Osborne Leads Wheat Foundation
The National Wheat Foundation has named Anne Osborne as its executive director. Osborne, who is based in North Dakota, has been the Foundation’s project manager for nearly five years.
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Wheat 101 Offers Field Experience
The National Wheat Foundation is working to bridge the gap between policymakers and farmers. Ken Wood, who is a board member from Chapman, Kansas, said the Wheat 101 program brings congressional staffers and USDA officials out to the field. "It's a…
Wheat 101 Initiative Expands Outreach
One of the National Wheat Foundation’s key initiatives is the Wheat 101 program, which brings congressional staffers and USDA officials into the field to experience farming firsthand. “It's a good chance to visit with folks that maybe don't have an…
Quality Results Released for National Wheat Yield Contest
The National Wheat Yield Contest considers more than just bushels. It also looks at quality characteristics with test weight, protein, flour and baking data. There is one quality winner in the quality division from North Dakota. Austin Kautzman at Mott…
Record Crop Potential
The Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat and Durum Tour had record-calculated yields this year. “The tour total ended up being 54.5 (bushels per acre) for the hard red spring wheat,” said Anne Osbourne, project manager, National Wheat Foundation. “That’s the…
National Wheat Yield Contest Seeking Contestants
The National Wheat Yield Contest is looking for spring wheat entries. This year's contest has a new category. "The digital yield will allow people to enter by field," said Anne Osborne, project manager, National Wheat Foundation. "When they're done with…
Wheat Yield Contest Winter Wheat Deadline Drawing Near
The National Wheat Foundation's Wheat Yield 2024 Contest is underway for winter wheat with a deadline of May 15th. Foundation Chairman Bernard Peterson says that the contest is important not only for tracking yield results but testing wheat quality…
Wheat Yield Contest Includes Quality Characteristics
Elbow Lake Minnesota farmer Scott Swenson has wrapped up six years on the National Wheat Foundation board. The National Wheat Yield Contest was in its infancy when Swenson joined the board. This competition evolved from strictly a yield contest to…
Region Shines in Yield Contest
National Wheat Foundation Project Manager Anne Osborne says the national wheat yield competition had entries from 27 states this year. "Our region did very well with seven winners; six from North Dakota, and one from Minnesota. Matthew Krueger from East…
Spring Wheat Yield Contest Deadline Today
The National Wheat Foundation’s spring wheat yield contest entry deadline is today. "Anyone with a five-acre piece that is new seed they've planted this year, if it's above average, they should enter," said Anne Osborne, project manager, National Wheat Foundation.…
