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K-State recommends testing soils ahead of planting to help set the 2023 wheat crop up for success
September 8, 2022
September is a busy month for Kansas producers, who are making final selections for wheat varieties, prepping equipment and spraying volunteer wheat and weeds ahead of planting this year’s wheat…
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Wheat Protein Up from 2021
August 31, 2022
Preliminary data for the 2022 Kansas winter wheat crop show an average test weight of 61.0 pounds per bushel. This compares to 60.7 pounds per bushel for the 2021 crop and an average of 60.7 pounds…
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K-State, Wheat Rx arm producers with the knowledge they need to successfully select this year's wheat varieties
August 31, 2022
The potential for next year’s wheat harvest kicks off with deciding which varieties to plant, and the annual release of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station’s data provides critical…
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Just what the doctor ordered: Get your prescription for next year’s wheat crop during upcoming Wheat Rx seminars
July 20, 2022
A prescription for producing high-yielding and high-quality wheat is just what the doctor ordered for Kansas wheat producers — referring to expertise from Kansas State University like wheat…
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Day 6, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
June 20, 2022
This is day 6 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and the Kansas Grain and Feed Association. Monday’s harvest…
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Study calculates solid return for investing in agricultural export market development
June 2, 2022
Kansas farmers cultivate more than crops through their checkoff contributions. Spending those dollars cultivating export markets directly benefits wheat growers and the general U.S. economy,…
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K-State Researchers Tackle Common Bunt from the Spore to Seed
May 25, 2022
On the upper floors of Throckmorton Hall at Kansas State University, a nondescript gray cabinet and set of freezers hold a collection of spores gathered from across the world to help Kansas…