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ConAgra Mills, Horizon Milling to Combine Flour Mill Operations
There’s big news coming out of Omaha and Minneapolis today: ConAgra Mills and Horizon Milling (CHS and Cargill’s flour milling group) have joined flour mill operations. The combined operations, called Ardent Mills, will: “…take advantage of the combines assets, capabilities … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Markets, Supply and Demand, Uncategorized
Tagged Ardent Mills, Cargill, CHS, ConAgra, demand, farmers, flour milling, Horizon Milling, supply, wheat
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Kansas Wheat Among Participants at Women Managing the Farm.
Cindy Falk, Kansas Wheat’s nutrition educator, was one of the many who attended the Women Managing the Farm Conference in Manhattan. She filed this report: Men were the minority at the 2013 Women Managing the Farm Conference. Close to 300 … Continue reading
Aggies Boosted by Dodge Ram’s Super Bowl Commercial
If you’re like me, one of the best parts of the Super Bowl is the commercials. I don’t mind when people talk during the actual game, but when the commercials come on, I want everyone to shush so I can … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Human Interest
Tagged agriculture, CaseIH, dodge ram, FFA, super bowl commercial, Super Bowl Commercials, Year of the Farmer
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KSU Wheat Market Situation and Outlook (via AgManager – January 2013)
From Kansas State University agricultural economist Dan O’Brien, analysis of the recent Wheat Reports from USDA. KSU Wheat Market Situation and Outlook (via AgManager – January 2013).
Posted in Markets, Supply and Demand
Tagged ag economics, Kansas State University, USDA, wheat, wheat demand
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Wheat Field Report: Poor Crop Taking Shape
Despite various amounts of rain and snow throughout Kansas since Christmas, the Kansas wheat crop is in poor shape, based on reports from directors of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and personal observations occurring Jan. 15-Jan. 21. KAWG directors … Continue reading
Posted in Agronomy, Markets, Uncategorized
Tagged 2012 drought, 2013 drought, 2013 harvest, 2013 wheat crop, agronomy, drought, drought impact, farmers, Kansas, Kansas wheat crop, USDA, wheat crop, wheat crop condition, wheat supplies
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A First-Hand Look at the Tribine
Through the power of the Internet and social media, many farmers have heard about the “Tribine.” When I learned that the Tribine was located in Kansas, I jumped at the chance to see it in person. Indiana farmer Bob Dillon … Continue reading
Posted in Machinery, Wheat Harvest
Tagged Agco, AgConnect, agriculture, Bob Dillon, combine, cool stuff, Crustbuster, harvest, machinery, Tribine, wheat
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Relihan: Drought to Continue in 2013, Abate in 2014
We asked Nicole Lane, Kansas Wheat’s communications intern, to write about one of the hottest topics of the 2013 Kansas Commodity Classic, held Jan. 17 in Manhattan: the 2012 drought. Here is here blog entry. Dave Relihan At the Kansas Commodity Classic … Continue reading
Posted in Agronomy, Uncategorized
Tagged 2012 drought, Dave Relihan, drought, Kansas Agriculture Network, Kansas Commodity Classic, Nicole Lane, weather, wheat, WIBW
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The Wheat Beat: 2012 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 18,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading
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Kansas Farmers Produce 382 Million Bushel Wheat Crop
We figured the 2012 Kansas wheat crop was going to exceed that of 2011, and Kansas Agricultural Statistics confirmed that this week with the release of the 2012 Kansas Wheat County Estimates report. The state’s farmers produced 382.2 million bushels, … Continue reading
Posted in Agronomy, Wheat Harvest
Tagged 2012 Kansas Wheat Crop, agronomy, Kansas Ag Statistics, wheat
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Field Tour Shows Some Surprising Conditions…For Now
In its last Weekly Crop Weather report of 2012, Kansas Ag Statistics reported that the Kansas wheat crop was just 29% good to excellent. This is the worst wheat condition at this point in the year in the entire time … Continue reading
