Research - Kansas Wheat Commission
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Research - Kansas Wheat Commission supports wheat researchers through breeding, quality, disease, insect, and genetic research to improve wheat producer productivity and profitability.
Funder: Kansas Wheat Commission
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Annual deadline)
Funding Amounts: Nearly $2 million annually across research projects
Summary: Supports wheat research aimed at improving wheat producer productivity and profitability, including breeding, quality, disease, insect, and genetic research.
Description
The Kansas Wheat Commission supports research to improve wheat producer productivity and profitability. Each year, Kansas Wheat funds work in wheat breeding, wheat quality, disease screening, insect research, phenotyping, genotyping, and other wheat research areas. The research program brings together work on crop improvement, wheat characteristics, and factors affecting production under a shared producer-focused mission.
The commission is a grower-funded, grower-governed organization working to secure the future of Kansas wheat in the global market. Kansas Wheat operates through a cooperative agreement between the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers.
