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Wheat Harvest Begins Across Nebraska

July 1, 2020   |   Category: NWB

Wheat Harvest Begins Across Nebraska After extreme highs and lows in Nebraska throughout the wheat growing season, harvest has finally begun. Producers along the southern border and in the southwest corner of the state have cleaned and tuned up their combines and are hitting the fields this week. As the month progresses we will see harvest continue to […]

The Future of Plant Breeding Depends on Sound Science-Based Policy

June 23, 2020   |   Category: NWB

The Future of Plant Breeding Depends on Sound Science-Based Policy JUNE 19, 2020 By Shelbi Knisley, USW Director of Trade Policy New breeding technologies are forecast to offer many promises for consumers, producers and the environment. Plant Breeding Innovations (PBI) is a term defined by the International Seed Federation as, “the constantly evolving ideas and practices which […]

UNL Field Days

June 10, 2020   |   Category: NWB

UNL Field Days CONTACT: David Ostdiek, 308-631-1859; Cody Creech at ccreech2@unl.edu or 308-632-1266   UNL field days, wheat variety tours are available as self-guided and online events The COVID-19 pandemic is putting limits on public face-to-face programs, but Nebraska Extension will sponsor a variety of events in mid-June to share updates on the wheat variety trials […]

Nebraska Wheat Board Ambassador Program

June 8, 2020   |   Category: NWB

Nebraska Wheat Board Ambassador Program The Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB) is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year Ambassador Program. The goal of the NWB Ambassador Program is to develop college-aged students into better advocates and leaders in agriculture and to help them grow both personally and professionally. The program consists of ambassadors participating […]

Nebraska Wheat Board announces May budget meeting

May 18, 2020   |   Category: NWB

The Nebraska Wheat Board (NWB) will hold its next meeting Thursday, May 28, 2020 at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites – Ogallala, 206 Pony Express Lane, Ogallala, NE 69153. The meeting will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MDT. An executive session is tentatively slated for 3:00 p.m. The meeting will include […]

65 Years of Nebraska Wheat: Variety Surveys

May 4, 2020   |   Category: NWB

65 Years of Nebraska Wheat: Variety Surveys The Nebraska Wheat Resources Act was passed in 1955, allocating ¼ of every penny per bushel to create and fund the Nebraska Wheat Board. This year, 2020, Nebraska Wheat celebrates its 65th anniversary. The Board has a rich history of educating and promoting the wheat industry around the […]

Out of Office

March 18, 2020   |   Category: NWB

Breeding a hardier, more nutritious wheat High-fructan wheat provides benefits for growers and consumers PUBLISHED ON APRIL 19, 2020 on www.morningagclips.com  MADISON, Wis. — Some new crop varieties are bred to be more nutritious. Others are more resilient, bred to tolerate harsher environmental conditions. In a new study, researchers report a variety of wheat that combines […]

Canada pushes through speedy approval of USMCA

March 16, 2020   |   Category: NWB

Canada pushes through speedy approval of USMCA By: Bill Tomson Canada’s House of Commons and Senate went into overdrive Friday and rushed through votes to approve implementing legislation for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement before going on recess amid concerns over the spread of the coronavirus. Canadian lawmakers had originally intended to take longer in deliberations over […]

Vietnam Buying $3 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods to Ease Trump Tariff Threats

March 6, 2020   |   Category: NWB

Vietnam Buying $3 Billion in U.S. Farm Goods to Ease Trump Tariff Threats By: Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen Vietnam, looking to allay the Trump administration’s wrath over its soaring trade surplus with the U.S., is committing to buy $3 billion in farm products from Nebraska. The agricultural shopping spree is part of a campaign to address complaints about the […]

UNL News and Updates

March 3, 2020   |   Category: UNL

Visit the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s page about all things wheat Keep up to date with crop production and pest management practices via UNL’s CropWatch newsletter View information on UNL’s Wheat Variety Testing and Fall Seed Guide Learn more about the Panhandle Research and Extension Center View the Wheat Disease Profiles I and the Wheat Disease Profiles II Learn more about pest management in […]