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Wheat Tour estimates lowest production since 1996
April 30, 2014
The Wheat Quality Council 2014 Hard Winter Wheat Tour wrapped up on May 1. Crop scouts estimated production for the Kansas crop at 260.6 million bushels. This would be the lowest production since…
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Winter wheat continues to suffer from drought
April 16, 2014
Crop conditions around Kansas vary as the weather turns warmer and the delicate growing season for winter wheat is underway. Freeze damage and drought are a major concern for many areas of the state…
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Kansas growers sought for wheat yield contest
April 2, 2014
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Now that the 2014 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…
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Wheat quality tour participants will assess wheat crop
April 2, 2014
The registration date for the annual Hard Winter Wheat Quality Tour is coming up soon. The tour, sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council, assesses the condition and yield potential of the hard winter…
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Potential winterkill across Kansas
March 18, 2014
MANHATTAN, Kan.- As the Kansas wheat crop begins to break dormancy, concerns of winterkill are on the minds of producers. Two sub-zero events this winter with little to no snow cover may have frozen…
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Two Kansas farmers elected to National Association of Wheat Growers board
February 27, 2014
Two Kansas wheat growers have been elected to officer positions with the National Association of Wheat Growers. Paul Penner, Hillsboro, was elected President at the NAWG board meeting on February 27…
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Everest still the number one wheat variety for Kansas
February 20, 2014
Everest continued to be the leading variety of wheat seeded in Kansas, accounting for 14.3 percent of the State’s 2014 planted wheat acres, the same percent as 2013. Everest, a variety developed by…
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Schlecht discusses U.S. Wheat Associates
February 13, 2014
MANHATTAN, Kan.-U.S. wheat is the world’s most reliable choice. This is the message U.S. Wheat Associates takes to our foreign markets through its 17 offices all over the world. Shannon Schlecht,…
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Kansas Commodity Classic just around the corner
January 29, 2014
All Kansas farmers are invited to the Kansas Commodity Classic in Manhattan on Feb. 13, to gain in-depth information on grain markets, a 2014 weather outlook, and projects in some of the state’s key…
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Winter survival of wheat
January 2, 2014
MANHATTAN, Kan. Conditions have been unusually cold throughout Kansas during most of the start of winter. During the first blast of cold weather, there was little or no snow cover. This means in…