Nebraska Wheat Board

Take a look 🔍 at this week's crop report!

NWB Chairman, Tyson Narjes, shares firsthand insight into the challenges facing farmers and ranchers as drought continues to take a toll on crops, livestock, and rural communities. Read the full story below.

Nebraska Panhandle farmers face devastating drought and staggering crop loss “Here in the Panhandle, things are pretty devastating.”

Cody Creech, Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, highlights a few modifications made for the upcoming 2026 Wheat Variety Tour.

Listen here!🎧 - https://nebraskawheat.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/NWR-For-June-6th.mp3

Interested in being on the Board of Directors for the Nebraska Wheat Board? Visit https://nebraskawheat.gov/nwb-district-4-directorship-opening/ for more information on candidate qualifications and the application process.

The warm winter, prolonged drought and spring freezes have combined to make this a punishing year for western Nebraska wheat growers. The challenges are steep, but new wheat and triticale varieties developed by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln with producer input provide hope for future seasons.

Success with the new varieties involves not only advanced science and breeding precision, Katherine Frels said, but “getting seed increased to the right levels, planning release sequences and making sure that we are filling the right gaps in available germplasm.”

Learn more during Nebraska Wheat Variety Tours, June 10–18.

Read more at https://go.unl.edu/wheat-triticale26.


Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Nu Horizon Genetics
UNL Ag Research
UNL Office of Research and Innovation
UNL Panhandle Research, Extension & Education Center
UNL West Central Research, Extension and Education Center
UNL Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center
Nebraska Wheat Board
Nebraska Wheat Growers Association

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The Nebraska Wheat Board is now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Communications & Outreach Internship. Apply on our website!

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Here's this week's overview of the Nebraska wheat crop report! 📰🌾

📣Attention producers! Adjustments have been made to the 2026 Wheat Variety Tour Schedule. Click the link below for the most recent information.

https://cropwatch.unl.edu/news/unl-adjusts-2026-wheat-variety-tour-schedule-due-drought-freeze-damage

UNL Adjusts 2026 Wheat Variety Tour Schedule Due to Drought, Freeze Damage | CropWatch | Nebraska Nebraska’s difficult wheat season is already reshaping summer field tours, with several variety trial locations terminated or modified due to persistent drought and repeated freeze damage.

Here's this week's overview of the Nebraska wheat crop report! 🌾

Peyton Carpenter, the Nebraska Wheat Board’s summer Communications & Outreach intern, shares about what she is looking forward to this summer through the NWB intern position.
Listen Here: https://nebraskawheat.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NWR-for-May-23.mp3