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Wheat Tour Goes Virtual

Published May 1, 2020

The Wheat Quality Council is going virtual for its Hard Winter Wheat Tour. Extension agents, crop advisors, grain elevator personnel and farmers are being asked to make yield and quality observations and share the information online. The Kansas tour will…

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Retired Wheat Industry Leader Passes Away

Published April 13, 2020

The former lead of the Wheat Quality Council, Ben Handcock, passed away on Saturday from a long battle with cancer. Wheat Quality Council Executive Vice President Dave Green remembers Handcock as a true friend of the wheat industry and said…

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A Learning Opportunity for Millers, Bakers and More

Published July 26, 2019

From government officials to millers and bakers, it was nearly four days filled of learning for the 60-plus tour participants. Wheat Quality Council Executive Vice President Dave Green says the tour is more than just calculating a yield. There is…

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Wheat Quality Council Tour Estimates 43.1 HRSW Yield

Published July 26, 2019

The results are in from this year’s Wheat Quality Council Tour, covering 371 hard red spring wheat and durum fields. The HRSW crop is estimated at 43.1 bushels per acres, a yield increase of just two bushels per acre from…

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Spring Wheat Tour Begins in ND

Published July 23, 2019

The Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Spring Wheat and Durum Tour is happening in North Dakota this week. The group will be taking a closer look at the crop and make a yield estimate. Small grains grower Dennis Haugen is a…

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Wheat Quality Tour Showcases Better Crop

Published May 3, 2019

The Wheat Quality Council Hard Wheat Tour wrapped up in Manhattan, Kansas on Thursday. Wheat Quality Council Executive Director Dave Green says the estimated production for the state is in-line with other estimates at 306.5 million bushels. "If you divide…

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A Late Kansas Winter Wheat Crop

Published May 3, 2019

North Dakota Grain Growers Association director Dennis Haugen took part in the Wheat Quality Council’s Winter Wheat Tour. Haugen says late planting of the crop was the biggest issue. "If the heat turns on, we all know there could be…

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HRSW Yields Expected to Increase from 2017

Published July 30, 2018

The Wheat Quality Council's annual hard red spring wheat and durum tour took place July 23-26 in North Dakota, also including portions of South Dakota and Minnesota.The 325 spring wheat fields survey averaged 41.1 bushels per acre, up from 38.1…

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An Immature Kansas Wheat Crop

Published May 4, 2018

After 644 stops across Kansas, the Wheat Quality Council Winter Wheat Tour forecasts an average yield of 37 bushels per acre. That compares to 48.6 bushels per acre last year. WQC Executive Vice President David Green confirms conditions are tough.…

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Wheat Quality Council Kicks Off Winter Wheat Tour

Published May 1, 2018

Day one of the Wheat Quality Council’s Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour is underway. So far, participants have made stops in parts of eastern Kansas and Nebraska. Executive Vice President Dave Green says the crop just south and west of…

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