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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…
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April 15 Update on Condition of Kansas Wheat Crop
April 15, 2021
The Kansas wheat crop is in relatively good shape for this time of year, but there are still a couple months until harvest, and a lot can change over that time.
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Growing wheat like wine
April 1, 2021
Kansas producer experiments with farming practices to produce optimal flavor for his own table
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Kansas Farm Food Connection celebrates National Ag Day with a crate full of fun
March 18, 2021
Each American farmer feeds more than 165 people — an incredible feat of continuous improvement — but consumers want to know more about the facts and folks behind this food. National Ag Day,…
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Kansas farmers encouraged to enter the 2021 National Wheat Yield Contest
March 10, 2021
Wheat fields are greening up across Kansas — just in time for the 2021 National Wheat Yield Contest to open for grower enrollment. The contest features two primary competition categories: winter…