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…
Monsanto, Farm Groups Suing California Over Glyphosate
…the National Association of Wheat Growers against the California Environmental Health Hazard Assessment office. Leading the coalition is the National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Corn Growers Association,…
Cautious Optimism Ahead in Grain, Ethanol Markets
…will only bring minor improvements unless more free trade agreements are signed. Wheat farmers are struggling on an uphill climb against Russia’s dominance in the world wheat market. Soybean farmers…
Ag Struggling to Make Voice Heard in NAFTA Talks
…threat. Gordon Stoner, a Montana farmer who leads the National Association of Wheat Growers, says the only solution may be a grassroots campaign in which farmers, ranchers, and others, stand…
Producers More Optimistic in October Survey
…But, the Index of Current Conditions was a little lower than the previous month. Compared to the July survey, fewer producers expect higher corn, soybean, and wheat prices over the…
Global Food Prices Reported Lower
…down. The vegetable oil, sugar and meat price sub-indexes all decreased, while cereal grain prices were up a half a percent, led by higher rice prices even as wheat quotations…
Cheerios Ditches Gluten-Free Label in Canada
…gluten-free. However, the grain is at high risk for contamination from gluten-filled wheat, barley or rye. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. Image courtesy of General Mills….
Wheat Growers Association President Resigns for Potential FSA Appointment
…Journal says Schemm, a Sharon Springs, Kansas, wheat grower, has reportedly been tapped to accept the position of Kansas Farm Service Agency executive director. Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule said…
USDA Announces Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2018
…rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity….
National Farmers Organization Talks NAFTA
…for commodity prices here in America. Mexico and Canada make up a significant share of American agricultural sales in commodities like corn, wheat, sorghum, red meat, and dairy products. Olson…
Egypt Issuing Wheat Import Guidelines to Tackle Trade Problems
Egypt plans to issue a streamlined guide on wheat import regulations for global traders. The guidelines will detail all specifications, procedures, and regulations for traders selling to the world’s largest…