tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10780551137078309512024-03-05T02:04:28.909-08:00Idaho Wheat Commission NewsKeeping Idaho Wheat Growers InformedIdaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.comBlogger257125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-36540161505622061932016-08-16T07:10:00.003-07:002016-08-16T07:10:45.833-07:00<u>Winter Wheat</u><br />Based on August 1, 2016 conditions, production of winter wheat in Idaho is forecast at 64.8 million bushels, up 5 percent from the July 1 forecast and up 13 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 720,000 acres, is up 20,000 acres from 2015. Yield is expected to be 90.0 bushels per acre, up 8.0 bushels from 2015.<br />
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<u>Spring Wheat</u><br />Idaho spring wheat production is forecast at 33.9 million bushels, up 3 percent from the July 1 forecast and up 14 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 440,000 acres, is up 15,000 acres from 2015. Yield is expected to be 77.0 bushels per acre, up 7.0 bushels from 2015.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-71287031493697455092016-01-18T07:27:00.001-08:002016-01-18T07:27:23.772-08:002016 Cereal Schools slatedThis year’s annual Cereal Schools hosted by Idaho Wheat Commission, Idaho Barley Commission and the University of Idaho, are set to roll through Northern Idaho and Eastern and Southern Idaho the last week of January and the first week of February.<br />University of Idaho personnel in north Idaho will focus on variety testing and liming research in wheat-legume rotations; regional soil pH survey results; weed control in cereals and legumes; a canola production update; and crop costs and returns updates.<br />“Attendees can expect the latest information about ongoing grass and broadleaf weed control in grains and legumes, learn about our regional soil acidity problems and new research to address those issues,” said Doug Finkelnburg, UI extension cropping systems educator in Nez Perce County.<br />A discussion of the economics of oilseed production and changing costs of production and their implications to area producers are also on the agenda, he said.<br />Educators in southeast Idaho will address vole control; insect and weed control using cover crops; last season’s insect issues; herbicide resistant weed management; managing cereal diseases; variety selection; and water management, including managing curtailment, input costs, grain quality and water efficiency.<br />The discussion on cereal diseases will focus on all the practices available to reduce disease, said Juliet Marshall, University of Idaho cereal pathologist.<br />Disease management is a multi-pronged approach, including fungicides, variety selection, irrigation management, and residue and rotation management, she said.<br />State pesticide applicator and certified crop advisor credits are offered. Lunch will be provided. Registration fees vary by location to help defray costs.<br />
Northern Idaho<br />Registration is at 8 a.m. Program begins at 8:15 a.m. and adjourns at 1 p.m.<br />Jan. 26 – Greencreek, Community Hall, 1301 Greencreek Rd., no fee<br />Jan. 27 – Lewiston, Ketch Pen, Lewiston Roundup Grounds, 2100 Tammany Creek Rd., $10<br />Jan. 28 – Bonners Ferry, UI Extension office, 6447 Kootenai St., no fee<br />
Eastern and Southern Idaho<br />Registration is at 8:30 a.m. Program begins at 9 a.m. and adjourns at 3 p.m. at Ashton and Preston; 3:30 p.m. at Pocatello and Idaho Falls, and 3:40 p.m. at Burley<br />Feb. 2 – Burley, Morey’s Steak House, 219 E. 3rd St., $20<br />Feb. 3 – Pocatello, Red Lion Hotel, 1555 Pocatello Creek Rd., $20<br />Feb. 4 – Idaho Falls, Residence Inn, 635 West Broadway St., $20<br />Feb. 4 – Ashton, Trails Inn Restaurant, 213 2nd Street, $15<br />Feb. 5 – Preston, Robinson Building, Fairgrounds, 186 West 2nd North, $20.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-63677413399614732132015-10-01T08:01:00.000-07:002015-10-01T08:01:24.751-07:00Taking a Look at Price Spreads from Farm to Consumer<img src="http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1878857/infographic_web_pricespreads_final.png" /><br />
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<td class="xl79" colspan="4" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black black windowtext; border-style: none none double; border-width: 0px 0px 2pt; height: 15.75pt; width: 271pt;" width="361"><strong><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Flour, white, all purpose, per pound<span class="font5"><sup>1</sup></span></span></span></strong></td>
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<td class="xl73" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Year</span></td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px; width: 66pt;" width="88"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Retail
price</span></td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px; width: 68pt;" width="90"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Farm
value</span></td>
<td class="xl74" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black windowtext windowtext black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px; width: 74pt;" width="99"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Farm
share</span></td>
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<td class="xl68" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0.5pt solid rgb(165, 165, 165); height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span></td>
<td class="xl69" colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Dollars</span></em></td>
