The focus on the northern Plains drought has been on its potential impact on hard red spring wheat production, and that is important for several reasons. However, there has been little talk about how it might affect yield potential for barley and oats.The focus on the northern Plains drought has been on its potential impact on hard red spring wheat production. This is important for several reasons:
Spring wheat plays a significant role in the domestic wheat industry as well as on the export side. The 2017 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop will have lower-than-desired protein content for the second consecutive year. Milling and baking characteristics of the hard red winter wheat crop are also suspect for the second consecutive year, which...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
