winter wheat

Brad Rippey with the USDA called the wildfire smoke an atypical challenge for the region, and growers across Idaho, Washington, and Oregon felt it during the final push of winter wheat harvest this season.

Smoke from regional wildfires has been a real obstacle for wheat farmers this season, but harvests across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon are moving faster than usual — Oregon jumped from 48% to 73% in just one week.

It's been a mixed wheat harvest across Washington — some fields are delivering record-high yields while others hit hard by late spring freezes are telling a very different story.

This year's winter wheat harvest is shaping up to be the leanest in nearly a decade, with the USDA projecting the lowest yield per acre since 2015.

Winter wheat harvest is running ahead of schedule this year — but the quality story is a lot more complicated depending on where you look on the map.

U.S. Wheat Associates welcomes Washington's Mike Carstensen as Vice Chairman, aiming to enhance international markets for local wheat growers.

The winter wheat outlook isn’t good, with 46% rated poor nationally; however, Idaho farmers celebrate a bright spot with 79% of their crop rated good to excellent.

Drought conditions are hitting hard red winter wheat production, with this year's yield forecasted at a record low, reflecting the toughest challenges faced by farmers in decades.

Drought is hitting the Great Plains hard, pushing winter wheat production down as farmers face one of the weakest harvest outlooks in decades and futures prices rise in response.

When it comes to the quality of this year’s winter wheat crop, only 27% of the crop is considered good to excellent. The Northwest is reporting much higher numbers.