Illinois farmers boosted wheat plantings by 210,000 acres for the 2023 crop compared to 2022. And did it ever pay off. Click to read more comments from industry representatives about the 2023 year and their predictions for 2024.

As the harvest has wraps up across the United States, AgriMAXX Wheat Company’s President Matt Wehmeyer couldn’t be prouder of the results coming in from this year’s crop. Click to read more.

Much of the United States experienced freezing temperatures one or more days during March 17th - March 21st. Click to read more about reported low temperatures and more information about assessing wheat freeze damage.

As winter draws to a close and spring draws near, wheat fields are starting to green up. In some situations, wheat plants exhibit a discoloration and lead us to ask what’s going on? There could be several reasons.

AgriMAXX’s goal is to improve farmer yields and profitability. We launch new wheat varieties every year with additional agronomic strengths. Read about the record-breaking Heavyweights and Defender Varieties that are NEW for 2023.

This time of year comes with exceptional excitement as we receive results from National Wheat Foundation's High Yield Contest. Eight of the state winning farmers planted AgriMAXX Wheat. 

AgriMAXX Wheat, the largest, family-owned wheat company in the United States, is expanding its wheat portfolio for Michigan growers. This growth brings Michigan farmers access to best-in-class Soft White Winter Wheat varieties and the benefits of the AgriMAXX program.

The final application of the season is one of the most important passes we will make during the growing season:  fungicide at bloom. This is the money shot. Read more about the types of fungicides, timing, and its benefits.

Sonny Smith and Mike Doody have been in the ag industry for decades. In 2019, they teamed up to create S&M Farm Supply and in 2021, they partnered with AgriMAXX to offer High Performance Wheat to their customers.

Hear from Matt Wehmeyer (Vice President), Chris Bowley (Agronomist) and David West (Agronomist) about the four cornerstones to manage for 100 BPA Wheat: fertility, weeds, insects and diseases.

The National Wheat Foundation gives farmers the chance to compete and see how far they can push their yields in their National Wheat Yield Contest. The contest has two primary categories: winter wheat and spring wheat. There are two levels of awards: based and yield and the percentage increase of yield compared to the county average.

A short question and answer about wheat and the latest at AgriMAXX.

The Vice President of AgriMAXX Wheat Company is encouraging growers not to let high input prices overshadow their yield goals. Matt Wehmeyer tells Brownfield input prices are top of mind for almost all their farmer customers, but the good news is commodity prices are trending higher too- especially for farmers who double crop beans following winter wheat.

Matt Wehmeyer, Vice President at AgriMaxx Wheat, is encouraging farmers and their retailers to push for 100 bushel dryland wheat.

RSVP for the Missouri and Illinois 2022 Wheat Workshops today!

This year’s conference offered a wheat panel on how wheat contributes to overall sustainability featuring speakers from AgriMAXX Wheat, Kansas Wheat Commission, and Truterro.

Wheat growers from 20 states competed this year in two primary categories, winter wheat and spring wheat. Those categories are further divided into dryland and irrigated wheat. In the winter wheat category, AgriMAXX grower Michael Ebelhar from Kentucky ranked #4 in the nation and #1 in Kentucky with AgriMAXX 505 yielding 126.07 bushels per acre.

Farmers in this year’s Illinois Wheat Association High Yield Contest certainly pushed yields to impressive heights as the top three finalists all surpassed 130 bushels per acre. Mark Krausz, IWA vice president from New Baden (Clinton County), won the 2021 wheat yield contest with an entry of 133.4 bushels per acre using AgriMAXX 505 variety.

AgriMAXX Wheat announced a new groundbreaking lineup of wheat varieties offered for this fall: the Heavyweight and Defender Varieties. This year marks the launch of new varieties that made even greater strides in test weight and even better genetics to fight against diseases to protect yields.

There are a lot of smiles in Illinois’ Wheat Belt this year. AgriMAXX Wheat had a record number of members in its 100 Bushel Club, achieved by averaging at least 100 bushels per acre in an entire field. Hear from AgriMAXX's Matt Wehmeyer about this year's wheat harvest.

Congratulations to Matt Wehmeyer of AgriMAXX for being recognized as a 2021 Next Gen Leader in agriculture by Seed World Magazine.

Growers in Illinois boosted plantings by 130,000 acres last fall to a total of 700,000 acres statewide. Matt Wehmeyer, Vice President at AgriMAXX, gives his take on the state of wheat across Illinois.

A review of Illinois crops, including wheat, after the winter snow this year.

This year's National Wheat Yield Contest winners set themselves apart from the pack in many ways. Hear from Dale Wehmeyer, President of AgriMAXX Wheat, and other contest winners on their recommendations on variety choice and management practices to produce bin-busting yields.

The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) announced the national winners for the 2020 National Wheat Yield Contest. AgriMAXX Wheat recognized for top finishes in Illinois and Kentucky.

