Articles tagged under: WestBred
Award Winning Wheat
Published March 1, 2024
With the potential for an early spring, Westbred Cereal Account Management Lead Jeff Koscelny advises growers to be prepared. "Pick the right genetics and talk to your seed supplier about the products that should be planted across each acre." Eleven…Wheat Management and ROI
Published February 8, 2024
To produce a successful wheat crop, WestBred Wheat Commercial Lead Jeff Koscielny says the crop needs to be managed throughout the season. "Variety selection is key, right? Picking the right genetics for the acre. Getting it to the right population, not…Decisions Being Made for ’24 Growing Season
Published December 18, 2023
In many ways, the annual Prairie Grains Conference is the kickoff to the winter farm show season. Westbred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg says the show is a good way to assess farmer attitude going into 2024. The buying season…Cereal Experts
Published May 26, 2023
In the Bayer CropScience Cereal Experts update, WestBred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg outlined disease control in cereal grains. "Growers can prepare for those yield-robbing diseases by first identifying what kind of diseases they will face and secondly, make plans…WestBred Wheat Report
Published April 28, 2023
In the WestBred Wheat Report, WestBred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg discusses seed treatments and strategies to get the crop off to a good start. "Most of the spring wheat will germinate in the 45-to-50 degree soil temperature range so…Award Winning Wheat
Published March 10, 2023
East Grand Forks farmer Matthew Krueger received second place in the dryland spring wheat division of the National Wheat Yield Contest. The WestBred 9590 variety was seeded May 20. Despite a late planting date, it yielded 113 bushels per acre.…Making the Seed Wheat Decision
Published February 6, 2023
As we inch closer to spring, decisions are being made for seeding wheat. WestBred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg encourages farmers to look at the big picture. "Look at what's happening in the markets, look at your soil samples and…Wheat Seed Decisions Coming in Earlier Than Ever
Published December 28, 2022
Wheat seed buying decisions have moved earlier and earlier in the year. "Farmers are planning their whole farm so they're making their corn hybrid decision, soybean variety decision and wheat decision all at the same time," explains WestBred Cereal Account…A Phenomenal Wheat Year
Published December 12, 2022
According to WestBred Regional Account Manager Peter Comis, wheat seed decisions are being made earlier and earlier. "It's really cool to see that wheat is starting to be thought about as a huge crop and not just a rotational piece…