2022 Production Down Slightly From 2021
Kentucky farmers harvested 30.0 million bushels of winter wheat during the summer of 2022 according to the Kentucky Field Office of USDA'S National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was down 1% from the previous year. Yield is estimated at 80.0 bushels per acre, down 7.0 bushels from 2021. Farmers seeded 530,000 acres last fall, up 20,000 acres from 2021. Area harvested for grain totaled 375,000 acres. Acres for other uses totaled 155,000 acres and was used as cover crop, cut as hay, chopped for silage, or abandoned.
Research is Still a Top Priority for Kentucky Small Grain Production
Production research has always been a major priority of the Kentucky Small Grain Growers. In fact, we have dedicated more than $4.23 million in checkoff to research over the last 30 years. Of that amount, more than $1 million is directed toward the Grain and Forage Center of Excellence.
Focus has been on these areas:
No-Till
Intensive Management
Fragipan
Barley – Oats – Rye
Marketing
2021-2022 UK Wheat Science Research Report
Projects:
Soft Red Winter Wheat Breeding Project
Management of Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat: Are Premium Fungicides Needed on Resistant Varieties?
Evaluation of UAV-applied fungicides for control of wheat diseases
Rye Planting Date in Kentucky, 2021-2022
Rye Crop and Disease Management Trials in Kentucky, 2021-2022
Winter Cover Crop Effects on Soil Health in Sloping Cropland
Evaluation of Italian Ryegrass Herbicide Resistance and Potential Utility of Harvest Weed Seed Control
Genetic Improvement of Cereal Rye: Agronomic Traits and End-Use Attributes
Wheat Varietal Differences in Disease Reaction
Other Articles of Interest