Illinois farmers planted 73% of the wheat crop statewide as of Oct. 18, well ahead of the average pace of 55%. Dale Wehmeyer, President at AgriMAXX, is interviewed about farmer interest in wheat and how weather conditions have affected harvest.

Matt Wehmeyer of AgriMAXX and board member of The Illinois Wheat Association discusses wheat conditions as he scouted the crop this week during IWA’s Southern Illinois Wheat Tour.

Matt Wehmeyer, Vice President of AgriMAXX and wheat grower, was on the Farmer’s Panel at the IL Wheat and Double Crop Forum. Hear some of his comments about the positives of wheat.

AgriMAXX Wheat growers take 1st place in Illinois and Kentucky high yield contests and also register top-3 finishes in Illinois, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

A mid-Missouri wheat field day draws a large crowd to walk plots and discuss wheat management.

AgriMAXX Wheat is proud to sponsor the National Wheat Yield Contest and help promote the wheat industry.

AgriMAXX Wheat growers take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in Illinois high yield contests and also register a top-3 finish in North Carolina.

Matt Wehmeyer of AgriMAXX joins with other wheat growers to share some tips on successful wheat management practices.

The Illinois Wheat Association holds their annual Wheat Tour across the state, with more than 80 fields surveyed. AgriMAXX Wheat’s Matt Wehmeyer describes crop conditions in the southwest part of the state.

AgriMAXX 485 wins 1st place in the 2019 Kentucky high yield contest. Congrats to Corn Silk Farms!

AgriMAXX Wheat growers are recognized in the National Wheat Foundation’s yearly contest. #1 finishes in both Illinois and Missouri.

AgriMAXX Wheat, an independent Illinois-based seed company offering soft wheat varieties in the eastern U.S., is expanding into Kansas this year with a hard red winter wheat selection.

Matt Wehmeyer, VP of Sales & Marketing at AgriMAXX Wheat, is interviewed about the company’s expansion in the Central Plains. He speaks about AM Eastwood, an early variety developed for and adapted to Kansas growing environments.

The University of Kentucky has released the winners of the 2017 Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest and AgriMAXX Wheat is recognized as a #1 finisher in Boyle County.

AgriMAXX Wheat is pleased to announce its expansion into hard red winter wheat in the central plains. This comes in response to increased demand in Kansas. The company has released AM Eastwood, a high yielding, early variety that is adapted for dryland and irrigated acres.

High Performance Wheat is real. We have growers with field averages in the upper 120s, 130s, and into the 140s. Come learn what the wheat experts are saying on innovative wheat management strategies for elite yields.

Perry Galloway, farmer in Woodruff County, Arkansas, was honored as the farm family of the year. He has many achievements and awards for his high yielding crops including being a member of AgriMAXX Wheat’s 100 Bushel Club for the past five out of six years.

Farmer’s wheat yields are improving year after year. Matt Wehmeyer of AgriMAXX Wheat comments about the attributes of a notable harvest with good yields and heavy test weights.

For southeastern Illinois farmer Donald Guinnip, there are certain strategies for farmers who double-crop soybeans behind wheat. Among those strategies, choosing the proper wheat varieties for your double-crop system is important.

AgriMAXX Wheat varieties continue to perform exceptionally well. The 2016 winter wheat harvest resulted in Illinois and Kentucky wheat yield contest first place winners.

Very high yields of winter wheat were recorded when the performance trial plats at four sites in the southeastern one third of Wisconsin were harvested during the last two weeks of July.

Farmers in Missouri are finding record-breaking wheat yields this year. These yields are above the projections from the Missouri Crop Production Report. At the University of Missouri Variety Testing program, soft red winter wheat plots are also seeing yields above 100 bushels.

Years ago, cotton was the king crop in the south. Pete Hunter of Stovall Farms in Clarksdale, Mississippi talks about how he harnesses wheat’s potential for tremendous yield gains.

Clouds, rain, wind and even hail accompanied many of those participating in an annual crop tour across Illinois’ Wheat Belt. The tour, organized by the Illinois Wheat Association, involved groups who drove across 20 counties in Southern Illinois. Some fields looked especially good. Others show little hope for high yields.

Producing more than 100 bushels to the acre wheat yields was a rarity just a few years ago. This year, Mascoutah, Illinois based AgriMAXX Wheat Company has acknowledged producers across the country and throughout the Mid-South for producing yields topping that 100 bushel to the acre mark on multiple large fields.

William “Bill” Andrews has a lot to be proud of: his family, his farm, and his high wheat yields. He was presented with the Virginia Wheat Yield Contest Award from the Virginia Grain Producers Association for producing more than 100 bushels of red winter wheat per acre. Andrews planted his wheat fields with AgriMAXX 438 wheat seed.