The Kentucky Small Grain Growers and Walnut Grove Farms are proud to announce the 2023 recipients of the Don Halcomb Memorial Scholarships for Community Leadership Through Agriculture.
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Wheat is big business in the Bluegrass state. According to the Kentucky Small Grain Growers’ Association, the state’s farmers harvested 30 million bushels of winter wheat from 375,000 acres in 2022. The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment’s Grain and Forage Center of Excellence supports the state’s wheat growers in many ways, including an annual field day. The 2023 Wheat Field Day is May 9 at the UK Research and Education Center farm in Princeton.
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The Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association is now accepting research proposals for the 2023-2024 growing season. Projects should be geared towards the research of small grain crops (wheat, barley, oats, rye, rice, and triticale).
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For wheat fields that are Feekes 5 or less advanced, these temperatures should not harm the wheat. The growing point was still below the soil surface and well protected by the soil temperatures. This is evidenced by soil surface temperatures that we recorded at University of Kentucky’s Research and Education Center in Princeton.
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The National Wheat Foundation and the National Association of Wheat Growers recently announced new officers of their organizations, electing Kentucky farmers to top leadership positions.
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As the ‘meteorological’ winter ends (Dec 1 to Feb 28) for 2023, we are projected to have the warmest winter on record. This is impressive, considering the sub-zero temperatures in late December 2022. This has many people, including us, wondering: What does this mean for Kentucky’s 2023 winter wheat crop?
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Webster County grain farmers Bruce and Jeremy Benson have been named the 2023 University of Kentucky Wheat Science Group’s Service Award recipients.
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Congratulations to the 2022 Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest Winners. S & J Emmick of Hancock County harvested 132.68 bushels per acre. Camron Clay and Mark Wells from Union County are State Champions for the Tillage division at 121.91 bushels per acre.
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Corn harvest is now underway and Kentucky grain farmers will soon decide if and how much wheat they will plant this fall. Compared to last year there are significant increases in wheat and soybean prices, major increases in all fertilizer prices, and fuel prices that have almost doubled. The following analysis quantifies these relative changes to estimate the profitability for crops harvested in 2023. The analysis includes estimated returns comparing double-cropped wheat/soybeans with full-season soybeans for the 2023 crop, and the likely implications for Kentucky grain farmers.
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U.S. wheat growers have a long history of recognizing the value of export market development by supporting the successful public-private partnership with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). That is why U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) welcome the introduction of the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports (CREAATE) Act of 2022 in the U.S. Senate.
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Kentucky farmers expect to harvest 32.8 million bushels of winter wheat during 2022. The expected crop for 2022 would be up 8% from the previous year.
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The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) shares their 2023 Farm Bill priorities as Congress prepares for the next Farm bill. As lawmakers continue to review the 2018 Farm Bill and start crafting the next Farm Bill, wheat growers will be advocating for these priorities with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to develop programs that will help wheat growers manage risk, ensure conservation programs work on the farm and enhance U.S. trade that supports rural America.
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Congressional staffers participated in the foundation’s educational farm tour in Poolesville, MD. Participants participated in discussion with speakers from USDA and the EPA on risk management, conservation, pesticide programs and environmental issues. NWF Vice Chairman Bernard Peterson and NAWG Secretary Pat Clements attended with Laura Knoth.
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The Kentucky Small Grain Growers and Walnut Grove Farms are proud to announce the 2022 recipients of the Don Halcomb Memorial Scholarships for Community Leadership Through Agriculture.
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National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), which Kentucky Small Grain Growers is a member, has put together a survey to help them prepare to represent wheat farmers during the Farm Bill negotiations.
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The Scabinar is offered in two parts, Part 1 will cover the Fusarium Head Blight disease cycle and Part 2 will cover Fusarium Head Blight/mycotoxin management, both parts will have a presentation along with an interactive panel session with representatives from different geographies and grain classes represented. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions to gain insights.
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Fulton County grain farmer Henry Sanger is the 2022 recipient of the University of Kentucky Wheat Science Group’s Service Award.
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We will build again at Princeton. Our commitment to western Kentucky and the entire region remains. The Category EF-4 tornado on December 10, 2021 damaged 49 of the 59 structures at the Research and Education Center.
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Near record-high fertilizer prices, increasing seed costs, supply chain issues and questions about availability have many producers worried about how these challenges are going to affect their profitability in the coming year.
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Congratulations to Glenn Thompson and Tanner Stroup, both of Daviess County, for having the highest wheat yields in the commonwealth.
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