USDA this month forecasts a significant wheat production increase for Australia but what does this mean for global wheat supply and demand estimates? Rod Bain has more. Australian Addition to…
China Hits Back at U.S. Tariffs, Retaliates Against Canada
…began imposing tariffs of up to 15 percent on corn, soybeans, wheat, beef, and chicken. U.S. farm exports to China totaled more than 36 billion dollars in 2022. Now, President…
Drought Coverage Picture for Crops and Commodities
…Rippey starts with winter wheat. “We’ve seen fairly steady coverage over the last several weeks. We get 24 percent drought coverage between January 28th and March 4th. Main pockets of…
American Agriculture History Minute: Farm Machinery Makes a Difference
…labor hours to produce 100 bushels of wheat, and that took about 5 acres. That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute. I’m Mark Oppold. Thanks for reading. I’ll see you next…
USDA Secretary Announces Aid Plan at Commodity Classic
…also met with leaders from the corn, soybean, wheat, and sorghum industries. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Courtesy of USDA Rollins called the current farm economy one of the…
Ranking Members of Agriculture Committees Demand Answers on Food Aid Disruptions
…the pause. “It is our understanding that this affects hundreds of thousands of tons of U.S. wheat, rice, and soy,” they added. Klobuchar and Craig are urging the administration to…
American Agriculture History Minute: Wheat Production Grows with the Railroad
…Eventually, bonanza farms produced so much wheat there was a surplus. Wheat was no longer profitable. Many bonanza farms were divided and sold, making for smaller family farms once again….
American Agriculture History Minute: Midlings Purifier Installed for Wheat Growers
…Wheat Growers Early settlers in Minnesota soon discovered they could not grow the same variety of wheat as their counterparts in Nebraska and Kansas, and they soon discovered a more…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Early Corn Production Leader
…and of course, withstanding the winter to come. Most raised wheat and corn. By 1849, Ohio produced more corn than any other state and it ranks second in wheat production….
American Agriculture History Minute: Weather Determined the Crops
…they would raise. In cooler regions, wheat was often the crop of choice when lands were newly settled, leading to a wheat frontier that continued to move west and, over…
China Approves More GM Crops to Boost Food Security
…website. The approved gene-edited crops include two soybean varieties, and one each of wheat, corn, and rice. China mostly imports GM crops like corn and soybeans for animal feed, while…
American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Westward Movement
…from the colonies westward along with the settlers. In cooler regions, wheat was often the crop of choice when lands were newly settled, leading to a wheat frontier that eventually…
Act Provides $9.8 Billion in Ag Relief, Texas to Benefit the Most
…the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute shows that the top ten states set to receive the most funds are major producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and other key…