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We Tour Syngenta’s Junction City Operations

Tucked away in the Flint Hills just south of I-70′s Exit 303 near Junction City, Syngenta has built an amazing Hard Red Winter wheat breeding  center, which the company showed off to visitors at its “Greenhouse Tailgate Tour” on October … Continue reading

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The Buzz

No land bubble this time, Texas A&M boosts wheat research and Mr. Stoskopf goes to Washington. Land prices. It seems like we’re talking about them each week here in The Buzz, and with good reason. Farmland values in Kansas are … Continue reading

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The Buzz

Paging Dr. Borlaug, Extreme Heat in Wheat and Enjoy a Good Steak in the Little Apple In this reporter’s nearly 20-year career, I’ve met hundreds of farmers, and leaders of global companies. I’ve interviewed secretaries of agriculture and USDA officials; heard … Continue reading

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