FOCUS on Entomology Contact: Patrick Porter (Extension Entomologist) Kerry Siders (Extension Agent IPM) Suhas Vyavhare (Extension Entomologist) A researcher at the Lubbock Center asked us to tell her what was eating up her ryegrass plots. Suhas Vyavhare and I checked … Continued
David Cleavinger, a wheat producer from Wildorado, Texas, was selected as chairman of the National Wheat Foundation during their annual meeting at Commodity Classic on February 28. Cleavinger is a fifth-generation farmer who owns and operates a 3,500-acre cotton, wheat, … Continued
USDA Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced additional disaster assistance available to agricultural producers, including producers impacted by drought and excess moisture as well as sugar beet growers. Through WHIP+, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is … Continued
National Wheat Foundation Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800, ceannello@wheatworld.org The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting grower enrollment for the 2020 National Wheat Yield Contest! The Contest is divided into two primary competition categories: winter … Continued
National Wheat Foundation Contact: Caitlin Eannello, 202.547.7800, ceannello@wheatworld.org The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting grower enrollment for the 2020 National Wheat Yield Contest! The Contest is divided into two primary competition categories: winter … Continued
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal By Jayme Lozano Food manufacturer Kellogg’s made a commitment to stop using wheat and oat products with glyphosate by 2025, though some in the Texas wheat industry are ensuring its safety. Glyphosate is an herbicide used to control unwanted … Continued
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal By Jayme Lozano Food manufacturer Kellogg’s made a commitment to stop using wheat and oat products with glyphosate by 2025, though some in the Texas wheat industry are ensuring its safety. Glyphosate is an herbicide used to control unwanted … Continued
U.S. Department of Agriculture Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering … Continued
U.S. Department of Agriculture Contact: USDA Press Email: press@oc.usda.gov At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the third and final tranche of 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments aimed at assisting farmers suffering … Continued
National Association of Wheat Growers/U.S. Wheat Associates Contact: Steve Mercer, Vice President of Communications, U.S. Wheat Associates smercer@uswheat.org, (703) 650-0251 Caitlin Eanello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers ceanello@wheatworld.org, (202) 547-7800 Today, the National Association of Wheat Growers … Continued