About Wheat in Kentucky

Wheat is the primary small grain in Kentucky. Soft red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) grown in Kentucky provides flour for cookies, cakes, pastries and crackers. Hard red winter wheat is grown in the Great Plains and is used for breads. Durum wheat is grown in the Northern Great Plains and is used for pasta. White wheat is commonly grown in the Pacific Northwest and is mostly exported to Asia. Other small grains grown in the state include rye, barley, oats, triticale, spelt and Canola, which are grown on much fewer acres.

Crop Management

• Wheat Science Newsletter
• UK Small Grains Variety Testing
• ID-125: A Comprehensive Guide to Wheat Management in Kentucky
• 4DC-05PA: Insect Identification Guide for Senior 4-H Forestry Competition Training
• ID-125A: Kentucky Winter Wheat Calendar
• AGR-253: Identifying Damage and Yields Losses from Freeze in Wheat
• AGR-160: Managing Small Grains for Livestock Forage
• AGR-18: Grain and Forage Crop Guide for Kentucky
• Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Production in Kentucky
• Wheat Research Reports
• Kentucky Extension Yield Contest
• UK Wheat Breeding Project
• USDA Quickstats

Resources

• Grain Experts
• 2021 Winter Wheat Meeting
• UK Wheat Science Group
• Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
• Crop Weather Reports
• Archived Reports