Category Archives: Wheat Harvest

2013 Wheat Tour, Day Three

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat’s Director of Marketing, reports from the Kansas City Board of Trade in Kansas City, Missouri: The results are in, and the 2013 Winter Wheat Tour participants have pegged the Kansas wheat crop at 313.8 million bushels, … Continue reading →

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2013 Wheat Tour Day Two

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat’s Director of Marketing, reports from Wichita: Participants of the second day of the Winter Wheat Tour from Colby to Wichita project the region to produce an average of 37.1 bushels per acre, well off last year’s Winter Wheat … Continue reading →

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2013 Wheat Tour Day One

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat’s Director of Marketing, reports from Colby: Members of the 2013 Winter Wheat Tour estimated a 43.8 bushel per acre wheat crop for northern and central Kansas, based on 277 car stops on Day One of the … Continue reading →

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End of an Era: The Kansas City Board of Trade

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

In an announcement earlier this week, the CME Group announced its intention to “…transition open outcry trading of Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) hard red winter (HRW) wheat futures and options to its Chicago trading floor beginning Monday, July … Continue reading →

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Family Farming Heritage Helps Build the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center

Kansas is named the “Great Wheat State” for a reason. The history of producing wheat in this state is rich and the roots of family farming run deep. Leland Johnson of Johnson Brothers Farms is a 4th generation wheat farmer … Continue reading →

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A First-Hand Look at the Tribine

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

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 →

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Kansas Farmers Produce 382 Million Bushel Wheat Crop

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

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 →

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Kansas Historical Society ‘Celebrates Wheat’ with Online Exhibit

Posted on July 13, 2012 by

The stories of wheat production, history and people are told on an online exhibit called, “Wheat People,” hosted at the Kansas State Historical Society web site. The Kansas Wheat Commission is proud to sponsor the exhibit, which features a wealth … Continue reading →

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From the Wheat Fields of Kansas: Happy Memorial Day

Posted on May 28, 2012 by
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Harvest is Right Around theCorner…

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

For the state’s wheat famers, Pay Day is just about here. Test cutting is occurring in Barber County, the typical starting point for the Kansas wheat harvest each year. In fact, Amy Bickel, the excellent ag writer at the Hutch … Continue reading →

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