By DTN/Progressive Farmer USDA’s final Crop Progress report of 2017 showed winter wheat conditions below the five-year average. USDA estimated winter wheat conditions at 50% good to excellent as of Sunday, Nov. 26, down 2 percentage points from 52% good to … Continued
G/E rating drops to 50%; meantime, corn harvest hits 95% completion. Ben Potter, Farm Futures A week ago, USDA trimmed the 2017/18 U.S. winter wheat crop’s good to excellent rating from 54% to 52%. This week, USDA made similar cuts … Continued
Kay Ledbetter, AgriLife Today VERNON – Interest in using cover crops to improve soil health continues to grow in the Texas Rolling Plains region, but the nagging concern of reductions in soil moisture and effects on yields of subsequent cash … 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
Gabe Saldana, AgriLife Today DALLAS — A new cookbook by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Dinner Tonight program offers more than 100 healthy recipes as the agency launches Healthy Texas, its statewide public outreach initiative on chronic disease prevention. Recipe categories in … Continued
Future of Farm Policy to Be Discussed AMARILLO, Texas (November 15, 2017) – The Texas Wheat Symposium will be held Wednesday, Nov. 29, in conjunction with the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show in the Grand Plaza Room at the Amarillo … Continued
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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
AMARILLO, Texas (January 29, 2015) – The Texas Wheat Producers Board (TWPB) will hold its biennial election to elect five board members to fill expiring positions. The election, to be held by mail, officially begins March 20, 2015 and will … 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