Recent news
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USDA Farm to School Plate Grant Improves Access to Local Flour in Kansas Child Nutrition Programs
November 8, 2023
Kansas children are learning more about the wheat grown in their communities and loving eating more whole grain-rich foods, thanks to a federal grant that is enabling school districts and daycares…
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Wheat Groups Welcome New Funding For Food Assistance And Export Market Development
October 26, 2023
Kansas Wheat joins U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) in thanking U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for announcing new USDA funding on Oct. 24,…
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WOYM Podcast — As the Wheat World Turns (October Update)
October 24, 2023
Justin Gilpin, CEO of Kansas Wheat, provides his perspective on the 2023 Kansas crop, global trade issues, and tells us about recent visitors to the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center.
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Wheaties Showcase Craftsmanship, Photography and Commitment to Quality at Kansas State Fair
October 19, 2023
From beautiful hand-crafted wheat weaving to stunning captured moments of the growing season to hefty jars and bags filled with wheat kernels, Kansas Wheaties brought their best entries to the Kansas…
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Learn more about the cooperatives in your community during National Co-op Month
October 12, 2023
Audio file The flurry of fall fieldwork season makes October a fitting month to recognize the cooperatives that help supply Kansas wheat producers with grain stor
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Kansas author explores link between Mennonites, wheat and threshing stones
October 5, 2023
“Probably no year holds more significance to the wheat industry in Kansas than 1874,” said Aaron Harries, host of the “Wheat’s On Your Mind” podcast. “That was the year Mennonite immigrants from…
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Wheat Industry Applauds Senate American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023
September 21, 2023
The Food for Peace program has a storied history in Kansas, sparked by a Kansas farmer who suggested U.S. farmers could share their harvest with global neighbors. Keeping the food in food aid remains…
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Kansas wheat industry offers resources to help producers address the challenge of short supplies of certified seed wheat
August 31, 2023
Audio file The availability of certified seed wheat is usually as reliable as bread on the shelves at the local grocery store.
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Control volunteer wheat to stop the streak of yield-limiting diseases
August 24, 2023
Volunteer wheat is certain to be a significant issue in the upcoming growing season, thanks to the late rains that delayed harvest progress and the high rate of abandoned fields. Hidden among the…
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Sorghum U / Wheat U discusses hot topics for Kansas farmers
August 11, 2023
As producers turn their attention from a prolonged and frustrating summer season to fall fieldwork season, approximately 130 Kansas producers gathered in Wichita on August 9 for Sorghum U / Wheat U…