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How is Your Wheat Crop Shaping Up?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

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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From the Field: Extent of Freeze Damage is Unknown

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

  It is too early to tell whether the 2013 Kansas wheat crop has been severely damaged by this week’s freezing temperatures. But the odds are that farmers from about I-70 south will see some harm, based on reports from … 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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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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Plenty of Wheat in the World…for Now

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

From the farmer-funded U.S. Wheat Associates, here is analysis on the December World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from USDA. A quick look at the new 2011/2012 forecasts tell the story: Global wheat production up to a record 689 … Continue reading →

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