…Trump, several wheat-based groups from the three nations detailed the importance of the trade agreement to wheat growers and their associated industries. National Association of Wheat Growers President Gordon Stoner…
CoBank: Expect more Farm Bankruptcies in 2018
…reports that wheat and dairy producers are among the hardest hit, with an increase in Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings in Kansas and Wisconsin, reaching the highest level since 2012 last…
Farm Futures Releases 2018 Planting Intentions Survey Results
…in 2017. Farm Futures is projecting more wheat planting this year, saying farmers are ready to put in 11.8 million acres of spring wheat, up 6.7 percent from last year….
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
…weather, providing insulation for winter wheat. In contrast, winter wheat across the southern half of the Plains—already stressed by developing drought—was left exposed as cold weather arrived. WHEAT: Projected 2017/18…
U.S. Crop Prices Forecast to Remain Stable
…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…