Press Releases

  • USW, NAWG Applaud Senate Introduction Of American Farmers Feed The World Act

    September 20, 2023

    ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) today thank Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) for introduction of the American Farmers Feed … Continue reading →

  • Summer 2023 Edition of The Colorado Wheat Farmer

    August 21, 2023

    Check out the latest edition of The Colorado Wheat Farmer, the official publication of the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee. Click here to download the full publication.

  • 2023 Colorado Wheat Harvest Update

    August 3, 2023

    August 3, 2023 Multiple days of warm temperatures allowed harvest to progress across Eastern Colorado over the past week, but continued rain showers have slowed completion of harvest. As of today, we are calling Colorado’s 2023 wheat harvest roughly 85% … Continue reading →

  • Great Plains Sawfly Survey Project

    July 9, 2023

    There is currently a multi-state collaborative project taking place to determine areas of wheat stem sawfly infestation and current practices related to its mitigation on farm yields and profits. If you are the primary operator of a farm located in … Continue reading →

  • Colorado Wheat Field Days Technical Report

    June 27, 2023

    The technical report from the 2023 Colorado Wheat Field Days is now available thanks to the CSU Crops Testing Program. Click here to download the full report. 

  • Colorado Wheat Stem Sawfly Survey

    June 27, 2023

    Researchers from the department of agricultural and resource economics at  Colorado State University are conducting a research study on the economic impact of Wheat Stem Sawfly in Colorado. The title of our project is Assessing the Economic Impacts of Wheat … Continue reading →

  • Wheat Entomology Newsletter – June 26, 2023

    June 26, 2023

    Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Grass sawfly We have not observed any grass sawfly larvae in our field surveys. This suggests that the larvae have matured and have dropped to the soil. They will form pupae … Continue reading →

  • Wheat Disease Newsletter – June 20, 2023

    June 20, 2023

    Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me Disease Observations Stripe rust Stripe rust has been spotted at low incidence and severity across much of Colorado’s wheat growing … Continue reading →

  • Wheat Entomology Newsletter – June 12, 2023

    June 12, 2023

    Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Wheat field days It was so great to see many of you during Wheat field days and to see the wheat crop looking so gorgeous! Thanks to Sally and her team, … Continue reading →

  • Wheat Disease Newsletter – June 7, 2023

    June 7, 2023

    Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me Thank you to all who attended the Colorado Wheat Field Days! We certainly lucked out with the weather, and it … Continue reading →

  • Wheat Entomology Newsletter – May 30, 2023

    May 31, 2023

    Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Wheat Stem Sawfly We have continued our sweeps twice per week at Orchard and New Raymer, CO. This month’s average catch has deviated significantly from what we observed throughout the month … Continue reading →

  • Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 26, 2023

    May 26, 2023

    Crop conditions and the drought monitor continued to improve after another week of measurable rainfall in Eastern Colorado. ! Temperatures have been in the low –to- mid 70s this week, which is definitely helping the crop.  Read More Here

  • Colorado Wheat Disease Newsletter – May 23, 2023

    May 23, 2023

    Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me SUMMARY The recent rain across much of Colorado has favored development of fungal diseases. Additionally, the first report of plants … Continue reading →

  • Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 19th, 2023

    May 19, 2023

    Crop conditions and the drought monitor saw improvements this week after some much needed rain. The “excellent”, “good” and “fair” categories all gained points on the conditions report, however, so did the “very poor” category.  This demonstrates the variability in … Continue reading →

  • 2023 Colorado Wheat Field Days – June 1st-6th

    May 16, 2023

    Colorado State University Crops Testing is excited to announce the details for the 2023 Wheat Field Days. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed company and industry partners, and our colleagues from the CSU Dept. of Soil and Crop … Continue reading →

  • Colorado Wheat Disease Newsletter

    May 9, 2023

    Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me Disease Observations Root Rot A root rot disease was found in a few fields in Kit Carson County in spotty … Continue reading →

  • Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 5, 2023

    May 5, 2023

    There were some spotty and isolated showers over Eastern Colorado this week. However the totals were under .20 inches, meaning just enough moisture to settle the dust. Subsoil moisture is depleting at a rapid rate. More rain is needed to … Continue reading →

  • Wheat Entomology Newsletter – May 1, 2023

    May 1, 2023

    Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Introduction We are excited to begin our third year conducting the Wheat Entomology Newsletter! Our team is led by Dr. Punya Nachappa, entomologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural … Continue reading →

  • Colorado Wheat Disease Newsletter

    April 25, 2023

    Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me Disease Observations Common root rot A few fields have reported a small amount of common root rot. This disease is … Continue reading →

  • Public Notice: CAWG/CWAC Board Meeting

    March 27, 2023

    AGENDA Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) Board of Directors Meeting Hilton Garden Inn, Fort Collins, March 31, 2023  9:00 p.m.: General Business Session – Call to Order – CAWG, CWAC Introductions of Guests Roll … Continue reading →