Your check-off investment is multiplied through collaboration with industry partners
2024 Annual Report
From our new home in Brookings, the Commission has been able to strengthen an already close relationship with South Dakota State University. In 2024, 54% of the budget was used to fund research, the. majority going to SDSU researchers and special projects. The breeders for both spring and winter wheat continue to develop new varities, pathologists work to stay ahead of constantly evolving plant diseases, plant physiologists examine ways to increase drought and heat tolerance, and many other researchers study a myriad of issues related to the wheat industry.
1.52m
acres planted
1.395m
acres harvested
49(HRS) 63(HRW)
bushels/acre
79m
bushels harvested
Your Check-Off Investments Support:
Research
Research and its funding are an integral par t of success in agriculture. Growing wheat efficiently and economically is an impor tant to the profitability equation for wheat farmers as is marketing. Wheat checkoff dollars provide for continuing and new research in the areas of: Wheat Variety Development; Wheat Production and Management; Disease; Weed and Pest Control; New Technology; Crop Quality Evaluation; and Market Research.
Education, Information and Communication
Reaching producers, students and the general public is essential. The SDWC maintains a website at www.sdwheat.org along with a Facebook page. Checkoff dollars provide a communication link between the farm and non farm sectors through education and the media. Scholarships, awards and premiums provided through the SDWC include: SDSU/MTI/L ATI Scholarships, FFA, FFA Foundation and 4-H Agriculture Educations programs.
Market Development
South Dakota annually expor ts approximately 20-30 percent of its wheat internationally. Funding is used to suppor t International Marketing through the U.S. Wheat Associates and the Nor thern Crops Institute in Fargo, ND. Domestic Marketing includes suppor t to Wheat Foods Council, Wheat Quality Council and Plains Grains, Inc.
Policy & Government Affairs
The competitive position of wheat and wheat production can be directly altered by changes in political climate, and national policy. Funding supports advocacy and education on wheat research and promotion initiatives.
