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Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 3, 2024

Most of Northeastern Colorado received much-needed rain last weekend. Totals ranged anywhere from 1 in. to 4.5 in. However, the high rainfall totals completely missed Southeastern Colorado where conditions are deteriorating.

Colorado Wheat Disease Newsletter

Summary: TriMV was detected in Colorado. Watch for stripe rust, viruses, fusarium head blight, root and crown rots, and fungal leaf diseases. *Addendum: My group detected bacterial leaf streak disease in samples from Southeastern Colorado today. While this has not been a major problem in Colorado in the past, the disease has been re-emerging and […]

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – April 26, 2024

There was not much change to the overall crop condition this week. However, there are reports of cutworms, especially in the northeast corner of the state. There is rain in the forecast this weekend for the area north of I-70.

2023 Land Rental and Custom Rates Survey

Colorado State University Extension conducts an annual survey of custom rates charged for various crop and livestock operations and lease arrangements in Colorado in the preceding year. Results of the survey are used by producers, ag lenders, county assessors, the Colorado Department of Agriculture, land appraisers, and more. The Land Rental and Custom Rates Survey in […]

Wheat Organizations Welcome Reopening of Border Rail Crossings

Washington, D.C.  – U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency reopened rail crossings in El Paso and Eagle Point today. These rail corridors are essential gateways to many loyal flour millers and their wheat food customers in Mexico who rely […]

2024 CAWG Scholarships

The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) will award two $1,000 scholarships in 2024. One scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school senior who plans to attend an accredited college, university, junior college or community college. The student must enter college the same year as their graduation from high school. The second scholarship […]