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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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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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A Record-Breaking Crop? Not So Fast…

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

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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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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