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.

Upgrading efficiency on the farm

XtremeAg’s Lee Lubbers makes upgrades to his tender trailer and planter, while Chad Henderson tends to his wheat fields.

Red semi filling with grain

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Uncertainty of rising input costs and extreme weather move timelines

XtremeAg farmers Chad Henderson, Lee Lubbers, and Dan Luepkes are doing all they can to get their farming operations ready for spring in the face of rising input costs and extreme weather.

Chad Henderson stands in his winter wheat field in Alabama

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How winter wheat can boost returns from soybean and corn

Wheat is playing a role in a soybean interseeding project in which farmer Denny Kees hopes to increase the amount of his farm’s harvested acres.

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All Around the Farm

Pieces too big to fit in shop press?

By All Around the Farm

Use a bottle jack when something is too bulky to fit in a shop press.

Hydraulic bearing press

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Ageless Iron

The Angry Dorito: John Deere’s rotary engine

By Ageless Iron

John Deere once made rotary engines, the same type of engine found in today’s race cars.

A diagram of rotary power

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BASF names hybrid wheat brand, Ideltis

BASF’s hybrid wheat, Ideltis, is intended to provide farmers with higher and more stable quality and yield performance.

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Input availability and dry weather cause concerns for farmers

Kevin Matthews, Kelly Garrett, and Matt Miles are impressed with their crop stands so far, but dry weather and input availability has them a little concerned.

Soybeans growing on Matt Miles farm in Arkansas

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Wheat Tour to face soggy Kansas fields

The 2021 Wheat Quality Council Hard Winter Wheat Tour begins Tuesday, and participants will probably see a good-looking Kansas wheat crop.

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Winter wheat showing signs of disease stress

Farmers should begin to scout for stripe rust in winter wheat fields, and prepare to apply fungicide.

March Winter Wheat 2

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Know wheat growth stage before spring herbicide applications

Wheat growers must pay close attention to the growth stage of winter wheat before making spring herbicide applications.

Green wheat headed out in south central Kansas.

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As temperatures warm, winter wheat status is unclear

Now that fields have thawed, winter wheat farmers in the Plains are getting a good look at how temperatures well below 0°F. in mid-February are faring. In some cases, it’s not good.

Winter wheat crop in Kansas.

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