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2013 Wheat Tour Day Two
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
How is Your Wheat Crop Shaping Up?
We are curious. With the freezing temperatures last week (plus snow and freeze in the forecast for April 18-19), and drought conditions all season long…just how does your wheat crop look? If you could take the survey at this link … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 wheat crop, 2013 wheat freeze, crop condition, crop conditions, freeze, Kansas, Kansas Wheat, wheat, wheat harvest, wheat quality, 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
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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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From the Wheat Fields of Kansas: Happy Memorial Day
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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
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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
2012 Wheat Tour: Day Three
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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Tagged agriculture, agronomy, crop condition, dryness, Kansas, Kansas Wheat, wheat, wheat harvest, wheat quality, Wheat Quality Council, world supply and demand
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