Tonic By Markham Heid By some estimates, roughly one in three Americans is actively trying to cut back on gluten, and gluten-free foods are now a $5-billion industry. Those are pretty stupefying figures when you consider there’s almost no proof that going gluten-free will … Continued
National Wheat Foundation Contact: Caitlin Eannello240-423-4345 (Cell) Washington D.C. (January 17, 2019) – The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting grower enrollment for the 2019 National Wheat Yield Contest! The Contest is divided into … Continued
USDA Contact: USDA PressEmail:press@oc.usda.gov (Washington, D.C., January 16, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that many Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices will reopen temporarily in the coming days to perform certain limited services for farmers and ranchers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recalled … Continued
Central Texas News Now By Estephany Escobar, Reporter Contact: eescobar@kxxv.com MCLENNAN COUNTY, TX (KXXV) – The record-breaking rainfall last week may impact the upcoming planting season. According to Texas Farm Bureau President Ronnie Dowdle, the planting of winter wheat and … Continued
High Plains Journal By Don Atkinson, WheatSquared.com Planted acres of wheat in Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas are reported as lower than expected. “We have a lot of areas in this part of the country that likes to harvest … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContact: Dr. J. D. Ragland, 806-468-5543, j-ragland@tamu.edu CANYON – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Randall County will conduct the annual Pre-Plant Producer Update Meeting from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 30 at the Kuhlman … Continued
AgriLife Today Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat genetics research benefits from students Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.eduContact: Dr. Shuyu Liu, 806-677-5600, shuyu.liu@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Today’s research advances in the world of wheat genetics are getting a big hand from tomorrow’s scientists, … Continued
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service by Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 723-8432, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu ; Dr. Reagan Noland, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Soil & Crop Sciences, San Angelo, (325) 657-7330, reagan.noland@ag.tamu.edu For wheat producers in the Texas High … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contacts: Dr. Emi Kimura, 940-552-9941 ext. 233, emi.kimura@ag.tamu.edu CHILDRESS – The sixth annual Red River Crops Conference: Planning for Success, offering crop production information designed for Southwest Oklahoma and the Texas Rolling Plains, is set … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Mark Welch, 979-845-8011, jmwelch@tamu.edu AMARILLO – Texas wheat producers may have an opportunity to see higher prices and higher yields in 2019, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service grain marketing economist. … Continued