Wheat has been a cornerstone of Texas agriculture since the early 1800s, with the first commercial crop planted near Sherman in 1833. As settlers moved west and new wheat varieties […]
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The 2025 McGregor Variety Testing Site included HRW, SRW and dual-purpose trials. The average yield for the HRW trial was 48.5 bushels per acre with an average test weight of
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The 2025 Temple Grain Trial compared 30 HRW varieties and 36 SRW varieties. The average yield for the HRW trial was 44.4 bushels per acre with an average test weight
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Results from the 2025 Bushland Cool Season Forage Trial placed several triticale and barley varieties on top. Among the high-performing wheat varieties are the following: TAM 205 (HRW), WB4792 (HRW)
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Leaf Rust (fungus – Puccinia recondita) is one of the most damaging diseases for wheat grown in Texas. This disease appears as small, reddish-orange postules on either side of the
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Early leaders of the association. In the late 1940s, Texas wheat farmers grappling with drought, government quotas and uncertain markets began meeting in dusty hotel rooms and local cafes to
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As farmers across the state review this year’s wheat variety trial results, they may not realize many of these entries are the result of their own investment in the Texas
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Results from the 2025 Castroville HRW Grain Trial compared 20 wheat varieties. The average yield reported was 56.0 bushels per acre with an average test weight of 59.2 lb per
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Results from the 2025 Comanche Cool Season Forage Trial place several triticale varieties on top. Among the high-performing wheat varieties are the following: a TAM experimental line (HRW), Amigos (HRW)
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Results from the 2025 Castroville HRS Grain Trial compared 18 wheat varieties. The average yield reported was 55.9 bushels per acre with an average test weight of 60.1 lb per
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