Montana is playing a key role in a multi-state Wheat Stem Sawfly survey, alongside Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas. The goal of this project is to increase awareness of issues and associated losses caused by Wheat Stem Sawflies.
As farmers prepare for spring planting, the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee is reminding producers to ensure that wheat shipments destined for export are buckwheat-free.
For the last few years, virtual trade team events increased significantly. The Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC) staff found adapting to the virtual setting a critical direction for market development
Now that the 2023 legislative session has wrapped up, here’s a quick recap of several of the new laws and the possible impacts to Montana wheat and barley producers.
Montana certainly ships durum and spring wheat to Duluth for export. Higher crop volumes in 2019 and 2020 warranted more grain headed east. Mainly durum, European purchases can frequently be the destination.
US Wheat Associates, with direct sponsorship from Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Nebraska wheat commissions, assembled a group of wheat breeders to visit the top Asian wheat markets to talk to overseas buyers about their end-use quality requirements.
Despite the snow and cold in the Treasure State, wheat breeding programs at Montana State University (MSU) remain hard at work. I was able to join Dr. Jason Cook in Yuma Arizona to see the importance of double cropping in plant breeding and foundation seed.
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: The past week brought colder temperatures and snowfall to many areas in the State of Montana, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
According to the National Weather Service Forecast Office, temperatures ranged from 45 degrees to 22 degrees across the State, while there was 0.01 to 2.1 inches of precipitation observed in the State for the week ending April 23, 2023.
The past week brought warmer temperatures and snow melt to many areas in the State of Montana, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
There is a quiet and currently subdued bullish factor lurking just below the surface of the spring wheat market. It is likely to start rearing its head in a more pronounced way and exerting more influence in the coming weeks.
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