Wheat

Get agronomy advice from planting to harvest on winter and spring wheat. This section covers the latest advancements in weed, pest, and disease control as well as improved production techniques for wheat.

Kansas wheat quality expected to be high despite drop in yield after years-long drought

Kansas’ wheat quality is estimated to be above average and high in protein this year because of a lack of rain.

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Grow Pro Genetics adds three soft red winter wheat varieties to its offerings

Soft red winter wheat market has experienced drastic changes in the past 20 years. Grow Pro Genetics evolves with the market, identifying solutions to meet challenges of a growing population.

GP 381 wheat variety

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Keeping the crop stress away

XtremeAg’s Kelly Garrett, Matt Miles, and Kevin Matthews spend the week focused on getting their crop through heat stress, heavy rain, and increased weed pressure.

Corn emerging in a field of terminated cover crops on a cloudy day in western Iowa

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Tools

Tools of the Year 2021: Shop Essentials

By Top Shops

We searched the latest innovations from manufacturers for a tool chest of necessities on the farm and ranch.

Shop essentials

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Agronomy Insider

Alfalfa First Cutting

By Agronomy Insider

Knowing when to make the first cutting of alfalfa requires a couple of things: Understand the stages of plant growth and your forage goals.

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Successful Farming TV Show

Low-hour John Deere 9620 RX tractors sell at auction

By Successful Farming TV Show

The hottest piece of machinery today are track tractors. Dave travels to an auction to check out prices on a pair of John Deere 9620 RX tractors.

Low-hour John Deere 9620 RX tractors sell at auction

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Air support called in for South Dakota wheat

XtremeAg’s Lee Lubbers and Chad Henderson are just days away from finishing 2022 planting season and then focusing on their wheat crop.

Yellow spray plane in South Dakota

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Storm season begins in the Delta

Kevin Matthews and Kelly Garrett look to wrap up planting this week as Matt Miles deals with his first wind-event of the season in southeast Arkansas.

Matt Miles drip tape blown by storm

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Wheat Tour Wrap: 39.7 bushels per acre

The 2022 Kansas wheat crop is projected to average 39.7 bushels per acre – down 19 bushels per acre from 2021.

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Wheat Tour Day 2: 37 bushels per acre

Second day of winter wheat tour finds ranges from 0 to 100 bushels per acre.

Drought stressed winter wheat crop

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Wheat Tour participants estimate 39.5 bushel crop in northern Kansas

Day 1 of the 2022 Winter Wheat Tour surveyed 248 fields in central and western Kansas. This could be some of the state’s best wheat.

Green wheat headed out in south central Kansas.

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Waiting for the million dollar rain

Matt Miles and Kevin Matthews put planting on hold before getting much-needed rains, while Kelly Garrett still waits for fields to dry out.

A tiny plant pokes out of the Arkansas soil on Matt Miles' farm

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Evening Edition | Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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$8 million USDA investment to expand soil carbon monitoring

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