New research unveiled in Austria last week claims a family of proteins in wheat may be responsible for activating inflammation in chronic health conditions such as multiple sclerosis, asthma, and…
Profit Outlook for 2016 Still Negative
…finds the outlook is negative for corn and wheat and is near the break-even point for soybeans. The forecast was based on data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
…biotechnology helps farmers preserve resources for the future,” said Nancy Kavazanjian, chairwoman of U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), and a corn, soybean and wheat farmer in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin….
Domino’s Pizza Donating $1 Million to FFA
…and strengthening agriculture. “There is no Domino’s without the dairy, tomato, wheat and other farmers across the United States working hard every day to produce the food we serve. We…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
…to higher production. Wheat: Projected U.S. ending stocks for 2016/17 are raised 38 million bushels as reduced supplies are more than offset by lower projected use. Production for 2016/17 is…
Wheat Import Forecast Trimmed for Egypt
…cut its wheat import forecast for both 2015-16 and 2016-17 to 11.6 million metric tons and 11.8 million metric tons, respectively. USDA says the reductions are “due to a persistent…
Big Increases in Southern County Crop Report
…percent. Head count was up 7 percent. Wheat had an even bigger jump for the county, up 70 percent in harvested acres from 2014. Imperial County also saw a nearly…
Russia Declared a Grain Superpower
The American Journal of Transportation calls Russia a “grain superpower” as wheat exports from Russia surge. The Journal says grains are propelling Russia’s agriculture into a renaissance, charged by the…
Commentary: Two Examples Demonstrate Regulatory Overreach
…wheat. The land had been in pasture for a while. But wheat prices had gone up, and John decided that wheat was a better alternative than cows. A government official…
Food Price Index Up in September
…ample global supplies, especially export availabilities. This year’s record wheat production, coupled with an expected rebound in global rice production and above-average performance of coarse grains, maize in particular, have…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…persimmons, pistachios, plums, pomegranates, potatoes, prunes, pumpkins, raspberries, red kidney beans, rice, romaine lettuce, spinach, squash, strawberries, sweet corn, sweet potato, tangerines, tomatoes, turkey, walnuts, watermelon, wheat State products of…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
…and 66 percent of wheat base acres in the ARC-County coverage option. Producers enrolled 99 percent of long grain rice and peanut base acres and 94 percent of medium grain…
U.S. Corn and Soybean Stocks Up from 2015
…wheat, oats and other small grains. According to the report, wheat growers set new record-high yield of 52.6 bushels per acre in 2016. Wheat growers harvested 43.9 million acres of…
Farm Economy Slumping into Fourth Quarter 2016
…to sell at a profit (Charts 4a – 4d). Since 2013, profit margins have dropped precipitously for corn, soybeans, wheat, and cotton, and both wheat and corn prices were hovering…