Resources & Events
With research as our cornerstone, we want to ensure that the results are disseminated to Kentucky's small grain growers. KySGGA supports a number of farmer education initiatives and events, provides unique educational opportunities, as well as directs farmers to the latest production information.
Understanding how each program works will be important for farmers to make informed decisions for their unique operations.
Wheat growers interested in becoming part of the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network can register now, so they don’t lose out on the 2026 opportunity to learn more about their wheat crop and how to hit their yield potential.
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.
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.
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.
Wheat growers interested in becoming part of the ground-breaking Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network can begin registering now, so they don’t lose out on the 2024 opportunity to learn more about their wheat crop and how to hit their yield potential.
The collaborative project “Bringing Rye Back to Kentucky” is up and running! Please find the inaugural rye newsletter, prepared by Dr. Ela Szuleta, our field coordinator.
The U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) is pleased to announce the publishing of its 2023 Fusarium Head Blight Disease Impact Update. This year, commentary from experts in 31 states indicated FHB did not impact grain yield or quality for most growers in the U.S., including Kentucky.
“This is a great example of the work NAWG does on behalf of wheat growers and all farmers in the U.S. NAWG became the lead plaintiff in this case over 6 years ago to ensure science based decisions are made based on facts, not the work of billboard lawyers.”
