Wheat? Or What?

I did not realize that Texas actually produces a fair amount of wheat, I've never seen it grown that I know of so maybe the wheat fields are off in the boonies somewhere, they're not in the burbs.
I'm wanting to plant a grain; I tried corn a couple times and maybe I'm doing something wrong but it did not work well. The corn ears were small. every bug in Texas stopped by, and the harvest was miniscule.

I looked on the Texas A&M site and they were talking about spraying and maybe that's where I'm going wrong. I used to spray crops, now I don't and for most of what I grow that is no problem. I do use a fire ant insecticide in the lawn area but that's about it.

Any grain ideas for next year? And do you spray?

They grow wheat in AR during the fall/winter months. They prolly do the same down in TX.

Look into companion planting for your corn. Chances are you can find plants that will help with your bug problem.

I used marigold plants near all my vegetables. Marigolds are a natural insect repellant. also try using worm casting in sowing area. They provide many nutrients and water hugging benefits.