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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Kansas State University researchers using gene-editing technology to improve wheat
March 1, 2018
Their work is featured in the inaugural issue of the CRISPR Journal MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers say their work to improve genes in wheat varieties using a gene-editing…
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Kansas Wheat seeks innovative research proposals
November 1, 2017
Applications for research projects that can enhance Kansas wheat producers' profitability are currently being accepted by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Wheat Alliance and the Kansas Crop…
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Drones help Kansas State researchers stay on top of wheat improvement
October 26, 2017
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics works globally to develop improved varieties It may be approaching winter in Kansas, but the field work on wheat genetics is going full…
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Nearly $1 million grant to help researchers develop models for determining best new winter wheat varieties
June 26, 2017
A nationally funded project by Kansas State University wheat researchers could help determine more quickly which new candidate varieties of wheat will produce superior yields and baking quality.
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Researchers look for strategies to reduce wheat yield gap
March 22, 2017
by Hannah Schlapp, Kansas Wheat Communications Intern
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Researchers compare nutrient uptake in modern and historic wheat varieties
March 9, 2017
By Hannah Schlapp, Kansas Wheat Communications Intern
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Heartland Plant Innovations accelerates wheat breeding process
February 1, 2017
by Jordan Hildebrand, program assistant
