The Montana Wheat & Barley Committee collects two unique data sets. Checkoff assessments are reported monthly and are shown below by the yellow line which is displayed as a million-bushel measurement. Additionally, elevators are required to report the volumes of grain leaving their locations as well as its destination.
The wheat stem sawfly (WSS) is the major pest of wheat grown in Montana and is a key pest throughout the northern Great Plains.
Your checkoff dollars at work Before I dive into the data, I cannot forget the long-time member of District 6, Denise Conover, who was not able to participate in the
2022 planting decisions have puzzled producers, waiting to see if things change. If it rains, if the war ends, and if costs of production lower.
The last day of March is considered a holiday in our office as the awaited USDA prospective planting numbers are released.
Funded by the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee since 2017, Dr. Mike Giroux’s durum program has a goal of developing durum varieties that are adapted to Montana’s growing conditions.
On January 19th, 2022, Montana State University and Montana Wheat and Barley Committee, alongside the Varietal Release Committee met with the Plant Sciences Department to discuss the proposed wheat, barley, and durum plant releases for this upcoming growing season.
To kick of the New Year, stakeholders met with Montana State University plant breeding leadership to discuss and vote on four possible crop releases.
Over the holidays I was able to travel to Costa Rica for a family vacation. A region I am quite unfamiliar with, brought many eye-opening cultural experiences.
Each year during the first week of December the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee’s (MWBC) board of directors conducts our annual budget meeting.
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3024
300 Park Dr. S., Suite 104
Great Falls, MT 59403-3024
Phone: (406) 761-7732
Fax: (406) 761-7851
Email: wbc@mt.gov
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