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USDA Accepts 2.8 Million Acres for the Conservation Reserve Program
August 23, 2021
From USDA-FSA Expects to reverse the trend of declining enrollment The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has accepted 2.8 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in 2021. This … Continue reading
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Colorado and Kansas Lead Effort to Promote Hard White Wheat
August 23, 2021
By Brad Erker – Executive Director, Colorado Wheat I remember looking at my first field of hard white winter (HWW) wheat many years ago, it was probably about 1994. I honestly can’t remember the variety, but I do remember thinking … Continue reading
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PlainsGold to Market New Semi-Solid Wheat Variety
August 18, 2021
PlainsGold® will market Amplify SF in 2021, a new hard red winter wheat variety that was developed to help wheat growers combat the wheat stem sawfly. Amplify SF carries a stem-solidness trait that helps defend against the wheat stem sawfly, … Continue reading
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Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
August 10, 2021
From NAWG Earlier today, the United States Senate passed a historic infrastructure bill after several months of negotiations. The roughly $1 trillion bipartisan bill was passed by a vote of 69 to 30, receiving strong bipartisan support and includes $550 … Continue reading
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CSU Wheat Planting Decisions Webinar
August 10, 2021
Colorado State University (CSU), the Crop Testing Program, and CSU Extension are inviting wheat growers to the Annual Wheat Planting Decision Webinar. The meeting will be live-online on August 18th at 8:30 am via Zoom, and will be recorded and … Continue reading
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2021 Colorado Wheat Harvest Update
July 30, 2021
July 30, 2021 Wheat harvest in Colorado is coming to a close and this will be the last harvest report of 2021. According to the July 30th Plains Grains, Inc. Harvest Report, Colorado’s wheat harvest is 99% complete. There is … Continue reading
