Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is the most damaging weed in soft red winter wheat in Northeast Texas. Annual losses from this pest run in the millions of dollars. Over the past two years, there has been success controlling resistant ryegrass … Continued
November 21, 2014 [ezcol_2third] What is all of the talk about? A recent blog post titled “The Real Reason why Wheat is Toxic (and it isnt gluten)” by the Healthy Home Economist has stirred a lot of conversations regarding glyphosate-treated wheat … Continued
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be providing a wheat-based educational program during this year’s Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show, set for Tuesday, Dec. 2 at the Amarillo Civic Center, Grand Plaza Ballroom, 401 S. Buchanan St. in Amarillo. … Continued
November 10, 2014 From biotechnology and domestic trade policy to research and industry communication, many from various aspects of the wheat industry met in New Mexico Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 for the the wheat industry’s annual fall conference. The … Continued
November 10, 2014 Last week Texas Wheat traveled to Corsicana to present at the annual Navarro County Food and Fiber Roundup. The one-day event held in the Navarro County Exposition Center invited elementary schools, primarily fourth graders, to learn about where their food … Continued
The fourteenth annual Texas Commodity Symposium will be held Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Amarillo in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show in the Grand Plaza Room at the Amarillo Civic Center. The free event will begin at 9:30 … Continued
October 22, 2014 AMARILLO – Farmers and landowners in the Panhandle will have an opportunity to learn more about the farm bill in a second round of educational meetings conducted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. The series of … Continued
October 20, 2014 Article by Chris Clayton, DTN/The Progressive Farmer Wheat scientists and breeders at the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue on Friday pushed for more research programs for the crop and stressed that genetic engineering will be needed to grow … Continued
[ezcol_1third] [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]October 17, 2014 The 2014 World Food Prize was presented to Sanjaya Rajaram, Ph.D., on Oct. 16, at the World Food Day. Rajaram was selected for his scientific research that has led to an impressive increase in world … Continued
October 3, 2014 According to the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), Texas wheat producers harvested 67.5 million bushels this year, down from 68.2 million in 2013 and down from 96.0 million bushels in 2012. Statewide yield averaged 30.0 bushels … Continued