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Kansas Ag Trade Team Heads to South Korea, China
Note: I’m fortunate to be one of 17 folks from Kansas to be part of this trade mission to South Korea and China. Check the blog each day for updates! – Bill Spiegel, director of communications TOPEKA – A … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, Kansas, Kansas Wheat, South korea, trade
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USDA’s Report Gives Puzzling Mixed Signals
Dan Maltby, principal of Dan Maltby Risk Management of Minneapolis, has made a career of grain tradinng, and offers unique insight into the commodities markets. In this era of volatile markets, his insight is more crucial than ever. We thought your … Continue reading
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Tagged corn, dan maltby, feed wheat, grain markets, grain trade, Kansas Wheat, USDA, wheat, wheat feed, world supply and demand
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Kansas Historical Society ‘Celebrates Wheat’ with Online Exhibit
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
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
Posted in Human Interest
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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From the Wheat Fields of Kansas: Happy Memorial Day
Posted in Human Interest, Wheat Harvest
Tagged advocacy, agriculture, farmers, Kansas Wheat, Kansas Wheat Commission, Memorial Day, wheat harvest
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Harvest is Right Around theCorner…
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
Posted in Wheat Harvest
Tagged agriculture, crop condition, Kansas, Kansas Wheat, 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
USDA Forecasts 387 Million Bushel Kansas Crop
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
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 agronomy, crop condition, frost damage wheat, Kansas, Kansas Wheat, Kansas Wheat Commission, southwest Kansas, wheat, Wheat Quality Council
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