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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Vote of Confidence: USAID extends partnership with Kansas State University
August 22, 2018
University receives $21.9 million for efforts to help end hunger, poverty MANHATTAN, Kan. – Officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Thursday that they have…
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The wheat code is finally cracked
August 16, 2018
The wheat genome sequence will bring stronger wheat varieties to farmers Manhattan, Kansas, USA – August 16, 2018
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Learn about upcoming wheat varieties at Kansas Wheat Day, May 22
May 9, 2018
Kansas wheat farmers are invited to Hays, Kansas, on Tuesday, May 22, for Kansas Wheat Day, hosted by the KSU Ag Research Center.
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Researchers collecting on-farm management data
April 26, 2018
Kansas State University researchers need your help to complete research on wheat management strategies. K-State Research and Extension (KSRE) has joined the Kansas Wheat Commission to learn from…
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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…
