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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…
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Don’t start too early!
September 12, 2024
September signals the Kansas State Fair, football games and, specifically for Kansas farmers, the kickoff of wheat planting season. While producers may be eyeing opportunities with moisture…
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Wheat Scoop: South African trade team explores Kansas wheat industry
August 28, 2024
South African milling companies know their wheat — both in terms of the quality they need to produce the high-loaf pan bread their consumers eat and the price advantages and disadvantages of global…
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Wheat Scoop: Wheat U Follow-up
August 21, 2024
Growers gain valuable insights on production, marketing and more at Sorghum U/Wheat U event.
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WOYM – Markets With Matt
August 21, 2024
Aaron Harries and Justin Gilpin had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Hines, a licensed commodity broker from Loewen and Associates.
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Wheat Scoop: Wheat’s Origin Story
August 14, 2024
Long, long ago in a land far, far away, bread wheat came into existence. Researchers are still unlocking the secrets of the wild relatives of that ancient wheat to improve modern-day varieties - and…
