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2025 Colorado Wheat Field Days

Colorado State University’s Crops Testing Program is hosting the 2025 Wheat Field Days June 4th through the 6th and June 10th. The Field Days will include a walk-through of the official CSU Wheat Variety Trial entries with wheat breeder Dr. Esten Mason, Crops Testing Program director, Sally Jones-Diamond, and seed company representatives. CSU faculty and […]

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 23, 2025

The good-to-excellent category dropped from 56% to 46% in this week’s NASS Crop Conditions Report. This was expected as the crop in the northeast corner of the state is out of subsoil moisture. There is still hope for the crop, but it is starting to stress.

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 23, 2025

The good-to-excellent category dropped from 56% to 46% in this week’s NASS Crop Conditions Report. This was expected as the crop in the northeast corner of the state is out of subsoil moisture. There is still hope for the crop, but it is starting to stress.

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 16, 2025

After last week’s rain, the good-to-excellent category grew slightly in this week’s NASS crop conditions report, from 53% to 56%. This week brought warmer temperatures, with highs in the mid-80s to low 90s in much of Eastern Colorado. There was also lots of wind. A storm on Wednesday evening brought some rain to the northeast […]

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 16, 2025

After last week’s rain, the good-to-excellent category grew slightly in this week’s NASS crop conditions report, from 53% to 56%. This week brought warmer temperatures, with highs in the mid-80s to low 90s in much of Eastern Colorado. There was also lots of wind. A storm on Wednesday evening brought some rain to the northeast […]

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 9, 2025

Some areas finally received beneficial rain this week—emphasis on some. The higher totals were south of I-70 and close to the Front Range. In a rare shift, the northeast corner of the state received very little precipitation, while the southeast corner saw a significant amount. Below are some totals from CoCoRahs.

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 9, 2025

Some areas finally received beneficial rain this week—emphasis on some. The higher totals were south of I-70 and close to the Front Range. In a rare shift, the northeast corner of the state received very little precipitation, while the southeast corner saw a significant amount. Below are some totals from CoCoRahs.

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – April 25, 2025

There is not much change from last week’s report, but one notable update is that the “Poor” category in this week’s NASS report increased from 11% to 18%. Temperatures were closer to average for this time of year. Some isolated areas did receive rain. According to CoCoRahs, the highest rainfall totals were observed in Cheyenne […]

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – April 25, 2025

There is not much change from last week’s report, but one notable update is that the “Poor” category in this week’s NASS report increased from 11% to 18%. Temperatures were closer to average for this time of year. Some isolated areas did receive rain. According to CoCoRahs, the highest rainfall totals were observed in Cheyenne […]

Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – April 18, 2025

This is probably one of the better springs Colorado’s wheat crop has seen in several years. The good-to-excellent category dropped by 6% in this week’s NASS report, but it is still at 57%, which is well above the five-year average of 31%. However, this could all change if measurable moisture doesn’t come soon.  

Wheat Assessment

Wheat Subject to Assessment

Wheat grown in the 32 Colorado counties covered by the Colorado Wheat Marketing Order are subject to assessment. The counties include: Adams, Arapahoe, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Cheyenne, Crowley, Custer, Douglas, El Paso, Elbert, Fremont, Huerfano, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Moffat, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Routt, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, and Yuma.

Assessment Rate

The current assessment rate is two cents per bushel.

Refundable Assessment

A producer may request a refund of that portion of the assessment withheld which exceeds one-half cent per bushel (currently one and one-half cents per bushel).

Producers can request an “Application for Refund of Wheat Assessment” (ARWA) form by contacting the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) by one of 2 ways:

Mailing a written request to

4026 South Timberline Road, Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525

E-mailing a written request to

info@coloradowheat.org

Producers must submit a completed ARWA form, along with proof of assessment withheld, within 30 days of the date of assessment to be eligible for refund. The date of assessment is the actual date of wheat sale or date wheat was placed under loan by the FSA.

Assessment Collection & Remittance

Wheat assessment is collected by the “first handler” (typically an elevator or feedlot) directly from the producer and then remitted to the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC). A “Wheat Assessment Reporting Form” and full instructions can be obtained from CWAC.

Premium Program

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:

  • $0.25 base grower premium
  • $0.40 @ 11.0% protein
  • $0.60 @ 12.0% protein
  • + $0.05 each half a point up to 14% ($0.65 at 12.5%, $0.80 at 14%)
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:

  • Anton Coop
  • CHS High Plains – Fleming
  • Flagler Coop – Flagler
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Roggen
  • Ardent Mills – Denver
  • CHS High Plains – Haxtun
  • CHS High Plains – Holyoke
  • Flagler Coop – Arriba
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Pierce
  • Peetz Coop
  • CHS High Plains – Amherst
  • CHS High Plains – Yuma
  • Flagler Coop – Hugo
  • Roggen Farmers Elevator – Wildcat
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Chappell
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Grant
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Venago
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Imperial
  • Frenchman Valley Coop - Wauneta