Wheat
Spring wheat production rose 12 million bushels, shocking the marketplace and sending prices lower, says Jerry Gulke of the Gulke Group.
For an artisanal bread company, the farmer-producer relationship takes more than just separating the wheat from the chaff.
Winter wheat moving again to Gulf Coast export facilities
In 2017, wheat acres hit a 108-year low, and they’ll be fewer acres in 2018.
When California farmer John Duarte decided to settle his legal battle with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rather than risk losing his family owned nursery operation, a couple of signals were sent to all of agriculture according to Don Parish, senior director of regulatory relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation. Duarte agreed to pay a $1.1 million settlement after being accused by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of improperly disturbing a wetland when he plowed a wheat field.
Variety selection can play a huge role in yield and premiums
John Duarte, a California nursery owner who was sued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for plowing a wheat field without a Clean Water Act permit, has reached a $1.1 million settlement with the federal government.
Top Producer columnists Chris Barron and Paul Neiffer share a from-the-field crop update from the Evergreen State.
Thousands of acres of wheat have been baled for feed in drought-stricken areas of North Dakota. Many farmers are abandoning small grains because the quality of the crops are not worth harvesting.