On Dec. 11, 2021, an EF-4 tornado struck the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center at Princeton (UKREC), leaving behind only remnants of a facility that had been an essential contributor to Kentucky's agricultural research. Decades of infrastructure and millions of dollars in equipment were destroyed overnight, reducing one of the state’s key agricultural assets to rubble. Now, three years after the storm, the Western Kentucky center is rebuilding and becoming better than before.
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Congratulations to Tanner Stroup of Daviess County for achieving the highest wheat yield in the state with 123.14 bushels per acre using AgriMaxx 513 seed and a no-till system.
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Join us and the Montana Grain Growers in the sWHEATstakes fundraiser to support the National Wheat Foundation and their charitable and educational efforts such as scholarships, leadership programs, outreach programs, and research programs. To purchase a ticket, contact Bernard Peterson at bernardp@peterson-farms.com or call/text at 502-827-1905. Bernard is the Chairman of the National Wheat Foundation.
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National Corn Growers Association and National Association Wheat Growers has been engaged in a full court press to shape the outcomes of these frameworks to enable growers’ continued access to important crop protection tools.
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Kentucky farmers are expected to harvest 31.6 million bushels of winter wheat during 2024 according to the Kentucky Field Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service's July 12 report. The expected crop for 2024 would be down 22% from the previous year.
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The Kentucky Small Grain Growers and Walnut Grove Farms are proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Don Halcomb Memorial Scholarships for Community Leadership Through Agriculture.
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