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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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The Buzz: wheat woes in Argentina; a nuclear approach to GM crops and Cheyenne County land.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

There’s no doubt that the U.S. has plenty of competition when it comes to growing wheat: Australia, Canada, the former Soviet Union all grows prolific quantities of the world’s most consumed cereal grain. The thought that “Anyone can grow wheat” … Continue reading →

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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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The Buzz

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

Wheat Blast, Wheat Research, a Wheat Blog and Wheat Farms for Sale. Wheat news from the University of Kentucky is that “Wheat Blast,” an emerging threat to wheat production worldwide, was discovered in wheat research plots in that state 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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The Buzz

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Drought, GM wheat and a land sale near Halstead. Kansas wheat farmers right now are probably most worried about the threat of a late spring freeze. However, year-in and year-out, drought is the most typical concern. Scientists at Texas A&M … Continue reading →

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