It used to be that peanuts had to be planted before wheat could be harvested, so many growers just used [wheat] as a cover crop. Virginia farmers are on track to harvest a slightly larger winter wheat crop than last year, and a 6-percent-larger crop than in 2005. As people have been changing crop rotations due to the loss of peanut production, we have seen more producers interested in growing wheat for grain, not just as a winter cover crop, Banks said. Winter wheat coming in strong. But...

Farmers were able to harvest wheat in drier locations but in most areas the wheat harvest remained on hold. Ninety-six percent of the winter wheat acreage is headed compared with 98 percent for last year and 95 percent for the 5-year average. Insect infestation reports indicate 61 percent of the wheat showed no infestation, 26 percent showed light infestation, 10 percent showed moderate infestation, and 3 percent showed severe infestation. A few fields have been harvested in the...

They came tocompare 19 different varieties of wheat growing on the plot so that they may know just what to expect from their crops this season. Overall, there were no devastating issues that were presented concerning the wheat harvest. Ford County wheat tour produces high hopes for southwest Kansas. Thompson stressed the importance of diversifying your wheat crop. He said this is a critical action one must take so as not to be hit hard if your entire crop is vulnerable to a certain disease...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Annual yield in crops near all-time record By Danny Bernardini/Staff Writer Article Launched:06/10/2007 07:39:12 AM PDT Baled alfalfa rests in a field Friday morning on Meridian Road near Silveyville Road west of Dixon. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogleWhat's this? Annual yield in crops near all-time record By Danny Bernardini/Staff Writer Article Launched:06/10/2007 07:39:12 AM PDT Baled alfalfa rests in a field Friday morning on Meridian Road near...

India, the world s second-largest wheat producer, exported no wheat last year for the first time in six years after shortages forced it to import the commodity. The US embassy said the regulations, linked to India s concerns over possible contamination of local wheat varieties, involved standards that are impossible to certify. By excluding the US from its market, India decreases competition, which significantly raises the cost of imported wheat and translates into higher flour prices for...

USW president, Alan Tracy, said Australia's single desk wheat export monopoly was an anathema to any proponent of open markets, regardless of its form. Unfortunately for Australian wheat growers, it is a missed opportunity to bring the benefits of free market competition home to their own farm gates. The US exports more wheat than any other country, with a 24 per cent market share in global trade. US growers produced 57 million tonnes last year, of which more than 31mt was consumed by the...

Named for Cornell University wheat breeder Neil Jensen, the variety in development for about five years has the potential to give farmers another crop option. Because of New York's wet climate, the crop is more susceptible to sprouting and scab, two problematic wheat diseases. Most frustrating are crops that develop disease late in the season and without symptoms until only a week or two before harvest. AURORA - Small grain farmers, researchers and buyers celebrated development of a...

He estimated his winter wheat crop to average 40 bushels per acre, and his spring wheat crop at 50 bushels per acre, adding his barley looks good, too. Likewise, prices for hard red winter wheat and hard red spring wheat would have to be about $1. Department of Agriculture last month show the world is down to a 71-day supply of wheat, the smallest in 25 years. These are great prices, but input costs seed, fuel fertilizer, harvest are also very high. The wheat crop that year was worth a...

This time of year, when the winter wheat harvest is just getting under way and spring wheat is just getting started growing, is when wheat prices typically drop a little. Peterson noted that futures markets in Chicago, Kansas City, and Minneapolis have all challenged or broke through their previous contract highs, most of which were set in April after a frost put a scare into the market as did planting delays in the Corn Belt region. Peterson noted that futures markets in Chicago, Kansas...