By: Erica Olson
Posted: Jun 28 2024
The NDWC encourages producers to fill out the wheat variety survey conducted by USDA/NASS. The survey is mailed to select producers and often followed up with a call from NASS enumerators. The survey can be submitted online as well. While the survey is conducted by NASS, it is done at the direction of the NDWC with funding provided by the Commission, ND State Seed Department and NDSU Ag Experiment Station. The survey data provides a picture of variety trends across the state and within regions. It also helps to better define the top agronomic needs of producers.
Public and private wheat breeding programs, as well as allies in the seed production industry, use the data to monitor the success of their programs, analyze trends across regions of the state, and position themselves to develop better varieties to capture a greater share of acres. This data is also used with customers to show trends in quality, disease resistance and agronomic traits of popular varieties. Customers purchase North Dakota wheat for its specific quality characteristics and monitoring trends in varieties helps them plan purchases. Please assist in these efforts and complete the variety survey if you receive one. All information remains confidential.
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