<td class="xl69" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) windowtext; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 0.5pt 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Percent</span></em></td>
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<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2000</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.29</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.05</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">17</span></td>
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<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2001</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.30</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.05</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">17</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2002</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.31</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.07</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">21</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2003</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.31</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.06</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">20</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2004</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.30</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.07</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">22</span></td>
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<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2005</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.32</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.06</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">20</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2006</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.33</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.08</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">26</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2007</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.36</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.11</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">32</span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2008</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.51</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.15</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">30</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2009</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.50</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.10</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">20</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2010</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.48</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.10</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">20</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2011</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.52</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.13</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">25</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2012</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.52</span></td>
<td class="xl71" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.14</span></td>
<td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) black; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">26</span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl75" height="21" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) windowtext; border-style: none solid double; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 2pt; height: 15.75pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">2013</span></td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) windowtext black; border-style: none solid double none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 2pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.52</span></td>
<td class="xl76" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) windowtext black; border-style: none solid double none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 2pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">0.14</span></td>
<td class="xl77" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) windowtext black; border-style: none solid double none; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 2pt 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">26</span></td>
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<tr height="21" style="height: 15.75pt;">
<td class="xl86" colspan="4" height="41" rowspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: double solid solid; border-width: 2pt 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 30.75pt; width: 271pt;" width="361"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="font7"><sup>1</sup></span><span class="font6">Retail
price is the price per pound for white, all purpose flour sold in all package
sizes.</span></span></span></td>
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl81" colspan="4" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 0.5pt 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;">
<td class="xl84" colspan="4" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(165, 165, 165) rgb(165, 165, 165) white; border-style: solid; border-width: 0.5pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Source: Calculated
by ERS, USDA using data on retail</span></td>
