Temperatures in wheat fields at different heights and locations at Princeton on April 6-9: 1 inch above ground: From 30 to 18 degrees 8 inches above ground: From 24 to 18 degrees Official air temp: From 31 to 19 degrees OBSERVATIONS MADE ON APRIL 9 The recent freezing temperatures that occurred from April 6-9have caused much concern regarding the extent of the damage to the wheat crop. It is felt that these temperatures will result in severe damage to the lower stems and the developing...

Looking forward, we may continue to favor spring wheat crops if planting delay problems re-emerge and possibly even lower that expected acreage number. Although the market did close on the lower end of the range, it still found some light support in the unwinding of long corn versus short wheat spreads. Fundamental: Wheat futures ended a shade weaker Monday, in-line with other agricultural commodities as weather forecasts are improving for plantings and growing conditions. It's obviously...

Pesticides and chemical fertilizers are used in excess to boost yields while harmful antibiotics are widely administered to control disease in seafood and livestock. Just as with manufactured goods, exports of meat, produce, and processed foods from China have soared in recent years, prompting outcries from foreign farm sectors that are feeling pinched by low Chinese prices. The list of Chinese food exports rejected at American ports reads like a chef's nightmare: pesticide-laden pea pods,...

If the cultivars planted have moderate to good resistance to stripe or leaf rust, foliar fungicide application may not be necessary unless infections are heavy or other diseases such as powdery mildew and leaf spots are present at levels that can cause economic yield loss. Stem rust occurs rarely because most of the winter wheat cultivars grown in Nebraska have good resistance to it. Disease risk generally is higher in irrigated than in rain-fed wheat. Stripe rust is favored by cool...

Spring's slow arrival hits crops, baseball.Science&Health.Science.Reuters. After the warmest winter ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere and much talk of global warming, weather watchers say occasional snowstorms in the Midwest and Northeast, and unseasonable cold gripping much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation, is rare though not unprecedented. Spring's slow arrival hits crops, baseball.Science&Health.Science.Reuters. After the warmest winter ever recorded in the Northern...

SANA A, April, 15 Abdullah Al-Siani, director of plant quarantine in the Ministry of Agriculture expressed his surprise at the press release that the UN food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued on Thursday, in which it warned of the spread of new and virulent fungus that can attack many varieties of wheat in Yemen. UN confirms Wheat Killer in Yemen but Agriculture Ministry denies findings. SANA A, April, 15 Abdullah Al-Siani, director of plant quarantine in the Ministry of...

This reduction in high quality acreage may be an early indication of lower yields for wheat crops come harvest, though the true extent of any damage may not be known for several weeks. The Agriculture Department's weekly crop progress and condition report showed that winter wheat acreage considered good or excellent (an indication of average to above-average yields at harvest) declined from 71 percent to 64 percent. Wheat traders pushed prices higher throughout the week as a result of the...

April's hard freeze could bring federal money to Tennessee farmers which is a welcome thought for many growers who lost half their crops while others lost it all. However, not only have strawberries and winter wheat been damaged, corn, apple, pear and peach crops received damage as well. And the agriculture experts blame an unusual spring. We spoke with several farmers in Clarksville who weighed in on the topsy-turvy weather, and how much it affected them. We were in the teens two days in...

Just as with manufactured goods, exports of meat, produce, and processed foods from China have soared in recent years, prompting outcries from foreign farm sectors that are feeling pinched by low Chinese prices. Worried about losing access to foreign markets and stung by tainted food products scandals at home, China has in recent years tried to improve inspections, with limited success. Pesticides and chemical fertilizers are used in excess to boost yields, and harmful antibiotics are...