August 30, 2010, Centennial, Colo. The Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) hosted a trade team of flour millers and wheat buyers representing the majority of flour milling operations in the Philippines on a visit to Colorado. On August 26... Released: 8/31/10 -- Press Release |
August 12, 2010, Centennial, Colo. USDA announced today that Colorado winter wheat production broke a record in 2010, with an average yield of 45 bushels per acre. This is the highest ever yield per acre for Colorado and raises the total... Released: 8/12/10 -- Press Release |
August 2, 2010, Centennial, Colo. Growers looking to increase yield and decrease risk will want to plant the best possible wheat varieties this fall for top yields next summer. The annual Wheat Planting Decision Meetings will offer growers insight into... Released: 8/6/10 -- Press Release |
July 15, 2010, Centennial, Colo. Colorado wheat growers are among the few across the country to supply wheat for a white whole wheat flour gaining popularity among consumers. The Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF) is introducing Snowmass, a new,.. Released: 7/15/10 -- Press Release |
July 6, 2010, Centennial, Colo. Wheat buyers representing 70 percent of Brazils wheat imports travelled to Colorado to view harvest and talk with farmers, millers, exporters, and a Colorado banker. On June 30 they met with Andres Tapernoux, head of the.. Released: 7/6/10 -- Press Release |
June 14, Centennial, Colo. Colorado wheat growers have indicated their top priority for Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) assessment funding is research. CWAC has emphasized that priority by not only increasing the research investment at... Released: 6/14/10 -- Press Release |
Click here to read the Denver Post Article bit.ly/bxv5um Photo: Bennett farmer Tom Neira poses in one of his wheat fields on Friday. Neira expects a good harvest this summer after above-average rainfall last fall and this spring but if current.. Released: 6/3/10 -- News Item |
Photo: Niles Miller examines some wheat in a field southeast of Platteville. Stripe rust is a disease that attacks winter wheat in cool, wet springs and is wind-borne, moving up from Texas. Miller, 89, said it's the first time he's ever seen the... Released: 6/3/10 -- News Item |
May 25, 2010, Centennial, Colo. - The 2010 Colorado Wheat Field Days will be held June 7-16 at eleven different variety trial sites throughout eastern Colorado. The field days are jointly hosted by the Colorado Wheat Administrative... Released: 5/25/10 -- Press Release |
May 6, 2010, Centennial, Colo. Jerry Cooksey, Roggen, President of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, testified before the House Agriculture Committee in Cheyenne, Wyo., May 4. Cooksey was one of ten invited witnesses and one of only five... Released: 5/11/10 -- Press Release |
May 3, 2010, Centennial, Colo. The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) is pleased to announce that the first recipients of the newly established CAWG Scholarship and Friends of Wheat Scholarship are Leigha Wickstrom and Rebecca May. Each. Released: 5/11/10 -- Press Release |
February 22, 2010, Centennial, Colo. The nation's leading wheat grower organizations have adopted policy advocating cooperation between land-grant universities and private companies in order to develop improved wheat varieties. The policy, called... Released: 2/22/10 -- News Item |
January 29, 2009, Centennial, Colo. - Officers of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) met with members and staff of the state's congressional delegation while attending the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) meeting in Washington,. Released: 2/22/10 -- Press Release |
September 30, 2009, Centennial, Colo. USDA announced today that Colorado is ranked 2nd in U.S. winter wheat production for 2009, with estimated production of 98,000,000 bushels of winter wheat harvested, ranking only behind Kansas and moving ahead of... Released: 10/5/09 -- Press Release |
August 20, 2009, Centennial, Colo. - Colorado is 3rd in U.S. winter wheat production for 2009, with an estimated production of 93,600,000 bushels of winter wheat harvested, ranking only behind Kansas and Washington state. On a 10-year average, Colorado... Released: 8/20/09 -- Press Release |
May 29, 2009, Centennial, Colo. - U.S. Congresswoman Betsy Markey joined Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) and Colorado Association of Wheat Grower (CAWG) officers and staff to tour two wheat farms in Prowers and Baca counties in... Released: 5/29/09 -- Press Release |
Consequences of Higher Input Costs and Wheat Prices for U.S. Wheat Producers Released: 4/21/09 -- Column |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2009 Contact: Christi Lightcap, (303) 239-4190, Christi.lightcap@ag.state.co.us CDA Exam Goes High-Tech LAKEWOOD, Colo. The Colorado Department of Agriculture is proud to announce that two new online... Released: 4/1/09 -- Press Release |
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2009 - Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA has extended the sign-up deadline from June 1, to Aug. 14, 2009, for both the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) and the forthcoming Average Crop Revenue.. Released: 3/31/09 -- Press Release |
In honor of National Agriculture Week, March 15-21, the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee (CWAC) and the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) teamed with ConAgra Mills to donate 24 tons (48,000 pounds) of Ultragrain flour to the Food Bank... Released: 3/19/09 -- Press Release |
March 3, 2009, Centennial, Colo. 85 percent of Colorado wheat growers responding to a recent National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) survey approved a petition supporting the commercialization of biotechnology in wheat. Nationwide, 76... Released: 3/3/09 -- Press Release |
March 3, 2009, Centennial, Colo. - The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) will host three Risk Management Agency Updates and Crop Insurance Forums on March 17 and 18 in Lamar, Limon and Yuma. All Colorado wheat producers and other.. Released: 3/3/09 -- Press Release |
February 13, 2009, Centennial, Colo. - Officers of the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) met with the Colorado congressional delegation while attending the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) meeting in Washington, D.C.,... Released: 3/3/09 -- Column |
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Glenda Mostek Communications and Marketing Director 303-721-3300 gmostek@coloradowheat.org www.coloradowheat.org CAWG meets with Colorado Congressional... Released: 2/12/08 -- Press Release |
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 28, 2006 Contact: Darrell Hanavan, Executive Director, 303-721-3300 CWAC Representatives Meet With Iraqi Wheat Buying Delegation... Released: 3/28/07 -- Press Release |
