Articles tagged under: wheat
Wheat Industry Asks Congress to Include All Wheat in New Aid
Published July 19, 2020
Not all classes of wheat qualified for the first round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments. The National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule says the association is working to change this. "We've encouraged the USDA to look at…KS and NE Wheat Harvests are Average to Hit and Miss
Published July 13, 2020
Iowa-based custom combiner Paul Paplow finished up the harvest in the Colby, Kansas and Ogallala, Nebraska areas last week. "In Kansas, it was a pretty average harvest from from a 40 bushel yield with a test weight ranging from 55…Timing is Important for Fungicide Application
Published July 13, 2020
Hot, humid weather and spotty thunderstorms are pushing the risk for Fusarium Head Blight for wheat varieties susceptible to the disease. "In the southern Red River Valley, there's lower risk, but the northern Red River Valley has a high risk,"…Scab Risk in Wheat Strengthens in Northern Plains
Published July 13, 2020
The moisture and humidity continue to come through in the Northern Plains. Syngenta Agronomy Service Representative Nathan Popiel reminds farmers this increases the risk of scab in wheat. "Fusarium risk maps have been blowing up. The risk is high across…A Look at USDA’s July All-Wheat Production Estimate
Published July 12, 2020
U.S. wheat production in Friday’s USDA crop production report shows larger supplies on lower domestic use, unchanged exports and increased beginning stocks. U.S wheat supplies are estimated to be up 17 million bushels from last month’s estimate at 942 million…Grain Traders Surprised By USDA June Acreage Report
Published July 1, 2020
USDA’s June acreage report caught grain traders by surprise. According to USDA survey data, farmers planted 92 million acres of corn. That’s an increase of three percent from last year, but five million acres below the USDA’s previous estimate of…Corn Stocks Up, Wheat and Beans Down in the June Report
Published June 30, 2020
In the June Quarterly Grains Stocks Report from USDA, corn stocks as of June 1 were up less than one percent compared to the previous year at 5.22 billion bushels. That is above trade expectations of 4.95 billion bushels. On-farm…Dry Conditions Starting to Impact ND Crops
Published June 24, 2020
Dry conditions in the western part of North Dakota are starting to take its toll on the small grains. In the Crosby area, farmer Art Schilke says the topsoil moisture is getting dry. Schilke’s farm hasn’t seen much rain in…World Wheat Supplies Surprising in June USDA Report
Published June 11, 2020
World wheat supplies were the biggest surprise in the June USDA Supply and Demand report. USDA pegged world wheat supplies for the 2020/2021 marketing year at 316.1 million metric tons. That comes on a 4.2 million tonne increase in production…