— 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 […]
Lincoln Takes Over Senate Ag As Harkin Moves to HELP Read More »
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
NAWG Board Approves Climate Change Resolution Read More »
— 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
Wheat price could fall to $3.50 Read More »
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
Texas Crop Weather Highlights Read More »
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
USDA Projects Net Farm Income Down 38 Percent Read More »
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
Texas Wheat Passes Climate Change Resolution Read More »
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.
Choosing Varieties Read More »
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
USDA Production Report Read More »
— From the Panhandle Pest Update, Texas AgriLife Extension and Research Wheat preparations for wheat planting are beginning to take place. Now is a good time to develop plans for
Greenbug management strategies Read More »
— Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University By Sept. 30, about 92 percent of the world’s 2009-2010 marketing year wheat production will have been harvested. This means that about 22.2 billion
Wheat prices will not go back to $6 Read More »
