.
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Raise ‘em Up: Spokesperson Anita DeWeese Instills Love of Wheat in Children and Community
August 17, 2015
Anita DeWeese realized just how much people did not know about agriculture when schoolchildren in her local schools told her that eggs were dairy products – after all, that is where they are located…
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Visiting Caribbean Flour Millers Represent New Market Potential for U.S. Wheat
August 14, 2015
It makes sense that Caribbean countries import most of their wheat from its nearby neighbor, the United States, but changes in the milling industry present new opportunities to reach even more…
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KAWG annual meeting to be held August 20
August 13, 2015
After last year’s turbulent state legislative session, many farmers are wondering what their standing will be in Topeka when the legislature reconvenes. Topics such as these will be covered at…
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Rediscover Wheat: Research Highlighted During the 2015 Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo
August 11, 2015
Families from as far as Johnson County hit the road to Hays on Thursday, August 6 to learn about wheat research at Kansas State University’s Agricultural Research Center in Hays. The annual Kansas 4-…
