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Agriculture Calls on STB to Increase Rail Competition Following Executive Order
July 21, 2021
By Michael Anderson, USW Market Analyst On the heels of a White House Executive Order on competition this month, a large group of agricultural shippers recently wrote to the U.S. Surface…
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Mark your calendar for Farmer U on August 18-19
July 21, 2021
Ready for the return of in-person agricultural events? Mark your calendar for August 18 and 19 for a new event organized by the High Plains Journal — Farmer U. The event will take place in…
Wheat Foods Council video explains how consumers influence wheat production
July 15, 2021
As Kansas wheat farmers are delivering their last loads of grain to the elevator for the 2021 wheat harvest, they are evaluating the yield and quality of the varieties they planted. Behind this…
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Wheat Tour 2021 Recap FINAL Day
May 20, 2021
The 2021 Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour across Kansas wrapped up on May 20. During the three days of wheat scouting, tour participants traveled six routes from Manhattan to Colby…
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Wheat Tour 2021 Day 2 Recap
May 19, 2021
On Wednesday, 45 people on the Wheat Quality Council’s 2021 winter wheat tour made their way from Colby to Wichita, Kansas, stopping in wheat fields along six different routes.
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Wheat Tour 2021 Day 1 Recap
May 18, 2021
About 45 people from 13 U.S. states traveled on six routes between Manhattan and Colby, Kan., Tuesday, stopping at wheat fields every 15-20 miles along the routes, as part of the Wheat Quality…
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Wheat Scouting 2021
May 17, 2021
Follow along on Twitter at #wheattour21. Use the following information to scout wheat fields and make your own yield estimates. To help, we have compiled the steps tour participants use to estimate…
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Producers emphasize the critical need for moisture for western Kansas wheat crop
May 6, 2021
Last week’s rainfall brought much-needed moisture to some Kansas wheat fields but left other producers in the far-western part of the state saying, “rain, rain, come again.” As the Kansas wheat…