Category Archives: Agronomy

USDA Forecasts 387 Million Bushel Kansas Crop

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

In its May 10 Crops Report, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated the Kansas winter wheat crop will total 387 million bushels, which – if realized - would be up 40% from last year and the highest total since 2003. The … Continue reading →

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A Record-Breaking Crop? Not So Fast…

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

The Kansas wheat crop is marching backwards in productivity, thanks in part to the impact of long-term drought in southwest Kansas. The May 6 Crop Report from Kansas Ag Statistics indicates that 60% of the crop is rated Good to … Continue reading →

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Syngenta Honors Top AgriPro Seed Associates

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

For wheat farmers, the annual rite of fall planting (and a successful fall harvest) begins with a dedicated, well-informed certified seed dealer. Syngenta, the global company who sells wheat seed under the AgriPro brand, awarded its top-selling Associates at a … Continue reading →

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2012 Wheat Tour: Day Three

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat’s Marketing Director, reports from Kansas City: More than 100 participants of the annual Wheat Quality Tour anticipate the 2012 Kansas wheat crop will total 403,933,601 bushels, and average about 49.1 bushels per acre. Those are the … Continue reading →

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2012 Wheat Tour: Day Two

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat’s Director of Marketing, reports from Wichita: The 2012 Wheat Quality Council Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour departed Colby early Tuesday morning with expectations of lower yield predictions than those recorded on day one. The participants took … Continue reading →

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2012 Wheat Tour: Day One

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat Director of Marketing, reports from Colby: More than 100 individuals (a record crowd), including representatives from Mexico, Brazil and Japan left Manhattan early Tuesday morning to kick of the 2012 Wheat Quality Council Hard Red Winter … Continue reading →

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The Wheat Tour

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Bright and early this morning, more than 100 brave souls embarked upn a three-day journey that will enlighten, entertain and inform. The journey is the Wheat Quality Council’s annual Wheat Quality Tour of Kansas; the brave souls include farmers; representatives from … Continue reading →

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Hard Wheat to Hollywood: Wheat Harvest Run to be Made into Movie

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Soon, custom harvest crews will descend upon Texas to begin a four- to five-month trek of moving north across The Wheat Belt, harvesting the wheat that feeds this nation and many others. Tracy Zeorian, president of the Hutchinson-based U.S. Custom Harvesters, … Continue reading →

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Wheat Diseases Creeping North

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

What is the status of diseases in the 2012 wheat crop? Erick De Wolf (dewolf1@ksu.edu), plant pathologist for K-State Research and Extension, lends his insight in a guest blog this week. Most parts of Kansas experienced warm temperatures last week, … Continue reading →

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‘Cheap-n-Easy’ Weed Control is Over

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

One reason we love the Commodity Classic is “one-stop shopping” versatility, where farmers can see the latest in new technology; hear seminars focused on research and innovation; plus participate in the meetings of the four key commodity organizations. At this … Continue reading →

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