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October 2023 is the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness month. (Photo courtesy of U of A System Division of Agriculture.)
Columns, Columns, Letters to Editor, Opinion, Wheat

Looking back…and forward is tough at times

Crop farmers are facing a difficult time and likely to stay into 2026 because of factors they cannot control, Vance Ehmke writes. Read More

Southwest Kansas farmers are among those waiting for wheat harvest to begin. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Wheat

Pesky pests unwelcome guests for wheat growers

Wheat (Journal stock photo.)
Central Region, Crops, Disease, Kansas, Wheat

Kansas’ west-central wheat crop faces disease challenge



October 2023 is the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness month. (Photo courtesy of U of A System Division of Agriculture.)

Trump, tariffs and ag economics

Inman, Kansas, combine demonstration on June 29 featuring vintage machines as part of a celebration marking 150 years of Turkey Red winter wheat. (Photo courtesy of Glen Ediger.)

Turkey Red revolutionized wheat industry

Lush wheat basks in the evening sun April 28 just north of Salina, Kansas. Local farmers say the crop needs more rain to yield well. (Photo by Tim Unruh.)

After spotty April rains, Kansas wheat still has the blues 

Oklahoma State University is continuing research on seeding rates and planting dates for short-season winter wheat. A previous study showed Butler’s Gold fares better when planted in December. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture.)

New wheat varieties part of May 29 tour

October 2023 is the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness month. (Photo courtesy of U of A System Division of Agriculture.)

Did the weather just take a turn for the worse?

(Journal stock photo.)

Wheat and more… or less: How booms die

Bare farm ground. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Wheat and more … or less  

Wheat (Photo by Todd Johnson.)

Big wheat could lead to big concerns