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According to NASS, all wheat stocks stored across the Northwest increased 5% from December 2023 to December 2024.   In Washington, wheat stored in all positions last month totaled 132 million bushels, up from 123 million bushels a year ago. Off...

A somewhat quiet January outlook on both U.S. and world wheat.   “Global consumption was reduced about 600,000 tons," noted USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board chairman Mark Jekanowski.  "Feed use, a component of that, was reduced 100,000 tons. Trade, we redu...

According to NASS, planted Winter Wheat acres increased both across the Northwest and across the nation.  Idaho growers seeded 760,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2025 crop, unchanged from 2024, but 1% above the 2023 crop.  Oregon farmers planted 750,000 acres, up 1% from the 2024 crop and up 1% from 2023.  Washington winter...

Fusarium head blight is becoming a greater struggle for wheat growers across the Northwest.  BASF recently rolled out a new fungicide, Sphaerex, which can help in the fight.  Kim Tutor, Technical Marketing Manager at BASF said Sphaerex combines two proven active ingredients.   "It's the best produ...

Based on the weather data of November and December, stripe rust in the upcoming wheat growing season is predicted to be in the range of severe epidemic level (40-60% yield loss on susceptible varieties).  Researchers at Washington State University said highly susceptible winter wheat varieties are predicted to have potential yield losses in the range of 27%-57% with an average of 41%.  The predict

Researchers are still projecting negative returns for grain producers even after assistance from Washington D.C., highlighting the extent of the downturn in the agricultural industry.  American farmers and ranchers have access to $10 billion in economic aid as part of the Farm Bill extension passed at the end of 2024 to offset broad income declines.  However...

Earlier this week, the Washington Grain Commission announced the appointments of Nicole Berg as the WGC commissioner for Wheat District 5 (representing Benton, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties) and Art Schultheis as the WGC commissioner for Barley District 6 (representing Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima Counties)... Read M

The 2025 Northwest Hay Expo will take place in the Tri-Cities next week.  Andrew Eddie, President of the Washington State Hay Growers Association, said this year’s classes and education opportunities will focus on trends in the industry, helping growers improve business practices.   "It wa...

University of Idaho Extension is preparing for its annual cereal school, and this year’s event could be one for the record book.  In prior years, UI Extension hosted six smaller cereal schools – each drawing between 20 and 60 guests – in St. Anthony, Idaho Falls, Soda...

Back in August, the USDA gave the greenlight for a genetically modified wheat to be grown in the United States.  Does this mean growers across the Northwest will soon plant and grow HB4 wheat, which is modified to be drought tolerate?   ...