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2013 Wheat Tour Day One
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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Tagged 2013 wheat crop, 2013 Wheat Tour, agronomy, crop condition, Kansas Wheat, Wheat Quality Council
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From the Field: Tour Shows Mixed Bag of Wheat Conditions
Freeze damage, drought damage and hail damage were par for the course during a quick tour through central, western and southern Kansas wheat fields April 15-16. Kansas Wheat Alliance’s Daryl Strouts and I expected to see freeze damage, after temperatures … Continue reading
Kansas Wheat Conditions in Early Spring…
Across the state, the 2013 wheat crop is perking up and showing slight signs of improvement from the poor stands of past fall. In its April 1 Crop Progress Report, Kansas Agricultural Statistics rated the wheat crop at 2% excellent … Continue reading
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
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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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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
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Tagged 2012 Kansas Wheat Crop, agronomy, Kansas Ag Statistics, wheat
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The Buzz
Wheat Films, FFA and Record Land Prices You’re going to be hearing a bit about wheat harvest-related movies in the next few weeks. That’s because next week, InSpirit Creative premieres the movie, “Harvesting the High Plains” in Colby and Wichita; … Continue reading
Farmers Helping Farmers: A Great Harvest Tradition
For Kansas wheat farmers, the annual harvest is “Payday.” It is the culmination of a year’s worth of hard work, faith, and hand-wringing. And during the hustle-and-bustle of wheat harvest, all the other farm chores take a backseat to bringing … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, agronomy, Kansas, Kansas Wheat, wheat, wheat harvest
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The Buzz:
Honoring Joe, a sad wheat harvest in Yates Center, and eye-opening land prices in north central Kansas. Wheat farmers attending the Kansas Wheat Day in Hays this week were able to bid farewell to Joe Martin, the retired longtime wheat … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, agriculture, agronomy, Kansas, Kansas farmland, Kansas Wheat, The Buzz, wheat harvest
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The Buzz: wheat woes in Argentina; a nuclear approach to GM crops and Cheyenne County land.
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
A Record-Breaking Crop? Not So Fast…
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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Tagged wheat, Kansas Wheat, agronomy, Kansas, crop condition, Kansas Wheat Commission, Wheat Quality Council, frost damage wheat, southwest Kansas
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