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🌱 How Colby’s K-State station is reshaping wheat profits with winter durum

Colby, Kansas Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Colby’s K-State station is reshaping wheat profits with winter durum

Also on today's calendar: City Council and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 87 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Winds picking up, temps: high: 81, low: 54.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 74 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Could winter durum be your most profitable wheat crop yet? (farmprogress.com) — Colby’s K-State Research and Extension station is at the heart of developing a new winter durum wheat variety tailored to western Kansas conditions. Local and regional farmers are testing this “D-1” crop, which can rival hard winter wheat yields, use limited irrigation efficiently, and potentially earn price premiums if managed carefully for quality and disease risks.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Trump administration warns eight Kansas hospitals about pricing transparency (ksn.com)

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  • State agencies and Private Businesses Unite Services for World Elder Abuse Awareness Month (sentineltimes.com)
  • USD 457 Board of Education Meeting Recap June 8, 2026 (westernkansasnews.com)
  • Western Kansas data center project might use less water than farming (ljworld.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Colby

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Colby

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.