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Wheat 2011- We talk planting progress with Mike Schulte of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:40:38 CDT
We talk about early planting conditions across the state with the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, Mike Schulte. He reports that where moisture was received- many producers have started the process of getting the 2011 wheat crop into the ground.
Schulte says that many of these early acres are intended to be used for wheat pasture, with the "grain only" acres to be planted just a little later. He does believe that after skimping on fertilizer this past growing season- farmers are more interested in getting more nitrogen onto their fields. He adds there seems to be more interest this fall in working on pH levels as well.
Besides getting an update on the 2011 wheat crop- we also talked with Mike about the plans for the second Urban Wheat Field later this week in Washington, DC. Schulte will be going and helping bake wheat products for consumers to sample Thursday and Friday- working with the Nebraska Wheat Commission and their baking facilities that they have hauled to the East Coast.
Besides Mike Schulte, Tim Bartram, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association and Hope Pjesky of the OWGA will be on hand to help with this huge educational project.
Click on the LISTEN BAR to hear our full conversation with Mike Schulte of the OWC as we begin coverage of the 2011 Wheat Crop in this planting update.
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