Colorado Wheat Outlook Report - June 20, 2025

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:

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:

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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.

County representatives

County	Member	Alternate
Adams	Mark Linnebur	Justin Lewton
Arapahoe	Mark Linnebur	Cynthia Ness
Baca	Brian Brooks	Vacant
Bent	Vacant	Vacant
Boulder	Vacant	Vacant
Cheyenne	Vacant	Vacant
Crowley	Vacant	Vacant
Custer	Vacant	Vacant
Douglas	Vacant	Vacant
Elbert	Vacant	Vacant
El Paso	Vacant	Vacant
Fremont	Vacant	Vacant
Huerfano	Vacant	Vacant
Jefferson	Vacant	Vacant
Kiowa	Shelby Britten	Vacant
Kit Carson	Matthew Mulch	Vacant
Larimer	Vacant	Vacant
Las Animas	Vacant	Vacant
Lincoln	Steve Beedy	Auston Andersen
Logan	Reid Ernst	Dusty Anderson
Moffat	Vacant	Vacant
Morgan	Cary Wickstrom	Nick Midcap
Otero	Vacant	Vacant
Phillips	Ryan Kanode	Vacant
Prowers	Brett Shelton	Craig Schnenk
Pueblo	Vacant	Vacant
Rio Blanco	Vacant	Vacant
Routt	Vacant	Vacant
Sedgewick	Leslie Peterson	Ole Johnson
Washington	Vacant	Vacant
Weld	Jerry Cooksey	Nate Northup
Yuma	Vacant	Vacant

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