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Drought Drags On
Read moreFor those of us who were hoping our current hard case drought would dry up and blow away, the reality is anything but. Instead, the new 3-month forecast promises more of the same and a lot of it. Last fall when talking with Jeff Hutton from the National Weather Service in Dodge City, he speculated […]
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Governor Laura Kelly Visits Ehmke Farm
Read moreKansas governor Laura Kelley visited Ehmke Farm in June 2022 as a stop on her “Back to Business” tour. Images from the visit below were provided by Kansas Office of the Governor.
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Even at $12, Wheat May Lose Money
Read moreThe good news is we have $12 wheat prices. The bad news is because of low projected yields caused by the on-going drought, many western Kansas wheat fields will do no better than break even. Incredible as it may seem, even with the highest price of all time, at least half of the western Kansas […]
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Popular Wheat Varieties May Not Be Top Yielders
Read moreBy Vance Ehmke In looking at the recently released list of the most popular wheat varieties planted in Kansas, I am reminded that just because a variety is planted on a lot of acres doesn’t mean you should be planting it. Years ago in a conversation with former Scott City basketball coach and farmer/cattleman Harold […]
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Does $10 Wheat Mean More Acres?
Read moreBy Vance Ehmke After several years of selling wheat for $5 a bushel, we finally broke out of the rut when wheat prices exploded and more than doubled. But even with $10 wheat, if you’re betting on a big jump in the Kansas wheat acreage, it’s a bet you’re probably going to lose. If anything, […]
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There’s Nitrogen in Them Thar Hills!
Read moreIf you haven’t noticed, the price of fertilizer over the past several months has more than doubled. And if there ever were a time for doing an extensive job of soil sampling, it is now. What’s more is that if your soil test results are anything like ours, you might just have a very pleasant […]
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$7 Wheat?
Read moreThis time last year who would have ever thought that we were sitting on and hatching a major bull market in the grains. Well, it’s here now and the only question for wheat is how high it’ll go. There are a lot of factors that explain how we got here like being pulled along by […]
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Three finalists selected for 2020 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®
Read moreBy the Hutchinson News KANSAS””Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the Kansas Leopold Conservation Award recognizes landowners who inspire others with their dedication to land, water and wildlife resources in their care. In Kansas the $10,000 award is presented annually by Sand County Foundation, American Farmland Trust, Kansas Association of Conservation Districts and […]
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Alibates flint arrowhead stored in Kansas State Historical Society collection
Read moreThis arrow point was recovered from a camp and kill site in Lane County during excavation by Kansas Historical Society Archeologists.
Ehmke Farm in the News
- Drought In Western Kansas Exacerbates Global Wheat Shortage (Science Friday)
- Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
- Owners of Kansas seed business explain why they are in ‘no man’s land’ (Fox News)
- American farmers feel inflationary pain (Fox News)
- Skyrocketing wheat prices cause problems for farmers (Fox News)
- U.S. wheat crop hit by dry winter then soggy spring, adding to global tightness
- Wheat Prices Soar on Ukraine Fears, But U.S. Can’t Cash In
- Wheat prices soar on Ukraine fears, but U.S. growers can’t cash in
- Governor Laura Kelly Visits Ehmke Farm
- Three finalists selected for 2020 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®
- Alibates flint arrowhead stored in Kansas State Historical Society collection
- Harvest 2018 KSN News coverage: ‘Late wheat harvest may pose future issues’
- KSU Research and Extension: Small grain forage options