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A Quality Kansas Winter Wheat Crop

Published July 11, 2024

Despite some weather delays, Kansas Wheat Growers Vice President of Communications Marsha Boswell said this year’s crop was very good. "This year's harvest was much better than the last couple of years. We've seen some really good quality wheat this…

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Kansas Wheat Harvest Advances

Published June 21, 2024

The Kansas wheat harvest is chugging right along. Kansas Wheat Vice President of Research and Operations Aaron Harries expects the harvest to advance rapidly this week. “Harvest has been moving rapidly, we are ahead of schedule compared to the average,"…

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Smallest Kansas Wheat Crop in Decades

Published August 3, 2023

According to Kansas Wheat Commission CEO Justin Gilpin, the state's wheat harvest is finally wrapping up. “This has definitely been one of the more challenging years that we’ve had in the Southern Plains for hard red winter wheat. It was…

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Rain Brings Some Hope to Kansas

Published June 19, 2023

Drought conditions have begun to improve throughout the state of Kansas. Some winter wheat has been abandoned and yield projections are low, but Kansas State University Extension Agricultural Economist Dan O’Brien said these rains are having an impact. “I guess…

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Kansas Wheat Crop is ‘Just Bad’

Published May 19, 2023

The average yield for Wheat Quality Council's winter wheat tour was 39.7 bushels per acre. Kansas wheat production is estimated at  261 million bushels. WQC Executive Vice President Dave Green said the crop is just bad. Abandonment will remain the…

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A Disappointing Kansas Wheat Crop

Published May 19, 2023

Kansas Wheat Vice President of Research Aaron Harries observed a lot of wheat abandonment on the Wheat Quality Council tour. "We saw a rare pocket of decent wheat, but we've had a hard time finding fields we can count."

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Drought Influences KS Wheat Crop

Published May 19, 2022

The results from the Wheat Quality Council Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour estimate the Kansas wheat yield potential at 39.7 bushels per acre. The lowest projection since 2018 is due to the severe drought conditions. Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin…

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Kansas Wheat Crop Suffers

Published April 20, 2022

It’s an important time for the hard red winter wheat crop in the Southern Plains. Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin says there still hasn’t been any major drought relief for the crop, especially in western Kansas. "It would have been…

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It’s Dry During a Critical Time for KS Winter Wheat

Published March 18, 2022

It’s been dry in the U.S. plains states and Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin says that’s having an effect on the Kansas hard red winter wheat crop. "That's why you're seeing the lower crop condition ratings from Nebraska all the…

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Historic December Winds Hammer KS Winter Wheat

Published December 16, 2021

While the Northern Plains endured wintery conditions this week, up to 90 mile per hour wind gusts moved through the Central Plains on Wednesday, impacting winter wheat. Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin called this a historic event. "There was lots…

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