Winter wheat conditions improved once again as National Agricultural Statistic Service enumerators drive out to a field of snow and say… “Oh that looks good!” or if a field looks a little wind blown with minimal snow cover they might say “Looks fair!”
According to National Agricultural Statistics Service Montana field office: A cold front impacted Montana this week, bringing below average temperatures and scattered snow showers, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
For Eastern Montana producers’ durum is their lucrative savings account. If you don’t like the price, just wait a month. Being a flat priced commodity, it can be subject to larger price swings.
Producers in the Treasure state are pulling in their seeders, storing away their Halloween costumes and winterizing their tractors. Winter offers a time of grain deliveries, recreation, family time and preparation for the 2023 crop.
The Ag Development & Marketing Bureau at the Montana Department of Agriculture focuses on expanding market opportunities for Montana farmers. Marketing Officer Weston Merrill recently led a team of South American buyers searching for high quality chickpeas, lentils, green peas, durum, wheat, and barley.
The Montana Wheat & Barley Committee hosted a team of Japanese end use quality specialists, focused on providing direct feedback to Montana State University’s varietal development.
Between the September 30th report and the August 12th report Montana has realized a 13% reduction in reported production.
The 2022 Wheat and Barley Variety Survey reports are now available. Funded by the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC), these reports were conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Mountain Regional Office.
The second week of August, the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC) welcomed one of our top trading partners to the state.
Over the last two years, the Treasure State has seen about every crop stressor imaginable pushing the limits of Montana varieties. With that said, how do these varieties continue to produce a usable product?
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Great Falls, MT 59403-3024
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The Montana Wheat & Barley Committee promotes local research and develops trade markets around the world.