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• Tentative Budget Deal Would Restore Agriculture Tax Exemptions

  April 5, 2011

  Tentative Budget Deal Would Restore Agriculture Tax Exemptions Fort Collins, Colo., April 5, 2011 – The Colorado Legislature today announced a tentative agreement to balance the state’s budget for fiscal year 2011-12.  The Colorado Senate and House of Representatives have … Continue reading →

• Colo. Wheat and ConAgra Donate 24 Tons of Flour to Food Bank of the Rockies

  

  March 18, 2011

  March 18, 2011, Fort Collins, Colo. – In honor of National Agriculture Week, March 13-19, the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) and the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) teamed with ConAgra Mills to donate 24 tons (48,000 pounds) of … Continue reading →

• CSU Varieties win “Best In Class” Prize at Wheat Quality Council Meeting

  

  March 18, 2011

  March 18, 2011 – Fort Collins, Colo. – Experimental wheat lines submitted by Colorado State University (CSU) Wheat Breeder Scott Haley won the “Best in Class” award at the recent Wheat Quality Council (WQC) meeting in Kansas City. The WQC … Continue reading →

• CWRF Varieties Dominate NASS Winter Wheat Variety Survey

  March 9, 2011

  CWRF Varieties Dominate NASS Winter Wheat Variety Survey March 9, 2011, Fort Collins, Colo., – Hatcher was the most popular winter wheat variety in Colorado for the fourth year in a row, planted on 34.5 percent of all winter wheat … Continue reading →

• News Release: CAWG Scholarship

  

  February 7, 2011

  February 4, 2011, Fort Collins, Colo. – The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) will award two $1,000 scholarships to Colorado high school seniors. The applicants’ parents, grandparents, or legal guardians must be current or new members of CAWG OR … Continue reading →

• CAWG meets with Colorado Congressional Delegation

  

  January 24, 2011

  CAWG meets with Colorado Congressional Delegation January 24, 2011, Fort Collins, Colo. – Officers of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) met with members and staff of the state’s congressional delegation while attending the National Association of Wheat Growers … Continue reading →

• Colorado Agricultural Producers Participate in Colorado Ag Classic

  

  December 14, 2010

  December 13, 2010 – More than 130 agricultural producers participated in the 2010 Colorado Ag Classic held on December 8-9 at The Embassy Suites in Loveland.  The sixth annual event was jointly hosted by the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers … Continue reading →

• Colorado Ag Classic Planned for December 8-9

  

  November 16, 2010

  November 15, 2010 – The sixth annual Colorado Ag Classic will be held December 8-9 at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, Colorado. The Colorado Ag Classic is the joint convention of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG), the Colorado … Continue reading →

• Wheat Growers Host Legislative Field Day

  

  October 13, 2010

  September 10, 2010 – The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) hosted a legislative field trip on September 7 to familiarize Colorado state legislators with issues facing Colorado wheat farmers and other agricultural businesses. “We wanted this event to be … Continue reading →

• Colorado Wheat Participates in Urban Wheat Field in Washington, D.C.

  

  October 13, 2010

  On Thursday, September 23rd and Friday, September 24th, a live wheat field, approximately one quarter of an acre in size, sprouted from the streets of the nation’s capital in an effort to promote food literacy via farm-to-fork wheat education. Members … Continue reading →

• Colorado Welcomes Wheat Trade Team from the Philippines

  

  August 30, 2010

  Centennial, Colo. The Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) hosted a trade team of flour millers and wheat buyers representing the majority of flour milling operations in the Philippines on a visit to Colorado. On August 26 they were briefed on … Continue reading →

• Colorado Breaks Record for Yield per Acre in Winter Wheat Production

  

  August 12, 2010

  Centennial, Colo. USDA announced today that Colorado winter wheat production broke a record in 2010, with an average yield of 45 bushels per acre. This is the highest ever yield per acre for Colorado and raises the total production in … Continue reading →

• 2010 Colorado Wheat Planting Decision Meetings Announced

  

  August 6, 2010

  Centennial, Colo. Growers looking to increase yield and decrease risk will want to plant the best possible wheat varieties this fall for top yields next summer. The annual Wheat Planting Decision Meetings will offer growers insight into the highest-yielding varieties … Continue reading →

• Colorado wheat growers have new opportunity to boost profits, improve consumer diets

  July 15, 2010

  Centennial, Colo. Colorado wheat growers are among the few across the country to supply wheat for a white whole wheat flour gaining popularity among consumers. The Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF) is introducing Snowmass, a new, high-yielding hard white winter … Continue reading →

• Colorado Welcomes Brazilian Wheat Trade Team

  

  July 6, 2010

  Centennial, Colo. Wheat buyers representing 70 percent of Brazils wheat imports travelled to Colorado to view harvest and talk with farmers, millers, exporters, and a Colorado banker. On June 30 they met with Andres Tapernoux, head of the Latin American … Continue reading →

• CWAC Invests $387,000 of Producer Funds in Research for 2009-2010

  

  June 14, 2010

  Centennial, Colo. Colorado wheat growers have indicated their top priority for Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) assessment funding is research. CWAC has emphasized that priority by not only increasing the research investment at Colorado State University (CSU) by nearly 500 … Continue reading →

• Greeley Tribune: Wheat Stripe Rust Worries Weld Farmers

  

  June 3, 2010

  Written by Bill Jackson “PLATTEVILLE — Niles Miller has been around for more than 89 years and thought he had seen everything — until he went out late last week to check on his wheat fields southeast of here.” Click … Continue reading →

• Denver Post: Bumper Wheat Crop, But Prices Bleak

  

  June 3, 2010

  Written by Steve Raabe “Depressed wheat prices are taking the bloom off Colorado farmers’ outlook for a bountiful crop this year.” Click here to read the Denver Post Article

• 2010 Colorado Wheat Field Days

  May 25, 2010

  May 25, 2010, Centennial, Colo. – The 2010 Colorado Wheat Field Days will be held June 7-16 at eleven different variety trial sites throughout eastern Colorado. The field days are jointly hosted by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC), Colorado … Continue reading →

• CAWG President Testifies Before House Ag Committee

  

  May 11, 2010

  May 6, 2010, Centennial, Colo. Jerry Cooksey, Roggen, President of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, testified before the House Agriculture Committee in Cheyenne, Wyo., May 4. Cooksey was one of ten invited witnesses and one of only five invited … Continue reading →