UNL Crop Variety and Hybrid Testing Program

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Wheat Variety App

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2026 Wheat Variety Tours

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Adjusted 2026 Wheat Variety Tour Schedule Due to Drought, Freeze Damage

Persistent drought and repeated freeze events have significantly impacted Nebraska’s 2026 wheat crop, prompting changes to the annual Wheat Variety Tour schedule.

The Deuel, Banner, Scotts Bluff and Kimball County stops, as well as the Box Butte dryland location, have been canceled due to crop conditions. Wheat at High Plains Ag Lab and Stumpf International Wheat Research Center was also damaged, but those field days have been modified in format to provide growers with timely insights on wheat variety performance and opportunities to interact with researchers and industry representatives.

Updated 2026 Wheat Variety Tour Schedule

June 10 — Jefferson County, Knobel Seeds (5 p.m. CT)
June 15 — Hitchcock/Red Willow County, Peters Seed Farms (5 p.m. CT)
June 16 — Perkins County, Stumpf International Wheat Research Center (9 a.m. MT)
June 17 — Cheyenne County, WNCC Sidney (indoor, lunch provided, 9 a.m. MT)
June 17 — Box Butte County (irrigated), Cullan Farm Seed (5 p.m. MT)

For more information on the schedule changes, see the full news release.

Certified seed is expected to be in short supply this year. Growers are strongly encouraged to reserve seed as soon as planting intentions are determined.