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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Mapping wheat ancestors' genomes to implement valuable traits
April 21, 2016
Wild relatives of wheat contain valuable traits for wheat breeding If there’s one thing Kansas farmers understand, it’s unpredictability. Unpredictable crop conditions keep farmers on their…
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The Search for New Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Resistance
January 28, 2016
Researchers are looking for wheat genes that will provide additional resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus, thanks to funding from the Kansas Wheat Alliance. Yield loss due to wheat streak…
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Farmer led committee seeks innovative research proposals
November 9, 2015
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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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-…
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Kansas State University's leadership in wheat research recognized with $1.6 million grant
August 4, 2015
Kansas State University wheat researchers are leading efforts to develop a better understanding of the wheat genome. The National Science Foundation's Plant Genome Program awarded the researchers a…
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The long and short of wheat breeding in Hays
May 19, 2015
The next great wheat variety started out as a single cross between two parents. But before that variety is planted in a farmer’s field, it will have been selected and tested over ten to 12 years.
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