Articles tagged under: WestBred
Award Winning Wheat
Published November 27, 2024
WestBred had 12 of the 26 national winners in the National Wheat Yield Contest. WestBred Marketing Manager Carrie Roach said the combination of high-producing wheat varieties and management-intensive production will deliver yield. Quality is also part of the contest. "You…North Dakota Wheat Receives Good Reviews
Published August 2, 2024
North Dakota's winter wheat crop is getting strong reviews. "There are some really good reports of early winter wheat fields in southern North Dakota; good quality, nice protein, and yield is quite high," said Westbred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg.…WestBred Wheat Report
Published May 22, 2024
In the WestBred Wheat Report, WestBred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg offers scouting tips. "Try to get out into those fields maybe once a week through the early part of the season," said Berg. "In that early scouting, look for…WestBred Wheat Report
Published March 27, 2024
In this edition of the WestBred Wheat Report, WestBred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg encourages farmers to get their plans in place for the spring season. Berg said supplies are going fast, but he asks growers to lock in their…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…