It’s been a dry summer on the Kansas/Colorado border. “We ran out of moisture,” said Eric Purvis, who farmers near Weskan, Kansas. “The corn and milo are hanging in there, so far, but we are sure short on rain compared to last year.” Purvis was part of the virtual Wheat U and Sorghum U seminars hosted by the High Plains Journal. New technology and traits was also part of the conversation. “A big thing is getting wheat to have a higher value to the end user, such as protein quality for milling and baking. That has been a big focus our farm; finding wheat varieties that meet those standards.”
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