…bushel, a 10-cent bump from last month’s estimate. For corn, USDA estimated an average of $3.30 a bushel, down 10 cents from earlier estimates. USDA also raised All-Winter Wheat production…
Rabobank Issues Report on Declining Wheat Acres
Rabobank issued a report this week saying U.S. wheat acres have been on the decline for 35 years. This growing season, wheat acres are at their lowest point in 100…
Farm Groups Give NAFTA Testimony to USTR
…have faced with Mexico, as well as a chance for dairy, row crop and wheat farmers to settle issues with Canada. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
AFBF: NAFTA Renegotiations Must Prioritize Ag
…to address challenges fruit and vegetable farmers have faced with Mexico, as well as a chance for dairy, row crop and wheat farmers to settle issues with Canada. “A modernized…
Celebrating Dairy Month in June
…calcium in an 8-ounce glass of milk, you would have to eat seven oranges or six slices of wheat bread. Fresh milk will stay fresher longer if you add a…
American Farm Bureau Cautions on Cuba
…ranchers from competing on a level playing field and have closed off one of our nearest ag export markets. Cuba has not purchased any rice or wheat from the U.S….
Wheat Geneticist Presented with Innovator of the Year Award
…world-renowned wheat breeder and wheat geneticist, Dubcovsky’s laboratory has developed a gene capture tool. The result is a public database containing more than 10 million sequenced and carefully catalogued genetic…
USDA Releases Latest WASDE Report
…$8.30 to $10.30 per bushel, and the season-average farm price for wheat is projected at $3.90 to $4.70 per bushel, up five cents from the latest report. USDA will release…
House Ag Committee Underscores Importance of U.S. International Food Aid and Agricultural Development
…including Chairman Conaway’s opening statement and the archived webcast. Witness List: Panel I Mr. Ron Suppes, Wheat Producer, Dighton, KS, on behalf of U.S. Wheat Associates Ms. Margaret Schuler, Senior…
Funding For Commodity Board Projects to Support Ag Industry
…and Kentucky Corn Promotion Council, to improve yield prediction models for next generation breeders. Kansas State University, Manhattan, received an NIFA grant of $980,000, funded jointly by the Kansas Wheat…
Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…up 40 percent of all in-kind food aid and because almost all food aid recipients are wheat-import dependent, particularly in Africa, wheat donations do not distort local markets. It is…
Wheat Industry Looks for New NAFTA Opportunities, But Priority Remains Do No Harm
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) urge caution as the Trump Administration officially submitted to Congress its notice of intent to renegotiate the North…
$7.4 Million for Research on Food Crops and Animals
…the genes responsible for wheat quality, as well as improve selection strategies that will speed the delivery of superior varieties to wheat farmers. The Cornell University project will use molecular…
USDA Approves Modifications to Margin Protection Plan of Insurance for Crops
…program, margin protection insurance for corn, wheat, rice and soybeans will be available in more states and have updates designed to better clarify the real input costs covered beginning in…