2023 Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest Breaks Records
We have a new highest overall yield reported in the contest at 143.42 bushels per acre. This 2023 No-Till State Champion wheat entry from Jason Crisp in McLean County followed soybeans. Camron, Clay and Mark Wells in Union County reported the second-highest overall yield ever at 139.64 bushels per acre with the 2023 Tillage State Champion. The Wells Brothers also reported the third-highest yield ever at 135.80 bushels per acre. The previous highest yield ever reported (now 4th highest ever) was from Keith Hendrickson in Union County in 2015 with 134.27 bushels per acre. That was followed by the 2022 state champion, S & J Emmick in Hancock County at 132.68 bushels per acre.
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Small Grain Research Funding Hits $4.5M
The Kentucky Small Grain Growers selected research to fund earlier this year, bringing the total dedicated to wheat and small grain related research to $4 million in the past 30 years.
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University of Kentucky Launches New Crop Variety Testing Site
The University of Kentucky Wheat and Small Grains Variety Testing Program evaluates wheat and small grain (barley, cereal rye, oats, triticale, ancient grains) varieties that are commercially available or may soon be available to farmers. Annual variety performance testing provide farmers, seed producers, extension agents and consultants with current, unbiased information to help them select the varieties best adapted to their locality and individual requirements.
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Woodford Reserve Announces 5-Year Commitment to Buy Rye from Kentucky Farmers as Part of Research Project
In an ongoing effort to bring production of rye grain back to Kentucky, Woodford Reserve today announced a five-year commitment to purchasing the grain from local farmers while working with the University of Kentucky to conduct research.
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2023 May WASDE Update: Yield is King
Current projections predict a record U.S. corn and soybean crop during the 2023/24 marketing year. Although yield estimates can change drastically with growing season weather, the projections indicate a smaller gross revenue per acre in 2023/24 compared to 2022/23 due to lower price expectations. As winter wheat is approaching the end of the growing season, more information is known. Despite the drought in the west and lower yields, total production is still expected to be larger than last year due to increased wheat acreage. Wheat markets are still fluctuating due to geopolitical conflicts, but current projections indicate that the average gross revenue per acre of wheat will also decline compared to 2022/23.
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NAWG Applauds Introduction of American Farmers Feed the World Act
oday, Representatives Tracey Mann (R-KS-01), John Garamendi (D-CA-08), Rick Crawford (R-AR-01), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) introduced the American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023. NAWG applauds this bipartisan effort to keep the food in America’s international food aid programs as Congress looks to reauthorize the Farm Bill in 2023. As part of this legislation, Congress would restore the original intent of the Food for Peace program without spending additional Farm Bill resources, all while safeguarding the interests of American farmers.
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Effect of Nozzle Configuration and Ground Sprayer Speed on Fusarium Head Blight Management in Wheat
Read the latest research report on managing Fusarium head blight (head scab) in wheat from the University of Kentucky. This research was conducted by Nathaniel White, Timothy Stombaugh, and Carl Bradley with funding from the Kentucky Small Grain Promotion Council. It was published in the Plant Health Progress research journal.
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Impacts of Sulfur Fertilization on Yield, Grain Quality, and N Use Efficiency of Wheat
A field study was grown in the harvest years 2021 and 2022 at Spindletop Farm (LEX) and the West Kentucky Research and Education Center (PRN). The overarching objective was to determine whether applications of sulfur fertilizer (S) in combination with various levels of N fertilizer would increase yield and N use efficiency.
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Economic & Policy Update: May 2023
E-newsletter Volume 23, Issue 5, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky.
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The National Wheat Foundation Partners with My Plate
The National Wheat Foundation is pleased to join the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion as a MyPlate National Strategic Partner. The partnership presents a wealth of resources and collaborative opportunities aimed to enlighten individuals about the advantages of incorporating wheat into their dietary choices.
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Have You Considered Wheat?
Wheat has not been known as a chief commodity in Kentucky due to higher production challenges when compared to corn and soybeans, but I’d encourage you to take another look.
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Expanding Wheat Production in Kentucky
Kentucky is known nationally for consistently growing a wheat/double-crop soybean rotation. This rotation has been a part of Kentucky agriculture for many years because of all its benefits.
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2023 Don Halcomb Memorial Scholarship Recipients Announced
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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UK Wheat Field Day is May 9
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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Call for 2023 Research Projects
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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March 15 and 17-21 Temperatures MAY Damage Wheat Crop
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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Kentucky Farm Leaders Elected to Guide National Wheat Organizations
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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How Could the Potential Warmest Winter on Record Affect Kentucky’s Wheat Crop?
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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Bruce and Jeremy Benson receive UK Wheat Service Award
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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2022 Wheat Yield Contest Winners
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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