…row crop and wheat farmers and ensure all our farmers are free to get their products to market under modern and science-based standards. A modernized NAFTA can work for all…
U.S. Winter Wheat Harvest Forecast Improves
As the American wheat harvest rolls along, the government forecast last week calls for growers to bring in 1.28 billion bushels of winter wheat. The latest projection is two percent…
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…the ARC-CO program by 5 percent for corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum and other minor crops. Support a cotton lint program and/or designating cotton seed as an “other oilseed” to make…
USDA Releases July WASDE, Crop Production Reports
…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…