An exciting thing happened in the wheat world this month, a new virtual educational campaign titled How Wheat Works was launched. How Wheat Works is an extension of the popular Urban Wheat Field campaign held last year in New York … Continued
According to the most recent report from USDA/NASS, published Wednesday, September 30, Texas wheat production for 2009 totaled 61.3 million bushels, down 38 percent from last year and down 56 percent from 2007. This comes as no surprise to those … Continued
— From NAWG A Senatorial game of musical chairs this week resulted in one of the fiercest proponents of production agriculture, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), becoming the new chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. Committee leadership is … Continued
The NAWG Board of Directors met by conference call Friday to discuss pending climate change legislation. As part of that discussion, the Board voted 26 to two to approve a new resolution regarding greenhouse gas regulation. The new resolution reads: … Continued
— Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University The good news is that wheat prices tend to bottom out in August. Additional good news is that the odds of wheat prices below $4 are about 20 percent. The bad news is that … Continued
The following summaries were compiled by AgriLife Extension district reporters: CENTRAL: The region remained dry. Producers were preparing land for the planting of wheat and oats. COASTAL BEND: The drought worsened as dry conditions and record heat continued. EAST: As … Continued
USDA said Thursday that dramatically lower commodity prices and plunging exports mean that 2009 net farm income is expected to be down 38 percent from 2008 estimates and 15 percent from the 10-year average. Net farm income is forecast to … Continued
This week the Texas Wheat Producers Association held its quarterly board meeting in Amarillo. During the meeting, the executive committee discussed the current activity associated with climate change legislation. After lengthy discussion, the committee approved the following resolution: The TWPA … Continued
To some choosing which variety to plant may seem like a daunting task. Others may choose to plant the same variety year-in year-out, because its what they have on hand. No matter your production practices there are a few things … Continued
This week we received an updated crop production release from USDA. Total production for Texas was unchanged from earlier estimates. The 2008 Texas winter wheat crop is forecast at 66.2 million bushels, down 33 percent from last year and down … Continued