Improving wheat producer productivity and profitability through wheat research is at the heart of the mission of the Kansas Wheat Commission.
Each year, Kansas Wheat provides nearly $2 million in funding for research projects, such as wheat breeding, wheat quality, disease screening, insect research, phenotyping, genotyping and many others.
Recent news
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K-State chosen as hub for improving U.S. winter wheat
June 25, 2020
University will lead $1M project to improve winter wheat varieties The USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture has selected Kansas State University to serve as a center for efforts…
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SY Monument Remains Top Wheat Variety
March 1, 2020
SY Monument, the top planted variety, has seen a gradual increase in overall share of Kansas wheat since 2015 and accounted for 9.7 percent of the State’s 2020 wheat planted acres.
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Wheat trials evaluate soil health and environmental indicators
February 27, 2020
By SHP Staff on Thursday, 20 February, 2020 Knopf Farms is one of three new sites in the Soil Health Partnership (SHP) network, through a partnership with the National Wheat Foundation, that is…
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Survey Shows Best Management Practice for Wheat Yields
February 24, 2020
Researchers at Kansas State University are looking to the experts – commercial wheat growers – on real-world best management practices for improving wheat yields in the state. This study is…
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Grain Craft increases commitment to quality with additional donation to wheat research foundation
February 4, 2020
Grain Craft, the largest independent flour miller in the nation, has increased its commitment to improving wheat quality with another gift to the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation (…
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Help Us Help Farmers: Support Wheat Research
December 3, 2019
As you are making your end of the year tax plans, we ask you to consider making a tax-deductible donation of cash to the Kansas Wheat Commission Research Foundation to further wheat research…
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Vanier Family Donates $1 Million to Wheat Research Foundation
October 9, 2019
The Jack and Donna Vanier family continued their legacy of giving by donating $1 million to the future of wheat research.
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Seed treatments give wheat crop a head start
October 1, 2019
By Mary Marsh, Kansas Wheat Communications Intern You see advertisements everywhere. Seed companies touting the importance of treatments and what their seed can bring to the farmer. Before modern…
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Factors to consider when planting wheat
September 20, 2019
Wheat's potential is affected by soil temperature, moisture, timing, depth and seeding rates by Mary Marsh, Communications Intern
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K-State releases three new wheat varieties
September 4, 2019
Kansas State University recently released three new wheat varieties, which are available to Certified seed growers this fall and will be available to farmers in fall 2020.