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Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-36577994017723280582015-02-13T14:41:00.005-08:002015-02-13T14:41:42.350-08:00New Report Confirms Biotechnology Crop GrowthBy USW Policy Specialist Elizabeth Westendorf<br />
At the end of January, The The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) released its 2014 report on the global status of commercialized crops with traits derived from biotechnology. The report, dedicated to the late Nobel Peace Laureate and renowned wheat breeder Norman Borlaug to honor his birth centennial, outlines global biotech production, areas of growth and the effect of biotech crops on farmers’ livelihoods. <br />
Some of the key points from the report were: •Twenty-eight countries produced biotech crops commercially last year, involving 18 million farmers and 181 million hectares of land;<br />•Twenty were developing countries and 90 percent of the farmers from these countries were small, risk-averse and poor;<br />•Bangladesh was the newest addition, with Bt eggplant commercialized and planted in 2014;<br />•Repeat planting among farmers was at virtually 100 percent, indicating that farmers see economic benefits from the technology; <br />•Biotech food crops planted in 2014 included white maize, sugar beet, sweet corn, papaya, squash, and eggplant; U.S. regulators also approved the Innate™ potato, which is resistant to bruising and lowers the already low risk of human exposure to acrylamide, a potential carcinogen, traits that directly benefit consumers; <br />•Thirty-eight countries granted 3,083 regulatory approvals for 27 biotech crops and 357 biotech events since 1994, while Japan has granted the most approvals at 201 events. <br />
The United States is still the largest producer of biotech crops, with 73.1 million hectares in production and eight different biotech crops commercialized. Last year, there was increased adoption of drought tolerant maize, which increased 5.5 fold from 2013.<br />
Breeders are studying potential biotech traits in wheat in the United States, but also in Australia, the United Kingdom, China, Canada and other countries. A number of African countries are developing biotech varieties for staple crops that will help smallholder farmers, and field trials for drought tolerant and pest resistant wheat have taken place in Africa in the past.<br />
The report also referenced a 2014 meta-analysis conducted by Klumper and Qaim, which analyzed 147 published studies on biotech crops over 20 years and confirmed the benefits of the technology. The study concluded that biotech crops on average reduce pesticide use by 37 percent, increase yields by 22 percent, and increase farmer profits by 68 percent. The authors estimated that the reduction in pesticide use due to biotech crops has kept 500 million kilograms of active ingredient out of the environment.<br />
In addition to the huge successes in biotechnology, non-biotech innovation continues to show excellent results. The report highlights several types of technology developed for biotech research that researchers are applying with excellent results in non-biotech crop breeding. <br />
The efforts by a vocal minority to create unwarranted fear of these innovations among the world’s consumers complicates the daunting task for farmers who must increase food production by 60 percent to feed a population that will top the nine billion mark by 2050. Wheat makes up 20 percent of human calories and farmers will have to produce more and better wheat, more efficiently and more sustainably in the future. We must recognize consumer choice, yet we must also consider all the options available to the people we depend on to feed us every day — and the ISAAA report reflects consistent growth in adoption of biotechnology even in the face of such opposition.<br />
Read more at <a href="http://bit.ly/1AhGUJ1">http://bit.ly/1AhGUJ1</a>.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-26754985991487260882015-01-02T14:45:00.002-08:002015-01-02T14:45:22.049-08:002015 GRAIN MARKETING & HEDGING 101 WORKSHOPS Sponsored by the Idaho Barley Commission and DL Evans Bank, 8:30 a.m. to noon. <br />• Jan. 14 – Hampton Inn, Idaho Falls<br />• Jan. 15 – Burley Inn<br />Pre-registration required by Jan. 7 calling Kelly Olson at Idaho Barley Commission at 208.334.2090 or 208.409.9165, or emailing <a href="mailto:kolson@idahobarley.org">kolson@idahobarley.org</a><br />
FARM BILL & CROP INSURANCE WORKSHOPS – NORTH IDAHO, 8:30 a.m. to noon, with breakfast<br />• Jan. 12 – Craigmont - Community Center<br />• Jan. 13 – Lewiston – LCSC Williams Conference Center<br />• Jan. 14 – Plummer – Benewah Medical Center<br />• Jan. 15 – Bonners Ferry – Boundary County Extension Office<br />Pre-registration required by Jan. 7 calling Kelly Olson at Idaho Barley Commission at 208.334.2090 or 208.409.9165, or emailing <a href="mailto:kolson@idahobarley.org">kolson@idahobarley.org</a><br />
UI Extension Farm & Ranch Management Classes will begin Jan. 14, 2015, at Madison Senior Center in Rexburg from 1:00 to 4:00 pm (classes will run 6 consecutive weeks). Pre-registration required by Jan. 9 by calling Ben Eborn at Teton County Extension, 208.354.2961 ($100 per operation).<br />Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-71642243671341408692014-12-09T12:56:00.001-08:002014-12-09T12:56:07.775-08:00Farm Bill / Crop Insurance Workshops<ul>
<li>Crop Insurance – review of barley and wheat policy coverage and potential changes in 2016 - Ben Thiel, RMA Spokane Regional Office Director</li>
<li>Farm Bill – overview of key provisions & on-line decision tools to compare PLC and ARC – Ken Hart, University of Idaho Extension and Jeremy Nalder, FSA State Office</li>
