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Win big with Kansas Wheat
May 20, 2015
Wheat yields have been a heated topic of discussion at coffee shops across Kansas for years. But six years ago Kansas Wheat decided to up the ante and see who really had the best yields in the…
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Yield projections increase on second day of Wheat Tour
May 6, 2015
Rolling waves of grain and tornadoes are the ultimate Kansas stereotypes, and mother nature was happy to provide both today to some Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour participants. The tour, sponsored by the…
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Wheat Tour faces low first day yield projections
May 5, 2015
Participants from all over the globe traveled to Kansas to participate inthe Hard Red Winter Wheat Quality Tour, sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council. Scouts traveled the state and experienced…
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Kansas wheat farmer testifies on Cuban trade
April 21, 2015
A Kansas farmer was called upon by the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, to testify on the opportunities and challenges for trade with Cuba.
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Kansas Wheat Commissioners Re-Elected
March 23, 2015
The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced the results of the elections held for the five grain commodity commissions—corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat in districts One, Two and…
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Testing soils to improve yields
March 20, 2015
Even before Florida Georgia Line saluted it in song, Kansas wheat farmers knew the importance of their soil, particularly to their bottom line. But while “you bet your life on it,” too many farmers…
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Protecting the potential of this year's wheat crop
March 12, 2015
Yield, followed by protein, define each year’s wheat harvest for most producers. But, high yield expert Phil Needham argued at the Farm Journal’s Wheat College on February 24 in Manhattan that higher…
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Kansas Wheat announces Clutter Memorial Scholarship winner.
March 12, 2015
A history of leadership, service and academic excellence led Jacqueline Clawson, of Meade, to receive the 2015