AgriLife Today Writer: Adam Russell, 903-834-6191, adam.russell@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Clark Neely, 979-845-3041, cbneely@tamu.edu Dr. Jourdan Bell, 806-677-5600, jourdan.bell@ag.tamu.edu College Station, Texas — Texas wheat producers may increase planted acres slightly as the forecast for moisture through winter and market trends improve outlook, according … Continued
Protein may be more important than test weight but with protein well above average, test weight can result in below average basis. Southwest Farm Press By Kim Anderson The value (price) of wheat is determined by quantity and quality. Quantity … Continued
USDA Farm Service Agency Dana Rogge 573-876-0934 dana.rogge@mo.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2018 — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 37 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Blanco, Brown, Burnet, Camp, Coleman, Collin, Comanche, Concho, Cooke, Crockett, Delta, Eastland, … Continued
Agri-Pulse By Daniel Enoch USDA today forecast net farm income for this year at $65.7 billion, up from a February projection but down $9.8 billion, or 13 percent, from 2017, when the broad measure of farmland profits increased nearly 23 percent. … Continued
Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers (240) 423-4345, ceannello@wheatworld.org Washington, D.C. (August 27, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released details of the $12 billion package of aid to farmers hurt by retaliation … Continued
Contact: Caitlin Eannello, Director of Communications, National Association of Wheat Growers (240) 423-4345, ceannello@wheatworld.org Washington, D.C. (August 27, 2018) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released details of the $12 billion package of aid to farmers hurt by retaliation … Continued
Contact: Steve Mercer, USW Vice President of Communications, (703) 650-0251, smercer@uswheat.org ARLINGTON, Virginia — U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) believes today’s breakthrough in NAFTA negotiations with Mexico and the announcement that the trade dispute aid package for U.S. agriculture includes new funding for export market … Continued
The Associated Press More than 200 researchers around the world have published a research article saying they finally cracked the complete genome of wheat after 13 years of work. Kansas State University scientists, who collaborated with the International Wheat Genome … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu Contact: Jackie Smith, 806-746-6101, j-smith34@tamu.edu LUBBOCK – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct a free two-day workshop at Lubbock that will cover the basics and options related to the new seed cotton addition … Continued
AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-77-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contacts: Dr. Curtis Adams, 940-552-9941, Curtis.adams@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Calvin Trostle, 806-746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu VERNON – A team of scientists from Texas A&M AgriLife and the University of Florida are working to increase and stabilize guar production in the … Continued