Wheat Field Days After a year of remote tours, Colorado Wheat Field Days are back in 2021 with live, in-person events.
The 2021 Colorado Wheat Field Days will be held June 10-16 at eleven different variety trial sites throughout Eastern Colorado.
Madison Andersen, Communications Coordinator at Colorado Wheat says it’s great to have wheat farmers back out in the 11 test locations throughout the state.
Andersen: “ This year we are featuring Dr. Esten Mason who is CSU’s new Wheat Breeder. He just started in August so we’re happy to have him along on the tour. We also hear updates from Dr. Jerry Johnson and Sally Jones Diamond who work with the CSU Crop Testing Program. They’re an integral part of putting these Field Days on. We’ll hear an update from Laura Potorff who will be the new Director of Seed Programs at CSU. She will also give an update as well as Brad Erker and Tyler Benninghoven who are both as Colorado Wheat. They’ll give an update on the three
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Crop Progress Wheat
The Crop Progress Report from the National Ag Statistics Service says snow and rain slowed fieldwork in areas since the last report. Northeastern counties received snow with good moisture content, boosting soil moisture supplies. Winter wheat development was behind in some areas. More moisture is needed going forward to build soil moisture profiles.
Madison Andersen is Communications Coordinator at the Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee.
Andersen: “We’re thankful for the moisture. Obviously, that big snow storm we had back in march brought snow to some areas. But other areas 3 inches of rain so we’re very thankful for that could not have been more timely. But it was still not enough to carry throughout the whole rest of the season. “
-Colorado Wheat
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Colorado Wheat will not be taking nominations at in-person meetings as per usual. The Colorado Wheat Administrative Committee and the Colorado Association of Wheat Growers will be accepting nominations for county representatives from Jan. 15-29, 2021. After such time, the need to schedule county or district meetings (virtual and/or in-person) will be assessed.
All producers from counties included in the Colorado Wheat Marketing Order are eligible for nomination to the CWAC board and all CAWG members are eligible for nomination to the CAWG board. Those who are interested in serving as a representative for either board should submit their name, address and contact information either by email to info@coloradowheat.org