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Spring Wheat Tour Showcases Crop Quality Beyond Yield

Published July 25, 2026

North Dakota Wheat Commission Director of Marketing and Research Erica Olson says the yield estimate made during the Spring Wheat and Durum Tour may grab the headlines, but the event's biggest value is connecting customers directly with the crop. "We…

Wheat Tour Results Are In

Published July 24, 2026

The Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat and Durum Tour wrapped up with a final average yield estimate of 48 bushels per acre. That’s down slightly from last year’s 48.3 bushels per acre average. The average durum yield was 48.2 bushels…

Wheat Tour Sees Lower Yields

Published May 15, 2026

The Wheat Quality Council Winter Wheat Tour wrapped up with a weighted average yield estimate of 38.9 bushels per acre, well below last year’s 53 bushels per acre forecast. Crop scouts spent three days evaluating fields across Kansas along with…

Drought Evident on KS Wheat Tour

Published May 15, 2026

The Wheat Quality Council Winter Wheat Tour wrapped up with a weighted average yield forecast of 38.9 bushels per acre. That’s down from 53 bushels per acre last year. Crop scouts toured Kansas and small portions of Oklahoma and Nebraska…

Interim Leadership in Place at WQC

Published April 7, 2026

With the retirement of Dave Green as Executive Vice President at the end of February, the Wheat Quality Council has an interim leadership structure in place. A proposal was accepted from the Kansas Wheat Commission and consultant Sean Finnie, while…

A Very Uniform Crop Seen on Spring Wheat Tour

Published July 25, 2025

The Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat and Durum Tour wrapped up with a weighted average spring wheat yield estimate of 49 bushels per acre. That’s down from 54.5 bushels per acre last year. The durum yield estimate is 37 bushels…

Wheat Quality Council Tour Wraps Up Day Two

Published July 23, 2025

Day two of the Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Red Spring Wheat Tour wrapped up with mostly positive field observations. Executive Vice President Dave Green said crop health is strong across much of the region. “We didn’t see much disease. It…

Wheat Quality Tour – Day 1

Published July 23, 2025

Despite widespread storm damage from tornadoes and heavy winds in June, North Dakota's spring wheat crop is showing signs of resilience. On Day 1 of the Wheat Quality Council’s Spring Wheat and Durum Tour, scouts visited 171 fields across the…

Crop Scouts Out This Week to Evaluate HRSW Crop

Published July 21, 2025

The Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat and Durum Tour will be held this week with scouts fanning out across North Dakota and parts of Minnesota. WQC Executive Vice President Dave Green says this tour provides a fresh look at crop…

Southeast ND Wheat Thriving

Published July 24, 2024

National Wheat Foundation director Brian Walker spoke with RRFN during the first day of the Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat Tour. “Generally, everything is in pretty good shape and some fields are just absolutely beautiful.” Regarding disease pressure, Walker did…

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Spring Wheat Tour Showcases Crop Quality Beyond Yield

Wheat Tour Results Are In

Wheat Tour Sees Lower Yields

Drought Evident on KS Wheat Tour

Interim Leadership in Place at WQC

A Very Uniform Crop Seen on Spring Wheat Tour

Wheat Quality Council Tour Wraps Up Day Two

Wheat Quality Tour – Day 1

Crop Scouts Out This Week to Evaluate HRSW Crop

Southeast ND Wheat Thriving

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