…the bottom dropped out of wheat prices, and in older fields, wheat yields grew poor. Pests like grasshoppers, cinch bugs attacked the wheat, destroying whole crops in some cases. For…
American Agriculture History Minute: Trade, Barter, Pay Taxes
…and livestock with food. They kept a few chickens a hog or two, a cow, maybe some sheep. They cleared more land each year, grew bigger crops. Extra wheat, corn,…
Rains Give Hope to Wheat Growers
DepositPhotos image Recent rains are bringing hope to some wheat growers. Gary Crawford has more. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products November 1, 2024 Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire…
American Agriculture History Minute: Early Export Trade
…farming was stimulated by the international demand for wheat. A massive population explosion in Europe drove wheat prices up and by 1770, a bushel of wheat cost twice as much…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 10-31-24
…devastate the wine industry; and Claudia Carter, Executive Director of the California Wheat Commission and Jadee Rohner, Executive Director of the Arizona Grain Research & Promotion Council who discuss the…
Trouble Brewing for the Winter Wheat Crop
Shutterstock image There’s trouble brewing for the winter wheat crop. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products November 1, 2024 Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire Ants July…
American Agriculture History Minute: Kansas Becomes the Wheat State
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Misty Sunrise Over A Kansas Golden Wheat Field. DepositPhotos image That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute. I’m Mark Oppold. Thanks for…
Mississippi River Levels Falling Again
…are taken by barge down the Mississippi to New Orleans, where the corn, soybeans, and wheat get stored and then transferred for shipment to other countries. A group of 15…
Profit Downturn for Global Ag Traders
Lower profits for global ag traders. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Wheat seed crop grain price goes up rising increase in global commodity market trade export. Image…
Senate Farm Bill Framework Receiving Industry Support
…of a comprehensive farm bill this year. The proposal has garnered positive responses from various agricultural organizations. Keeff Felty, President of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), praised Boozman’s…
Industry Reactions to the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
…Key agricultural and labor organizations, including the North American Millers’ Association and U.S. Wheat Associates, support these changes, which aim to enhance the Food for Peace program without additional taxpayer…
Particular Soil Treatment Helps Organic Strawberry Production
…However, challenges remain, such as the high cost and limited availability of carbon sources like rice bran. Researchers are exploring alternatives like wheat bran, which have shown comparable efficacy at…
FARMER Act Introduced to Help Agriculture and Beyond
…Wheat Growers, National Barley Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National Corn Growers Association, National Sunflower Association, Southwest Council of Agribusiness, U.S. Beet Sugar Association, U.S. Canola Association, U.S. Durum Growers…
U.S. Trade Gap Hits $68 Billion
…of $729 million in the foods, feeds, and beverages category of national exports. Soybean exports dropped by $1.9 billion, wheat dropped by $429 million, and dairy products by $97 million….