The 2010 Colorado Wheat Field Days will be held June 7-16 at 11 different variety trial sites throughout eastern Colorado.
The field days are jointly hosted by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, Colorado Wheat Research Foundation and Colorado State University Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station.
The field days will highlight new hard red and hard white varieties developed by CSU and other breeding programs in the Great Plains region. Attention will also be given to special areas of emphasis in wheat breeding at CSU and progress and plans with CWAC funding for CSU wheat research.
“Wheat field days represent essentially every wheat variety planted in Colorado, plus experimental varieties that are still in development,” said Chris Tallman of Brandon, CAWG vice president, “It’s a great opportunity for producers to see which varieties perform best in their area.”
This year’s wheat field day program will involve plot tours at 11 trial locations that will each last about an hour. The highly successful Wheat Planting Decision Meetings will be held again after harvest of the 2010 crop and before planting of the 2011 crop. All field day locations will feature refreshments or a meal.
CSU Extension Agronomist Jerry Johnson will review trial conditions and results from the 2009 testing program and highlight critical areas of emphasis related to agronomic production management. CSU Wheat Breeder, Dr. Scott Haley, will discuss the characteristics of varieties and experimental lines in the trials, as well as several wheat-related research issues including: hard white wheat development, the CWRF/ConAgra program, Russian wheat aphid resistance and Clearfield wheat, progress on new wheat research initiatives at CSU, and exciting new hard red and hard white experimental lines in the pipeline. The trials this year include the “mainstay” varieties with which growers are familiar, in addition to an exciting group of new entries from public and private breeding programs throughout the region. Wheat varieties for irrigated producers will also be discussed.
The new hard white variety, Snowmass, is the second wheat variety accepted into the CWRF/ConAgra Ultragrain Premium Program. ConAgra will accept as many as 50,000 acres of Snowmass in the fall of 2010, and 75,000 acres of Snowmass in 2011. Growers who are participating in the program for the 2010 crop will receive a minimum premium of 30 cents per bushel, with additional protein premiums available.
All wheat producers are urged to attend at least one of the Colorado Wheat Field Days. For information, a schedule and a map, visit or call 1-800-WHEAT-10.
2010 Colorado Wheat Field Days Schedule
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The 2010 Colorado Wheat Field Days will be held June 7-16 at 11 different variety trial sites throughout eastern Colorado.
The field days are jointly hosted by the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee, Colorado Association of Wheat Growers, Colorado Wheat Research Foundation and Colorado State University Extension and Agricultural Experiment Station.
The field days will highlight new hard red and hard white varieties developed by CSU and other breeding programs in the Great Plains region. Attention will also be given to special areas of emphasis in wheat breeding at CSU and progress and plans with CWAC funding for CSU wheat research.
“Wheat field days represent essentially every wheat variety planted in Colorado, plus experimental varieties that are still in development,” said Chris Tallman of Brandon, CAWG vice president, “It’s a great opportunity for producers to see which varieties perform best in their area.”
This year’s wheat field day program will involve plot tours at 11 trial locations that will each last about an hour. The highly successful Wheat Planting Decision Meetings will be held again after harvest of the 2010 crop and before planting of the 2011 crop. All field day locations will feature refreshments or a meal.
CSU Extension Agronomist Jerry Johnson will review trial conditions and results from the 2009 testing program and highlight critical areas of emphasis related to agronomic production management. CSU Wheat Breeder, Dr. Scott Haley, will discuss the characteristics of varieties and experimental lines in the trials, as well as several wheat-related research issues including: hard white wheat development, the CWRF/ConAgra program, Russian wheat aphid resistance and Clearfield wheat, progress on new wheat research initiatives at CSU, and exciting new hard red and hard white experimental lines in the pipeline. The trials this year include the “mainstay” varieties with which growers are familiar, in addition to an exciting group of new entries from public and private breeding programs throughout the region. Wheat varieties for irrigated producers will also be discussed.
The new hard white variety, Snowmass, is the second wheat variety accepted into the CWRF/ConAgra Ultragrain Premium Program. ConAgra will accept as many as 50,000 acres of Snowmass in the fall of 2010, and 75,000 acres of Snowmass in 2011. Growers who are participating in the program for the 2010 crop will receive a minimum premium of 30 cents per bushel, with additional protein premiums available.
All wheat producers are urged to attend at least one of the Colorado Wheat Field Days. For information, a schedule and a map, visit or call 1-800-WHEAT-10.
2010 Colorado Wheat Field Days Schedule
• Monday, June 7
Walsh, 8:30 a.m., Plainsman Research Center, Baca County; refreshments sponsored by Miles Swanson, Baca Crop Care, LLC
Lamar, noon, John Stulp farm, Prowers County; lunch sponsored by Farm Credit of Southern Colorado
Brandon, 5 p.m., Burl Scherler farm, Kiowa County; dinner sponsored by Cargill-Cheyenne Wells
• Tuesday, June 8
Burlington, 8:30 a.m., Randy Wilks farm, Kit Carson County; refreshments sponsored by Stratton Coop
Genoa, noon,, Ross Hansen farm, Lincoln County; lunch sponsored by Dry Creek Seed Company
Roggen, 5 p.m., Cooksey Farms, Weld County; dinner sponsored by Commerce City Grain, Cargill-Byers, BASF; Roggen Farmers Elevator, and American Pride Coop
• Wednesday, June 9
Yuma, 8:30 a.m., Andrews Brothers farm, Yuma County; refreshments sponsored by Andrews Brothers Seed
Julesburg, noon, Jim and David Carlson Farm, Sedgwick County; lunch sponsored by area businesses
Haxtum, 4 p.m., Brian Kipp farm, Phillips County (irrigated); dinner sponsored by Grainland Co-op
• Wednesday, June 16
Akron , 7:30 a.m., Central Great Plains Research Station; Washington County (all day event)
Orchard, 4 p.m., Cary Wickstrom farm; dinner sponsored by West Plains Co. and Wickstrom Farms
