Wheat

 
Diseases
Insects
Nutrient management
Quality
Seeding rate calculator
Variety descriptions and Variety trials
Weeds

The Pacific Northwest Conservation Farming Handbook is one of the best references available for grain production east of the Cascades. The handbook contains information on pest management, tillage and erosion control, direct seeding, and nutrient and residue management.

Minnesota Small Grains Page: An excellent source of production and marketing information over a wide range of specific topics

GrainGenes is an extensive USDA database containing information on cultivars, genetic mapping, grain quality, and pathology for grains throughout the United States. GrainGenes is a good source for information about both older and recent varieties. For example, there is acreage data for 'Prohibition', an Oregon soft white winter wheat, dating back to 1919.

More links:
Growth and development
Growth stages of wheat, barley, and wild oat
Early Growth and Development of Cereals , EM8542 - requires Acrobat Reader
Early Growth and Development of Wheat in Northeast Oregon, EM 8578 - requires Acrobat Reader
Organizations
Oregon Wheat Growers League
Idaho Grain Producers Association
National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG)
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers Online
Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers - Small Grains, An Internet Source for Small Grains Growers
U.S. Wheat Associates is an export market development organization representing the U.S. wheat industry.
International Grains Council
Wheat Quality Council
National Grain & Feed Association
Production information
1999 Northwest Direct Seed Cropping Systems Conference Proceedings
1998 Northwest Direct Seed Cropping Systems Conference Proceedings
How late can I plant winter wheat? Using weather data to predict vernalization
Late Nitrogen Applications on Spring Wheats 02/2000
Cold damage to cereals - a discussion following the cold weather in December, 1998.
Dryland cropping systems - Umatilla County Extension
Harvest and storage management - Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers collection of links
Winter Wheat Production from the University of Saskatchewan is a comprehensive site, primarily for locations with snow.
North Dakota Small Grains Page
The Univ. of Missouri maintains an extensive list of links to cereals programs at universities throughout the U.S.
University of Idaho Cereals Extension
Nitrogen Management for Winter Wheat: Principles and Recommendations - Virginia Cooperative Extension
The Wheat Page at Kansas State University
Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Wheat acreage, yield, production, and stocks - by state
Wheat acreage and yield - by county
Wheat Long Term Price Trends
       
USDA Economics and Statistics System
Wheat Outlook - includes production forecasts, supply and use statistics, and more. Six issues a
year. For electronic release only; no printed copies available.
Wheat Yearbook - presents preliminary projections for 1999/2000 that were released at the 1999 Agricultural Outlook Forum - Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
 

And More Wheat Links...

  
Planet Wheat- A very cool site that's great for kids and teachers
Albino Wheat - A discussion paper
Winter wheat yield trial on a site with surface crusting (Rucker Farm)
Research on Soilborne Pathogens of Cereals in Australia - 1998 report by Dr. Richard Smiley, Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center
The Australian Competition: A Call for Response by our Industry and Institutions - 1998 report by Dr. Richard Smiley, Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center
A brief history of wheat - University of Saskatchewan
Minnesota Association of Wheat Grower's Wheat Facts has lots of interesting statistics
Mexico trip - report on a trip taken by Pacific Northwest extension and research faculty, wheat growers and the Oregon Wheat Commission Administrator to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT - Centro Internacional Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo) near Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
 

 

Crop & Soil Science WWW, Oregon State University