Articles tagged under: spring wheat

More Wheat

Published August 10, 2018

According to USDA, the all-wheat production total is 1.8 billion bushels. That’s up eight percent from 2017. Spring wheat production is projected at 614 million bushels, up a whopping 48 percent from last year’s drought-reduced crop. Spring wheat yields are…
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More Winter Wheat Production Forecast in SD

Published July 13, 2018

USDA is projecting South Dakota’s winter wheat crop production at 38 million bushels, 83 percent more than last year. The average yield is forecast at 52 bushels per acre, 12 more than one year ago. Harvested acres are expected to…
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HRSW Production Goes Higher

Published July 13, 2018

After reviewing the latest USDA numbers, Agriculture Department Chief Economist Rob Johansson said this is a turnaround year for spring wheat and durum. "We're seeing a pretty good response in both of the Dakotas and Montana." Last year’s drought significantly impacted…
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Protecting the Crop

Published June 28, 2018

One of the biggest concerns for wheat at this time of the year when it is heading and flowering is fusarium head blight. "Conditions have been ideal for that with high humidity. Rains off and on sets up the environment…
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Targeting the Gluten-Free Crowd

Published June 1, 2018

A California biotech company called Arcadia Biosciences is launching a new reduced-gluten Hard Red Spring Wheat. The non-GMO wheat will be grown under contract production in an identity-preserved system.
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Still Untouched Acres in ND

Published May 8, 2018

Emerado, North Dakota farmer Jared Hagert just started applying fertilizer for spring wheat Monday. Fields were too cool and damp to get in and plant. It’s getting later to plant spring wheat. “We haven’t done any switching yet. There’s been…
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A Boost for Spring Wheat, Oats in SD

Published May 7, 2018

South Dakota farmers are getting the spring wheat crop in the ground. Farmers have 51 percent of the spring wheat crop planted, with six percent of the crop emerged, which is well behind last year. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service…
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Potatoes, Sugarbeet Planting Improves in MN

Published May 7, 2018

Warm and dry weather conditions across Minnesota encourages fieldwork. Farmers are applying anhydrous and dry fertilizer, tilling the field and planting small grains, potatoes and sugarbeets. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says half of Minnesota’s sugarbeet crop is planted. Twenty-eight…
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