What's Happening?
“We are seeing better yields,” said Reding, whose family farms in multiple counties in Central Kentucky. “Some of that is obviously related to the weather, but we also have adopted improved planting practices and technology advancements that have contributed to higher yields.”
Read MoreMore than 30 years ago, a group of small grain producers, university personnel and industry representatives conducted their first meeting to develop an organization which would work to help small grain producers in Kentucky. Their objectives were simple.
Read MoreThe past year has posed many challenges and unique situations for Kentucky wheat producers. To address these challenges, University of Kentucky scientists will host an interactive meeting focused on wheat over Zoom. The event will occur from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. CT May 11.
Read MoreThe Kentucky Small Grain Growers and Walnut Grove Farms are proud to announce the 2021 recipients of the Don Halcomb Memorial Scholarships for Community Leadership Through Agriculture.
Read MoreThe University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Agriculture Training School will host a crop scouting clinic May 20 at the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton. The event is sponsored by KySGGA.
Read MoreKentucky wheat producers may want to check their fields in the next couple of days for signs of freeze damage. Much of the state experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit the nights and mornings of March 30-April 3.
Read MoreThe National Wheat Foundation Board approved three new projects at its annual meeting last week. The projects were selected after a series of strategic planning meetings with industry stakeholders from all segments of the wheat industry.
Read MoreThe Foundation is accepting entries for Winter and Spring Wheat. The deadline for Winter Wheat entries is May 15th with an early registration deadline of April 1st. The Spring wheat entry deadline is August 1st, with an early registration deadline of June 15th. The wheat contest is administered entirely online, and growers can register at www.yieldcontest.wheatfoundation.org.
Read MoreThe UK Wheat Science Group recently honored Carl Schwinke of Siemer Milling with their Service Award for his involvement with and support of the group's research efforts. Photo submitted.
Read MoreAn initiative to bring rye back to Kentucky is underway but more help is needed from local distilleries.
Read MoreToday, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) issued a letter to the Biden-Harris transition team which introduces NAWG, outlines pending policy issues needing immediate attention for the upcoming Administration, and provides a primer on the wheat industry.
Read MoreThe University of Kentucky Winter Wheat Meeting will be held virtually this year over two days, January 5 and 8, 2021. See Zoom meeting details.
Read MoreA University of Kentucky research project that could have significant impacts for Kentucky grain producers with irrigated acres is beginning on a Western Kentucky farm. Ole Wendroth, soil physicist in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is leading a study examining the effects of a variable rate irrigation system that, to his knowledge, is the first-of-its-kind in the state.
Read MoreResults of the 2020 Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest. Winners will be honored at the Kentucky Commodity Conference in January.
Read MorePlanting season is right around the corner for those in Kentucky growing winter wheat this year. Are you thinking about adjusting management practices by increasing seeding rates or adding phosphorus in anticipation of increased yields? Have you ever wondered how planting and harvest timings affect winter wheat yields? Over the past three years, Dr. Katherine Rod (former Plant and Soil Science graduate student) and Dr. Carrie Knott conducted research, funded by the KY Small Grain Growers’ Association, to answer these questions.
Read MoreBeautiful early-fall conditions are resulting in another early corn harvest this year, and Kentucky grain farmers will soon decide if and how much wheat they will plant this fall. Compared to last year, there is a significant increase in wheat prices and a slight increase in soybean prices. These changes will make planting wheat more attractive relative to last year.
Read MoreUSDA explains the COVID impact on the agriculture community
Read MoreAs Kentucky producers begin to decide their planting intentions for the next growing season, current grain markets favor a wheat, double-crop soybean rotation over full-season soybeans.
Read MoreToday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a second round of coronavirus relief payments which extends eligibility to additional classes of wheat. The new $14 billion package now covers producers of all classes of wheat. These add to the durum and hard red spring (HRS) wheat classes which were covered under the first round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).
Read MoreView the SRW havest and quality reports from the US Wheat Associates.
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