falling numbers

2016 was a challenging year for many wheat growers across the Inland Northwest, but not because of the weather or port slowdowns, but because of high falling numbers.  Eastern Washington representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers  said Falling Numbers will remain a top priority for 2017, since it has such a direct impact on wheat growers and ultimately the agriculture economy.   ...

Back in September, wheat industry organizations from all three Northwest states sent a letter to RMA Administrator, Brandon Willis, asking that the rules that require elevators to report falling number discounts be waved.  Those falling numbers are used against a producer’s yield.   On a r...

Cathy McMorris Rodgers says it’s important for the USDA to address an issue with falling numbers negatively impacting Inland Northwest growers.  She said the combination of the low quality of the 2016 crop as well as the low commodity prices has served as a double whammy for Eastern Washington growers.   “...

Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers is leading a bipartisan group asking that Falling Numbers procedures be altered for the 2016 season.  Monday’s bipartisan letter to the Risk Management Agency (RMA) asked them to forgo current agency procedures used to calculate wheat growers’ actual production history (APH) due to ongoing low falling numbers test results.   APH measures...