Surveying his farmer-clients, Ken Ferrie compiled a list of ways to increase profit margin. Specialty crops, such as popcorn; ...

Hard red spring wheat is the overwhelmingly dominant form of spring wheat grown in the United States and the dominant form of ...

As they plan for 2025, many farmers will evaluate their grain storage needs. Whether due to farm expansion, higher yields or ...

A UI Extension study finds that nutrients in wheat straw left in fields may be worth two-thirds of its sale value, offering ...

2024/25's net reductions were offset by higher sales for 2025/26, which totaled 491,100 tons. Leading buyers of that wheat included Guatemala, Mexico, unknown destinations, Panama, and Egypt. Combined ...

Scientists have successfully mapped the genome sequence of Aegilops mutica, a wild relative of wheat, shedding light on its ...

Surbhi Grewal, assistant professor, School of Biosciences, led the wild wheat variety study at the University of Nottingham. NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND — Scientists have mapped the genome sequence for a wild ...

British farmer Mark Stubb credits several crop-specific Yield Enhancement Network programs for nearly doubling his wheat yields, and he was at the Michigan Wheat Program annual meeting to compare ...

It takes two weeks of 40 degree temperatures to break dormancy for winter wheat. Beck’s Hybrids Agronomist Mike Hannewald ...

Fire officials are investigating a fire at a commercial farm in Somers on Friday night that left one firefighter hospitalized. Firefighters were dispatched to Growers Direct Farm, located at 164 ...

Co. Down contractor, Andrew Gibson, has put first nitrogen applications on some winter wheat crops over recent days. “The crops in question were sown out last October and were looking well,” he ...

As a result, China now has greater leverage over the billions it continues to spend on US farm products, allowing it to use trade ... including chicken, wheat, corn, and cotton, starting March 10. It ...