Shelley E. Huguley
Wheat in the northeast Panhandle will be the topic of discussion on May 18 at a field day. Variety judging contest offered by Texas Wheat Producers
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Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Ochiltree and Lipscomb counties will host a wheat field day on May 18 in Ochiltree County.
Interested producers will gather at 10 a.m. at the Noon Vela Farm located 2.5 miles north of Farm-to-Market Road 759 on County Road 11. There is no cost for the field day.
“This year has been a promising year in the northeast Panhandle, with favorable moisture conditions up until mid-April and early May,” said Scott Strawn, AgriLife Extension agriculture and natural resources agent for Ochiltree County. “Overall, the crop looks like it has a lot of potential, and the variety trial is a good representation of how the different genetics are responding to the conditions.”
Bolivia sets record in 2020 grain production campaign
Bolivia sets record in 2020 grain production campaign
La Paz, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia today registers a record in the production of soy, corn, wheat, sunflower, chia and sorghum with increases of 15 and 18 percent in income compared to those obtained in 2019. Fidel Flores, vice president of the Association of Oilseed and Wheat Producers (Anapo), revealed the improvement in weather conditions contributed to these results, mainly in the department of Santa Cruz, despite the quarantine due to the Covid-19 pandemic, published the Bolivian Information Agency. The productive sector has made extreme efforts to guarantee the production of food for Bolivians in coordination with national and departmental government authorities so that there would be continuity in productive activity, Flores emphasized.
the u.s. departments of agriculture says rice stockpiles are up to seven-year highs. more than 450 million metric tons. and that s because of good weather. the rice-producing countries have not been hit hard by weather, unlike the year before. those countries are major wheat producers. earlier i spoke with a j.p. horgan analyst, he grove this home, when it comes to food prices, weather is an extra variable that cannot be controlled. this year not the case. supply is up, weather is good. it s amazing those numbers show just how much weather does influence the price of commodities, rami. you talk about the global numbers there, 3.4%. if we break down rice prices country by country level, how do they find the oecd s findings of 3.5%?