2024 Wheat Field Days

Colorado State University’s Crops Testing Program is hosting the 2024 Wheat Field Days on June
6th -7th and 11th -12th . They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed company and
industry partners, and our colleagues from the CSU Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, CSU Dept.
of Agricultural Biology, the Agricultural Experiment Station, CSU Extension, Colorado Wheat,
and the USDA-ARS. The Field Days include a walk-through of the official CSU Wheat Variety Trial
with wheat breeder Dr. Esten Mason. CSU faculty and experts will also share the latest
information and research on wheat entomology and pathology, Colorado seed programs, soil
fertility, and forage uses. Industry representatives will provide wheat market updates and seed
company representatives will share information about their varieties.


The field days will be held on Thursday, June 6th at Walsh, Lamar, and Brandon; Friday, June 7th
at Burlington, Genoa, and Severance; Tuesday, June 11th at Akron and Yuma; and Wednesday,
June 12th at Julesburg, Orchard, and Roggen. Please visit www.csucrops.com/wfd for the full
schedule and directions.

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2026 program Information:

Ardent Mills has partnered with the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF) and CSU for years to develop top performing wheat varieties that meet the special quality needed for UltraGrain®.

Eligible Plainsgold Varieties:

PlainsGold Hard White Winter wheat varieties are developed at Colorado State University (CSU) specifically for the quality characteristics needed by Ardent Mills, with the yield performance and agronomics needed by farmers.

For the 2026 crop year, the following varieties are included in the program: Snowmass 2.0, Breck, Monarch, Windom SF, and Telluride. Certified seed is required on all Ardent Mills contracts, and the use of glyphosate for pre-harvest crop desiccation is prohibited.

Ardent Mills is currently paying premiums as follows for the 2026 crop. Future year contracts are subject to market conditions and may change. For 2026, all varieties are paid at the same premium levels:

Delivery Points:

Once you have harvested your wheat crop, complete the program by delivering your qualifying wheat crop to the delivery point in Colorado or Nebraska as listed on your grain pricing schedule: