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Summit planned to discuss the future of white Wheat in Texas
Texas
The Texas Wheat Producers Board (TWPB) is co-sponsoring a summit for producers to learn more about hard white winter Wheat (HWW). The HWW summit, entitled "Moving the Industry Forward" will be held in Guymon, Okla., Jan. 20, at the Texas County Activities Center. Registration is free and will begin at 8:30 a.m. The program will start at 9 a.m. and conclude around 4 p.m. Lunch will be provided by the event sponsors: The Nebraska Wheat Board, Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, Kansas Wheat Commission, Oklahoma Wheat Commission and the Texas Wheat Producers Board.
The TWPB is encouraging all producers who might be interested in growing HWW to attend. Hard white Wheat is a class of Wheat that produces a wider variety of Wheat food products than hard red winter (HRW) wheat, such as Asian noodles, tortillas and Middle Eastern flat breads. It also has a higher flour extraction rate that is desired by flour millers.
This summit will provide a forum for producers, local grain handlers, exporters, Wheat breeders and buyers to share their experiences about growing and using HWW. Speakers will address producer and elevator concerns regarding growing and handling a different variety of wheat. Wheat breeders will discuss new varieties and breeding challenges. Foreign and domestic buyers will explain their desire to purchase HWW and the day will conclude with a panel of producers discussing their experiences growing HWW. Producers who have grown HWW will be on-hand to answer questions about any challenges they faced while growing this variety of wheat.
"Other states have had much success with hard white wheat," said Texas Wheat Producers Board Chairman Scott McGarraugh, "and, because of their success, there is a large demand for white Wheat from our foreign and domestic buyers. In fact, The U.S. is struggling to achieve production levels sufficient to supply domestic and export demand."
While the summit is free to all who wish to attend, an RSVP is requested in order to get an accurate count for lunch. Any producer interested in attending the summit may RSVP toll free to the Texas Wheat Producers office at 1-888-40-wheat or by e-mail to lvaughn@texaswheat.org.
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