<li>Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) - how it works for wheat and barley – Ben Thiel, RMA Spokane Regional Office Director</li>
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8:30 a.m. to 12:00 pm, with break-fast. Pre-registration required. Call Idaho Barley Commission 208-334-2090, 208-409-9165 or <a href="mailto:kol-son@idahobarley.org">kol-son@idahobarley.org</a>Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-8583807642122890932014-12-02T09:51:00.005-08:002014-12-02T09:51:30.613-08:00Farm Income Tax Update Webinar Offered to Idaho Grain GrowersThe Idaho Wheat Commission will be presenting a web-based grower education webinar. <strong><u>The Farm Income Tax Update</u></strong> webinar will be approximately one hour. Participation is free. Log onto the website at <a href="http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/wheat">http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/wheat</a> (requires Adobe Flash Player which is installed on most computers) and enter your name as a participant. <br />
<strong>Friday, January 9 at 8:00 AM MST</strong> <br />
<strong><u>“Farm Income Tax Update.”</u></strong> Guest presenter, Jerry Brown, CPA will cover current income tax developments including the new regulation on capitalization of repairs recently imposed by the Internal Revenue Service. Additional topics will cover new changes to the law affecting 2014 tax returns.<br />
Jerry Brown owns and operates a dry land and irrigated farm where he raises winter and spring wheat, and barley. Jerry has been farming for over 40 years, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, a Master of Accounting from Utah State University, and is a Certified Public Accountant. <br />
Brown was appointed by Governor Otter to the Idaho Wheat Commission in 2009. He represents wheat producers of District Five, which includes Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, and Power counties. <br />
For those who cannot view the webinar in real time, it will be recorded and available at: <a href="http://www.idahowheat.org/">www.idahowheat.org</a>. Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-78678369329857524972014-09-05T10:04:00.002-07:002014-09-05T10:04:30.558-07:00Japanese Milling Managers to Visit IdahoJapanese Milling Managers to Visit Idaho<br />
<br />U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) will bring a team of four mid-level flour milling managers from Japan to visit the hard red spring (HRS) and soft white (SW) wheat supply system in Montana, Idaho and Oregon. USW collaborated with the Montana Wheat & Barley Committee, the Idaho Wheat Commission and the Oregon Wheat Commission to organize this team. <br />
“These customers are successful managers with influential flour milling companies,” said USW Japan Country Director Wataru Utsunomiya who will accompany the team. “Experience shows that as they advance in their positions, having a deeper understanding of wheat breeding, production, marketing and handling systems helps to create a preference for U.S. wheat. In turn, these milling managers will have an influence on imports by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.”<br />
The milling managers will start their learning experience in Great Falls, MT, with visits to country elevators, large shuttle loading terminals and the Montana State Grain Laboratory that provides unbiased testing for wheat quality and grade. In Moscow, ID, the team will learn how wheat breeders balance the need for higher yields and quality to produce improved varieties and see how farmers apply that technology. Next up will be opportunities to learn about wheat supply logistics in Idaho and Oregon. The visit ends in Portland, OR, where the team will see the Pacific Northwest export system at work and learn how the Wheat Marketing Center is helping customers develop new wheat foods.<br />
Japan typically imports more U.S. wheat each year than any other country. Japan’s importing pace is remarkably consistent year to year with U.S. SW, HRS and hard red winter (HRW) making up more than 57 percent of Japan’s total annual wheat imports on average. However, U.S. wheat farmers must compete in Japan with Canadian and Australian wheat supplies. That is why USW and its state wheat commission members focus on giving buyers detailed quality information, keeping both Japanese government and millers informed on market and policy developments, advising government officials on their policy change proposals and collaborating in detail on any food safety related concerns. <br />
USW is the industry’s market development organization working in more than 100 countries. Its mission is to “develop, maintain, and expand international markets to enhance the profitability of U.S. wheat producers and their customers.” USW activities are made possible through producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-42957152863003269722014-07-08T14:39:00.003-07:002014-07-08T14:39:35.074-07:00Idaho Wheat Commission, UI renew research agreementThe Idaho Wheat Commission and University of Idaho officials announced they have signed a three-year renewal of an agreement outlining wheat research.<br />
The commission represents wheat growers throughout the state and oversees funds generated by a self-imposed assessment on wheat sales.<br />
For the past four years, the commission has directed more than $4.1 million to support research by UI College of Agricultural and Life Sciences scientists who address issues critical to the wheat industry.<br />
