…land to produce 100 bushels of wheat. Now all of this was considered ‘farm technology’ in its time. So, remember, technology on the farm has been around just about as…
Producers Getting Whiplash from Trade Back-and-Forth
…recently purchased wheat from Argentina for the first time in modern history. In spite of the president’s recent tendency to back down on threats against China, they still have to…
Conaway Comments on Trump Challenging India Market Practices
…the Trump administration, contend that India is under-reporting its market price support for wheat and rice. The U.S. says that India’s market price support for wheat and rice far exceeded…
USDA Projects Smaller Corn, Soybean Crops
…forecast at $8.75 to $11.25 per bushel compared with $9.35 per bushel in 2017/18. USDA upped the 2018/19 U.S. wheat crop five percent at a projected 1.8 billion bushels on…
Wheat Growers Talk Farm Bill with Lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
…the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Texas Wheat Producers Association, and Washington Association of Wheat Growers were joining the national officers on Capitol Hill. The Association notes that net farm…
First-Ever WTO Counter Notification Against India’s Market Price Support Issued by U.S.
…on India’s market price support (MPS) for wheat and rice. Filed on May 4, 2018, this is the first ever COA notification under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture regarding another…
Food Price Index up 2.7 Percent
…consecutive month, with prices of wheat, coarse grains and rice all gaining momentum in recent months. Dairy prices were 3.4 percent higher than March, and up 11 percent over the…
Perdue Announces New Senior Leaders at USDA
…the University of Oxford. Martin Barbre, RMA Administrator Martin Barbre owns and operates Chestin Farms and grows 6,000 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, grain sorghum, and alfalfa, as well as…
Agri View: Sorghum, an Unusual Crop
…wheat, maize, sorghum. Sorghum? Yes, sorghum. You don’t hear a lot about sorghum because very little of what we grow is used in this country. It is exported. Mostly to…
World Food Prices Rise 1.1 Percent in March
…year. However, the FAO also expects production of maize and wheat to decline in 2018, based on early forecasts. The agency predicts wheat output of nearly 750 million tons this…
First CRISPR Developed Foods to Hit Shelves Within 10 Years
…first companies to offer produce that has been developed using CRISPR technology. The company also recently attracted the attention of Monsanto for the development of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and…
Agri View: Bad Trade Deal for Agriculture
…buy their wheat from us. It will put wheat growers at a distinct price advantage. It may create a $200 million dollars a year gap. Japan alone imports over 3…
Southwest U.S. Producers Facing an Expanding Drought
…drought spans from Kansas and Oklahoma to California. Three-quarters of the winter wheat crop in New Mexico is in poor to very poor condition as meaningful precipitation has been almost…
Ag Coalition Website Launched to Stop CA Glyphosate Regulation
…listing of glyphosate. Chandler Goule is the Chief Executive of the National Association of Wheat Growers. He’s listed as the lead plaintiff in the case against California. He says the…