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Certified seed doesn't cost, it pays
August 14, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan-Wheat planting season is just around the corner and determining what seed to use can be a challenging decision for many farmers. As input costs on farms increase, seed selection can…
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Wheat disease, insect ratings available; tips on blended wheats
July 23, 2013
The 2013 wheat harvest is a recent memory, but Kansas wheat farmers are already thinking about the 2014 crop. Yield potential of a wheat variety is a priority for farmers choosing which variety to…
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Market Analysis: Wheat price held support
July 18, 2013
This has been an uneventful price action week in the wheat market. As the September Kansas City wheat chart shows, the price is stuck in a sideways pattern. Wheat information leans to the bullish…
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Kansas farmer harvests 25 billionth bushel of wheat
July 17, 2013
MANHATTAN, Kan-On July 9, at Solomon Creek Farms near Colby, the 25th billionth bushel of wheat in the past 100 years of Kansas farming was harvested. Mike Brown, co-owner of Solomon Creek Farms,…
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K-State researchers find gene resistance to UG99
July 2, 2013
MANHATTAN – A Kansas State University researcher is part of a team that has identified a gene that gives wheat plants resistance to Ug99, one of the world’s most deadly races of wheat stem rust.