…of high-quality wheat even as the overall prospects for global wheat harvests have improved. Updated forecasts for production and stocks World cereal production for 2016 should amount to 2 571…
Acreage Planting Switch Possible in 2017
…has lower costs, so this will move us toward soybeans.” Schnitkey also says lower wheat prices will likely lead some eastern Corn Belt producers to switch from wheat to soybeans…
USDA WASDE Report At a Glance
…reduced soybean meal export prospects. Wheat: Projected 2016/17 U.S. ending stocks are raised 5 million bushels to 1,143 million on a reduction in food use. The food use change reflects…
Peterson Named U.S. Wheat Associates President in 2017
…of Directors last week unanimously selected Peterson for the post. Peterson currently serves as the U.S. Wheat Vice President of Overseas Operations. U.S. Wheat Chairman Jason Scott, a wheat farmer…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…of California-Davis doctoral student collecting samples from a wheat field. Our scientists and university partners have also revealed the genetic blueprints of a host of plants and animals, and used…
Egypt Streamlines Wheat Inspection Process
Wheat traders are pleased by Egypt’s new wheat inspection process that will likely be easier to navigate and may lead to lower prices. Bloomberg reports Egypt’s General Organization for Export…
Feed Wheat Demand Could Ease Storage Crunch
Grain handlers are anticipating an uptick in orders for feed wheat, which should allow them to move excess wheat inventories as farmers bring in a record fall harvest. A new…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…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….
Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize Farms
…acreage and historical production of specific commodities—mostly field crops such as barley, wheat, corn, and soybeans. Read the full report The Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize U.S. Farms, 1992-2014….
Agri View: Land facts
…crops. It is pasture land. It is a well-established that the biggest crops are corn, wheat and soybeans. Next is rice and cotton. Now here are some other interesting land…
Teal Pumpkins
…such as glow sticks, pencils and fun erasers, bubbles, coins, stickers, bouncy balls, vampire fangs, finger puppets and bead necklaces. Fare recommends avoiding moldable clay, which may contain wheat, and…
Funding to Help Agricultural Producers / Small Rural Businesses
…wheat into flour. Rather than sell its wheat as a raw product, the family farm processes it into flour that it sells to bakers, restaurants and the public. Woodward Canyon…
Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture
…use of yield maps has increased for peanuts, rice, and spring wheat as well. Read the full USDA Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture report (including all charts). (.pdf)…
Informa Expects More Soybeans In 2017
…47.2 bushels per acre. Informa is also predicting the number of wheat seedings will drop to its lowest level since 1970, right at 48.9 million acres. The company estimates wheat…