Wheat Foods Council Brings the Value Chain Together from Farmer to Consumer During Winter Board Meeting

March 8, 2024 Kansas Wheat

 Sharing the wonder and inner workings of the wheat industry from the farm to the miller to the baker to the end consumer is one of the goals of the Wheat Foods Council, which recently held its annual board meeting in San Antonio, Texas, in February 2024. Building those connections along the wheat value chain is a major role of the organization, according to Kansas wheat farmer Ron Suppes, who is chairing the Wheat Foods Council this year. 

If You Celebrate Bake and Take Month in March, Share More Than Bread!

Bake and Take Month, celebrated each March, is a great chance for families and service groups to get together in the kitchen. Prepare gifts of fresh-baked wheat foods for relatives, friends, co-workers, neighbors and just about anyone who likes to eat.

USDA Farm to School Plate Grant Improves Access to Local Flour in Kansas Child Nutrition Programs

November 9, 2023 Kansas Wheat

Kansas children are learning more about the wheat grown in their communities and loving eating more whole grain-rich foods, thanks to a federal grant that is enabling school districts and daycares across the state to purchase equipment and source locally produced flour.

Cheesy Comfort Food Crowned Champion of The 2023 National Festival of Breads

June 6, 2023 Kansas Wheat

Football fans and super hosts alike should pin or post this year’s winning recipe for the 2023 National Festival of Breads, the nation’s only amateur bread-baking competition. The invention of Gloria Piantek of West Lafayette,

Finalists Selected for 2023 Virtual National Festival of Breads

May 16, 2023 Kansas Wheat

A panel of judges has selected the final recipes that will be represented in the eighth National Festival of Breads, sponsored by King Arthur Baking Company® and Kansas Wheat. This year’s virtual event is scheduled for June 1, 2023.