Recent news
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By the Numbers: National Bread Month
November 12, 2014
What better place to enjoy November as National Bread Month than Kansas? Kansas wheat farmers grow more wheat than those in any other state, earning our state the nickname “America’s Breadbasket.”…
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Breaking Bread and Sharing Learnings
November 5, 2014
Nutrition Expert Recollects on Wheat Safari Adventures I met Christine Palumbo at the 2014 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo. This Chicago-based registered dietitian nutritionist…
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Rediscover Wheat - November 2014
November 5, 2014
Rediscover Wheat is the official publication of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers (KAWG) and the Kansas Wheat Commission (KWC). National Festival of Breads The Pro-Gluten Perspective…
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Wheat farmers share crop conditions
October 23, 2014
On October 22, 2014, the Kansas Wheat Commission held a regular board meeting at the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center in Manhattan, Kansas.
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Full Steam Ahead: Largest Cellulosic Biorefinery Begins Production in Kansas
October 22, 2014
Last week, Abengoa Bioenergy officially opened the world’s largest cellulosic biorefinery in Hugoton, Kansas. This second-generation cellulosic ethanol plant, finished construction in mid-August and…
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For the Love of Wheat: Don Keesling hands down industry passion to next generation
October 19, 2014
As we sat down to chat at the family dinner table outside Chase, Kansas, on a drizzling day, Don Keesling shared his signature line.
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USDA Surprises Wheat Market with Lower Ending Stocks Forecast
October 15, 2014
There will not be quite as much wheat left in the world at the end of marketing year 2014/15 as previously thought. This according to revised world agricultural supply and demand estimates (WASDE)…
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Agriculture scholarship application available
October 7, 2014
Each year the Colorado Conservation Tillage Association awards agriculture scholarships to outstanding youth who are majoring in agriculture, ag business, horticulture or agronomy who will make a…
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Ken Wood chosen for WILOT Class of 2014
October 2, 2014
The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) has announced the 2014 Class of the Wheat Industry Leaders of Tomorrow (WILOT) Program, funded by a generous grant from Monsanto.
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Wheat Commission candidates sought; Nov. 30 filing deadline
September 24, 2014
Western Kansas wheat farmers have a unique opportunity to provide direction for one of Kansas' most important industries, through the 2015 Kansas commodity commission elections.