By Larry Dreiling
Cooler than normal temperatures during the growing season has resulted in slower than normal crop development. What that means to fall harvest is the possibility of some crop losses as normal freeze days occur.
In addition, many areas experienced delayed planting and replanting issues during the wet spring, resulting in later than normal crop maturity, according to Dr. Mary Knapp, associate professor of agronomy and state climatologist, at Kansas State University.
"The final factor in this slower growing season was an increased number of double cropped acres all over the region, which also resulted in later maturing crops," Knapp said.
"The potential for losses here, with a crop that's behind and a normal freeze date, is pretty great," Knapp said. "There are a lot of acres that are vulnerable. Even northwest Kansas, which had a lot of trouble getting their corn crop in the ground, with early rains and hail, has problems now because it wasn't late enough for them to try another crop because of crop insurance regulations."
By Larry Dreiling
The desire by Americans for additional whole grains has spurred ConAgra Foods, Inc., to join with Colorado Wheat in developing a new program to spur increase in hard white wheat (HWW) production.
The program is considered a win-win solution as ConAgra gains additional tonnes of hard white flour and producers gain new premiums--and added income--for producing quality wheat.
Dubbed the Ultragrain Premium Program, it's the brainchild of the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF)--the educational and scientific arm of Colorado Wheat--and the ConAgra Mills division of the Omaha, Neb., agribusiness giant.
Ultragrain is the brand name of ConAgra Mills' 100 percent whole white wheat flour that combines the nutrition and benefits of whole grains with the finished recipe qualities of refined flour. The brand was launched in 2004 to distinguish this unique product from hard red wheat flours.
In its sales information, distributed to school and institutional food service purchasers, ConAgra touts Ultragrain as "made from a proprietary variety of wheat, specially grown to have a sweeter, milder taste and lighter color than conventional wheat."
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