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Contact elevators now to deliver hard white wheat at harvest
June 2, 2016
As Kansas wheat harvest approaches, farmers are making all necessary preparations. One of the most important is knowing where to market harvested grain. Kansas Wheat strongly encourages farmers…
Contact elevators now to deliver hard white wheat at harvest
June 1, 2016
As Kansas wheat harvest approaches, farmers are making all necessary preparations. One of the most important is knowing where to market harvested grain. Kansas Wheat strongly encourages farmers…
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Top yields earn prize money
May 18, 2016
Wheat yields have been a heated topic of discussion at coffee shops across Kansas for years. But seven years ago, Kansas Wheat decided to up the ante and see who really had the best yields in…
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Wheat Tour 2016 releases final projection
May 5, 2016
The 2016 Hard Winter Wheat Tour was uplifting for participants because calculated yields were higher than anticipated, disease pressure was lower than expected, and the three days of the tour had…
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Wheat Tour 2016 releases final projection
May 5, 2016
The 2016 Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour was uplifting for participants because calculated yields were higher than anticipated, disease pressure was lower than expected, and the three days of the tour had…
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Day 2 Wheat Tour
May 4, 2016
After day two of the Hard Winter Wheat Quality Tour 2016, scouts had visited 606 stops and calculated an average yield of 48.2 bushels per acre, up from the 34.4 bushel per acre estimate in 2015.
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Day 1 Wheat Tour
May 3, 2016
Twenty vehicles with 78 participants headed west from Manhattan, Kansas, today on the Hard Winter Wheat Tour 2016. Scouts stopped in 306 locations on the six routes between Manhattan and Colby.
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Enter the Kansas Wheat Yield Contest
April 15, 2016
Now that the 2015 Kansas wheat crop is breaking dormancy, achieving top yields is on the minds of wheat farmers. With Mother Nature’s help, your best management practices could be just the ticket to…
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Should Farmers Share More? Consumers Say Yes.
April 14, 2016
With wheat harvest quickly approaching, eyes all over the world are watching the Kansas crop. This includes consumers, who consistently report that they want to hear from the farmers who produce…
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Kansas wheat crop battles drought and disease
April 8, 2016
The Kansas wheat crop is currently facing three major hurdles: development being almost three weeks ahead of normal stages, drought conditions, and stripe rust and increasing disease pressure.