The Kaw Valley School District, USD 321, won the 2009 "Make it Whole" Recipe Contest, sponsored by the Kansas Wheat Commission. Kansas Wheat's Bill Spiegel profiles the winning entry: Pumpkin Bread Squares.

From new wheat varieties to a new owner, WestBred. - a wheat breeding company in Butte, Montana - has had a fruitful 2009. WestBred's Santa Fe Hard Red Winter wheat variety was the third most popular in Kansas in 2008...and two new varieties were  available as certified seed this fall.

If you've ever wondered how wheat gets from Kansas farm fields to your dining room, a new online multimedia program has the answers. Kansas Wheat's Bill Spiegel explains.

For the past few years, acres planted to wheat throughout the U.S. have fallen, while acres sown to corn and soybeans are on the increase. Wheat falling out of favor with many farmers is causing a conundrum among those involved in the industry. Kansas Wheat's Bill Spiegel explains. 

Two Kansas projects will benefit from funding coming from the fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill, approved by the House and Senate earlier this month. Bill Spiegel with Kansas Wheat explains where the money has been targeted to go in Kansas.

Winter annual weeds are faring well this fall in winter wheat fields, thanks in part to ample precipitation throughout much of Kansas. K-State Research and Extension weed specialist Dallas Peterson says if growers have experienced problems in the past, grass and broadleaf weeds can be a challenge this fall. Bill Spiegel of Kansas Wheat explains.

Denise Pounds from Hutchinson, Kansas, won a purple ribbon and $100 cash prize from the Kansas Wheat Commission for her submission in the Outstanding Bread Basket contest at the Kansas State Fair. Bill Spiegel takes a closer look at the winning entry.

As it turns out, the Hessian fly-free date may not be as iron-clad as experts once believed. K-State Extension entomologist Jeff Whitworth says planting wheat after the fly-free date is a good management tool for wheat pests, but research is showing that Hessian flies often persist well after the fly-free date. Kansas Wheat's Bill Spiegel reports.

The challenge of feeding the people of the U.S., along with much of the rest of the world, falls squarely upon the shoulders of American farmers. However, farmers are finding themselves caught in a firestorm of controversy about modern agricultural methods. Mark Pearson, host of the Public Broadcasting Service TV program, Market to Market, says it's a battle farmers must win.

According to Justin Gilpin, chief executive officer of Kansas Wheat, the fact that the 2009 Kansas Hard Red Winter wheat crop exceeded expectations is a credit to improved wheat varieties and farmer practices. Kansas Wheat's Bill Spiegel has more on the 2009 wheat harvest.