by Vance EhmkeMarch 4, 2025 Big things are happening on the farm. Let’s take a look at three of them:Trump, tariffs and interest rates/inflation.   1. The Trump effect. So far, farming has taken a number of major hits by elimination of USAID and then severe cuts to USDA personnel and programs. And I certainly…

By Vance Ehmke For Christmas…. Kansas Farmers Got Lump of Coal After a weak financial year in 2023, many Kansas farmers dreaded meeting with their accountants and tax preparers as they looked at how they did in 2024. Their concerns were justified. Accountant Rohn Shellenberger, Scott City KS said he was “alarmed” to see inventories…

They’re called the Lane County “dryland” wheat plots—and this year you’ll see why!  On Wednesday, May 29 starting at 6 pm at the Vance and Louise Ehmke farm, you’ll be able to see all the new and up-and-coming wheat varieties such as KSU’s exciting new release KS Bill Snyder which will be available this fall…

Vance and Louise Ehmke at Ehmke Seed are anxiously looking forward to wheat harvest this year and are even more excited to see how the new K-State wheat variety KS Bill Snyder does. The variety, named after the legendary KSU football coach, promises very high yields and other strong traits like drought hardiness. The Ehmkes…

Wheat and More…or LessBy Vance Ehmke3-27-2024Thanks to super optimum planting conditions last fall, many wheat farmers in the central and southern Plains now have some of the best-looking wheat stands in years. That was followed by a relatively wet winter which made the potential look even better. But did the weather just throw us a…

In 2022-2023 KSU forage tests, all three Ehmke Seed triticale varieties scored in the top yield group with ThunderTall and ThunderTall ll topping the trials with dry matter production of 7439 pounds and 7354 pounds when harvested at soft dough. These were irrigated trials at the Garden City Experiment Station. In addition, ThunderCale V, a…