By Sean Hackbarth, U.S. Chamber of Commerce NAFTA continues to be top of mind as the latest round of negotiations on modernizing the trade agreement concluded late last month. Knowing the harm it would have on American agriculture, elected officials and … Continued
by Marsha Boswell, Kansas Wheat In an effort to increase consumer trust in the wheat industry, wheat farmers have created a consumer-minded marketing campaign to increase awareness of farming and production practices and practical benefits of wheat. This campaign will … Continued
Blair Fannin, AgriLife Today WACO – An update on current farm bill policy as well as presentations on drone technology, maintaining a healthy beef cattle herd plus a number of issues and trends affecting production agriculture will be discussed at the … Continued
March 3, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Friday, Feb. 27 that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the 2014 Farm Bill. The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres has been extended from … Continued
[ezcol_1third] Additional Resources Wheat Foods Council (WFC) A letter to National Geographic from WFC about wheat breeding and celiac disease featuring Dr. Brett Carver, Wheat Genetics Chair at Oklahoma State University and chair of the US National Wheat Improvement Committee Celiac Disease Fast Facts … Continued
January 9, 2015 U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, congressional lawmakers, and food industry lobbyists formally announced yesterday the formation of the U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC), which seeks to expand food trade between the U.S and Cuba. … Continued
ARLINGTON, Virginia (December 17, 2014) — The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) applaud President Obama’s announcement today that the United States will begin discussions to renew diplomatic relations with Cuba, which will make it … Continued
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer individual assistance to producers who would like help with inputting their farm data into the decision aid calculator designed by the Agricultural Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University. The help session … 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
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