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Kansas Wheat estimates crop at 284.4 million bushels after virtual tour
May 22, 2020
Overall crop yield potential for the state was estimated at 44.5 bushels per acre, 2.5 bushels lower than the USDA estimate of 47.
Drought, freeze damage and stripe rust plague 2020 wheat crop
May 14, 2020
The combination of a severe fall drought in southwest Kansas, followed by freeze damage on April 13, plus spring drought
Industry Organizations to Host HRW Virtual Wheat Tour
May 7, 2020
Members of the wheat industry are making plans to host a virtual wheat tour during the week of May 18. We will be working with certified crop advisors, extension agents, elevators, farmers and others...
Dry Weather and Freezing Temperatures Challenge Hard Red Winter Wheat Crop
April 29, 2020
The condition of the U.S. hard red winter (HRW) wheat crop is not improving. Farmers – and the markets – are concerned about the threats to yield potential from wide-spread April freezes and...
Time to scout wheat crop for freeze injury, rust diseases
April 22, 2020
It is prime time for growers to be out looking for diseases while they are checking for potential freeze injury as well.
Thanks to our farmers, there's plenty of safe food available
March 19, 2020
Experts in the agriculture industry say we don’t need to worry about food shortages, because for many Kansas farmers, it’s business as usual.
Early registration for National Wheat Yield Contest is April 1
March 11, 2020
Two Kansas wheat farmers were recognized at the 2020 Commodity Classic conference held in San Antonio in February for their successful 2019 wheat crops’ performance in the contest.
New Commissioners Elected to Kansas Commodity Commissions
March 11, 2020
The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the result of the elections held for the state’s five grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat — in...
Clutter agriculture scholarship applications due March 13
March 3, 2020
High school seniors pursuing careers in agriculture are encouraged to apply for the 2020 Herb Clutter Memorial Scholarship.
SY Monument Remains Top Wheat Variety
March 2, 2020
SY Monument, the top planted variety, has seen a gradual increase in overall share of Kansas wheat since 2015 and accounted for 9.7 percent of the State’s 2020 wheat p
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