Last year, Nebraska produced more than 61 million bushels of all wheat, making it sixth in the nation for wheat production. Currently, the three big potential markets for hard white wheat are through Gulf ports to Latin America for bread and tortillas, through the Pacific Northwest to Asia for noodles and steamed breads and through both sets of ports for flatbread used in the Middle East and India. Other growers trying hard white wheat should call their local elevator to see if it accepts...

This moisture was very welcome by winter wheat growers; however, in addition to helping the winter wheat crop, it may have also promoted winter annual weed germination and growth. Winter annual weeds are very competitive with winter wheat because they compete with the crop throughout much or all of the growing season. Broadleaf weeds: Common broadleaf winter annual weeds in winter wheat include blue mustard, tansy mustard, tumble mustard, field pennycress, and shepherd's-purse. To be...

Growers are frustrated that they cannot get their wheat out. Becker said he expected the wheat would eventually be harvested and some of the wheat may be salvageable as feed for the farmer. What started out as a good year has turned for the worse, but no one can be certain how much affect the wet weather has had on wheat until the crop is harvested (hopefully by the end of the month) according to Swart. Many Northeast Texas wheat growers are experiencing too much of a good thing, too late...

Specific programs that require certification of crops include Direct and Counter-Cyclical Programs (DCP), Conservation Reserve Programs (CRP), Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) and Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) Specific programs that require certification of crops include Direct and Counter-Cyclical Programs (DCP), Conservation Reserve Programs (CRP), Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP) and...

by: Jeff Caldwell As wheat harvest moves north, leaving behind damaged or underdeveloped acres in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma, this year's variable results show the need for new developments in wheat biotechnology. Variable wheat harvest shows need for new crop technology, farmer says. He's calling for more efforts in the industry to move along biotechnology that could protect growers in the future from the damage his crop sustained this year. Kejr's story is not just one to garner...

This is going to be a good year for wheat farmers considering they have been in a 7 year continuous drought," Hanavan said. The association estimates wheat prices being paid to Colorado wheat growers are currently in the range of $5. The same heavy snow which the ranchers cursed turned out be a blessing for wheat growers in the state. Colorado wheat growers basking in golden harvest. He says combined with other factors, the overall supply of wheat is down, which is driving market prices...

People paying more for wheat flour due to artificial shortage RIZWAN BHATTI KARACHI (July 09 2007): Hoarders have piled up over three million tonnes of wheat, causing a shortage of this commodity in the domestic market while this situation has compelled consumers to pay more for wheat flour despite its bumper crop of over 23 million tonnes, trade sources said. People paying more for wheat flour due to artificial shortage RIZWAN BHATTI KARACHI (July 09 2007): Hoarders have piled up over...

More wheat growers now harvest their own grain, or neighbors get together and help each other. After last year s drought that shriveled the kernels on the stalks and decimated the crop, the snow in the winter, followed by above average spring rainfall, were just what the winter wheat crop needed. I d say probably one-third of what we grow now is white wheat. Wheat harvest rolls across northeast Colorado Wet spring a blessing to local growers. Wolever noted that more farmers in the Fleming...

Controversies over the mishandling of wheat imports, as also mismanagement of the wheat economy as a whole, refuse to go away, and with good reason. Far from learning any lessons from last year s experience, when each successive wheat import tender attracted bids at progressively higher prices, the government is repeating the same drill this year. Indeed, even though domestic procurement (at a little over 11 million tonnes) has fallen short of the target that had been set, of 15 million...