…of the most promising commodities in the year ahead. Coble addressed the outlooks for many of the major commodities, including corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and rice, predicting very little change….
Winter Wheat Growers Holding on Through Cold Snap
…Several wheat farmers have told Politico that wheat is resilient enough to have “nine lives.” Kim Anderson of Oklahoma State University Extension says it’s also early enough in the season…
Winterkill Likely in Wheat Belt
…wheat belt in the central plains, with about five percent of the soft-red wheat belt in the Midwest seeing some impact too,” says Keeney. Experts at Kansas State University say…
Eleven States Support Injunction Against California’s Prop 65 Regulation
…any products possibly containing Dicamba to bear what the groups call a “false and misleading label.” Gordon Stoner, President of the National Association of Wheat Growers, says he’s pleased that…
NAFTA Withdraw Threats Put Transportation Jobs in Jeopardy
…head to New Orleans, and boards cargo ships destined for Mexico, among other locations. Mexico imported $3.6 billion of wheat, corn and other cereal grains from the United States last…
Report Outlines BayerAG-Monsanto Merger Impact
…global cotton-seed market and up to 69 percent of U.S. approved herbicide-tolerant seeds for alfalfa, canola, corn, wheat, soybeans and cotton. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Lighthizer defends U.S. Ag in WTO Meeting
U.S. Wheat Associates publicly thanked U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer for his work defending U.S. agriculture against attempts to weaken the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules on domestic support in…
Coalition Wants Injunction Against CA Glyphosate-Label Requirement
The National Association of Wheat Growers led a coalition of ag groups asking for a court mandate to stop California’s new labeling requirements for glyphosate. The groups are citing irreparable…
Chowchilla Dairy Farmer Named 2017 Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovator
…McRee’s quest to improve the performance of his silage production systems began back in 2007. He readily admits that he faced challenges early on. He tried no-till wheat, but was…
U.S. Rice Production Down, Prices Up
…2.9 million acres, up 17 percent from 2017. Unlike wheat, corn and soybeans, the United States is not a major producer of rice on the global stage. Still, the United…
General Mills Contributes to National Wheat Foundation
General Mills has sent a contribution of $735,000 to the National Wheat Foundation. The funds are earmarked for the foundation to work with the Soul Health Partnership to advance adoption…
Grain Elevator Profit Margins Could Increase in 2018
…for wheat,” adding that current market conditions will provide elevators with better returns year-over-year if they are able to purchase the grain. U.S. ending stocks for corn and soybeans in…
Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports Hit 3rd Highest Level on Record
…valued at $24 billion. Exports of corn, wheat and cotton all grew as well, with the value of cotton exports climbing 70 percent, to $5.9 billion, wheat exports up 21…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Programs to Increase Crop Productivity, Profitability, and Stewardship of Three Crops
…projects include a University of Idaho project that is developing herbicide-tolerant canola cultivars that allow Pacific Northwest growers to grow canola in rotation with wheat. A University of California project…