Category Archives: The Buzz

The Wheat Beat: 2012 in Review

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Kansas Wheat

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 18,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading →

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The Buzz

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

Wheat Films, FFA and Record Land Prices You’re going to be hearing a bit about wheat harvest-related movies in the next few weeks. That’s because next week, InSpirit Creative premieres the movie, “Harvesting the High Plains” in Colby and Wichita; … Continue reading →

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The Buzz

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

The Board of Trade, Paper from Straw and Honoring Dr. Gill. Plus, a Rooks County land sale. More than 155 years after it began, the days could be numbered for the Kansas City Board of Trade – the world’s epicenter … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 7, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

Construction, Exports, New Uses and a Barton County Land Sale. If you’ve been wondering where “The Buzz” has gone to; well, we’ve been busy. Not that there’s been any shortage of wheat- or Kansas-related ag news. One thing we’ve had our … Continue reading →

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The Buzz

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

A good Kansas wheat crop, the House Farm Bill and a Marion County Land Sale.   In the world of wheat, the big news from last week was USDA’s monthly Crop Report, which pegged the Kansas crop at 396 million bushels, … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 1, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

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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The Buzz: wheat woes in Argentina; a nuclear approach to GM crops and Cheyenne County land.

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

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 →

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Posted on May 4, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

Wheat Blast, Wheat Research, a Wheat Blog and Wheat Farms for Sale. Wheat news from the University of Kentucky is that “Wheat Blast,” an emerging threat to wheat production worldwide, was discovered in wheat research plots in that state a … Continue reading →

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The Buzz

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

Drought, GM wheat and a land sale near Halstead. Kansas wheat farmers right now are probably most worried about the threat of a late spring freeze. However, year-in and year-out, drought is the most typical concern. Scientists at Texas A&M … Continue reading →

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The Buzz

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Kansas Wheat

Cheese, beer, Deere and deeds.   We lead off this week’s Buzz on a big win for Kansas ag and industry. For years, the Kansas Departments of Agriculture and Commerce have worked with large-scale dairy farms in western Kansas to establish a manufacturing … Continue reading →

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