A reminder from Dr. Juliet Marshall, Plant Sciences Department Head and Endowed Research Professor of Cereals Agronomy and Pathology at the University of Idaho Research and Extension Center...

A coalition of farm and food industry groups is appealing to the Surface Transportation Board to take several steps that the organizations say could lower rail rates and ease shipping backlogs.The board is holding a special two-day hearing next Tuesday and Wednesday on issues plaguing ag shippers.

Canadian farmers intend to plant fewer canola acres this spring, a move that could further tighten global supplies of edible oils at a time of already reduced availability, a government report showed on Tuesday. The report indicated a shift to increased wheat, corn, lentil and soybean plantings.

Researchers at the John Innes Centre leveraged recent advances in mapping of bread wheat's complex genome to make the discovery. The Osbourn and Uauy groups collaborated to generate data that led to the discovery of several sets of genes in wheat that are switched on when the plant is attacked by disease-causing microbes.

Do high fertilizer prices have you considering a split Nitrogen application? Or perhaps the future use of canopy sensors to determine a more variable approach to your fertilization plans?

The Biden administration has all but ruled out tariff-slashing market access deals when it comes to its proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, but the U.S. ag sector still hopes the agreement will include a trade pillar that boosts exports to rapidly growing markets that are home to a patchwork of regulatory restrictions and non-tariff trade barriers.

The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) applaud the Biden Administration’s announcement today stating the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $670 million in food assistance to countries in need.