U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will make his sixth visit to Commodity Classic, the annual convention and trade show for corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers. The secretary will…
Water Rights: Farmers Prepare For Possibility of New Curtailments
…wheat and safflower that didn’t have to be irrigated in the summer. He said he plans to grow the same type of crops on those properties where he has junior…
California Crop and Weather Report
…a little over one inch. Little to no snowfall accumulation occurred in the mountains. FIELD CROPS Field preparation and planting of winter wheat for grain and silage continued. Wheat, oats,…
Wheat Prices Holding Up Better Than Most Crops
Wheat prices are holding up remarkably well and there’s still a chance for those prices to rise in the new year. Gary Crawford Reports. Wheat Prices Holding Up Better Than…
State Wheat Production May Jump in 2015
…that more wheat is being planted, if those tomato acres are rolled into wheat, she added. “(Wheat) is a very good crop to follow tomatoes, so that provides some hope….
USDA to Launch New Farm Bill Program to Help Provide Relief to Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, barley, canola, sunflowers, peanuts, and popcorn. Nearly three-fourths of all acres and liability in the federal crop insurance program will be covered under…
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces New Farm Bill Provision for Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…Yield exclusion for the 2015 crop year will include corn, soy beans, spring wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, rice, barley, canola, sunflowers, peanuts and popcorn. New Farm Bill Provision Announced Secretary…
California Crop Weather
…the weekend. Field Crops Winter wheat plantings started. Cotton conditions were rated 80 percent good or excellent. Last irrigations were completed and some fields were prepped for defoliation. Pasture and…
AgNeTVideo: Interview With Nicole Dominguez, Archer Daniels Midland
Archer Daniels Midland Company turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a growing world. At more than 270 processing plants, they convert corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa…
USDA To Measure Small Grain Production
…agency is taking an in-depth look into the 2014 production and supply of small grains, which include wheat, oats and barley. “The small grains industry is a major component of…
Recapping the 2014 California State Fair by the Numbers
…from The Farm. 14,400 children completed the passport program at The Farm. 2.5 tons of whole wheat flour, 1,000 lbs. of cream cheese and 1 ton of cinnamon sugar were…
Pacific Region Field Crop Review
Pacific Regional Wheat Forecast The California winter wheat production forecast, at 480 thousand tons, is 41 percent below last year. The 200 thousand acres expected to be harvested for grain…
California Hosting Wheat Executives
…Wheat Associates are teaming up for the California part of the trip. In addition to walking through wheat fields, the team will discuss new wheat breeding research. The group will…
California Wheat Farmer Installed as USW Chairman
…producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and through cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit www.uswheat.org or contact your state wheat commission….