“The commission’s investment in the college’s research is essential to providing our scientists with the support and equipment they need to help growers stay competitive,” said John C. Foltz, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences dean.<br />
“Idaho wheat growers have stepped up their commitment to fund state-of-the art research at the University of Idaho,” said Ned Moon, Idaho Wheat Commission chairman. “New tools are available to improve varieties, control pests and manage field work, to make the Idaho wheat industry more efficient, competitive and profitable. The financial support from Idaho wheat growers to the UI has averaged over $1 million annually each of the past four years.” <br />
Two years ago, the Idaho Wheat Commission announced it would fund two $1 million endowments to support UI wheat breeding and UI Extension cereal agronomy based at the college’s Aberdeen Research and Extension Center.<br />
This spring, the commission voted to support a new faculty wheat molecular geneticist who will expand college wheat variety development efforts into the new realm of bioinformatics and computational biology. Donn Thill, Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station director, said the commission pledged to support the new position for three years.<br />
“This new position will put UI at the forefront of efforts to focus new variety development on using new tools to identify and incorporate genetic traits, which will improve and accelerate the creation of new wheats tailored to grower and consumer needs,” Thill said.<br />
In addition to the endowments, the commission boosted its level of support for the college’s research after the previous three-year agreement, Thill said. The commission, reflecting support from its wheat growing constituents, invested in equipment, buying two $175,000 combines to help researchers at Moscow and Aberdeen.<br />
Idaho Wheat Commission members met on the university’s Moscow campus this week. The meeting included a tour of the campus computer facilities operated by the Institute for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies.<br />
Part of the commission’s agenda also included a farewell to retiring member Joe Anderson of Potlatch. He advocated for the commission-funded endowments and supported a close working relationship with the university.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-19393883187125762892014-06-11T10:11:00.000-07:002014-06-11T10:11:29.083-07:00Wheat Prices Driven By Supply and Demand, Not Speculatorsby <a href="http://www.ers.usda.gov/ers-staff-directory/michael-adjemian.aspx">Michael K. Adjemian</a> and Joseph Janzen<br />
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Over the last 5 years, wheat futures prices spiked and then crashed, similar to prices for other agricultural commodities. Since these commodities are critical food sources in the developed and developing world, this increased price volatility has drawn the attention of the public. At the same time, prices for agricultural and energy commodities moved together more than in the past. Explanations offered for this increasing price comovement include macroeconomic shocks and correlated supply disruptions, but observers also point to the influence of nontraditional speculative firms known as commodity index traders (CITs). Concern about the role of speculators in recent price spikes has led to calls for restrictions on the trading activity of CITs. <br />
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A new ERS study uses a statistical model to quantify the degree to which a comprehensive set of economic factors, including the trading behavior of CITs, contributed to recent trends in wheat futures prices. According to study findings, supply and demand shocks specific to the wheat market were the dominant cause of price spikes between 1991 and 2011 in the three U.S. wheat futures markets (hard red winter, hard red spring, and soft red winter wheat). Focusing specifically on the February 2008 price spike, researchers found that, depending on the market, wheat prices in that month would have been 40-62 percent lower in the absence of supply and demand shocks affecting that year’s wheat crop, such as weather events that lowered wheat yields. The second most important factor in the ‘08 spike was shocks to precautionary demand —an anticipatory buildup of commodity inventories associated with expectations about future prices. Wheat prices would have been 11-36 percent lower in the absence of these shocks. <br />
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Other factors had less of an impact on the 2008 price spike. Broad-based demand shocks associated with fluctuations in global economic activity had a 9- to 12-percent price impact. In the absence of shocks attributable to financial speculators like CITs, the peak wheat price in February 2008 would have been just 1 percent lower. At its maximum price impact between 2006 and 2011, financial speculation elevated wheat prices by 5-8 percent. These findings suggest that even in an environment of market-wide price volatility, wheat futures prices reflected fundamental supply and demand factors. In contrast, the price impact of commodity index traders was far smaller. Consequently, restrictions on commodity index trading are not likely to prevent future price spikes.<br />
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Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-18679046534633101942014-04-23T10:04:00.000-07:002014-04-23T10:04:04.011-07:00GIPSA Establishes National Falling Number Quality Assurance Program for Wheat (FGIS Program Directive) NATIONAL FALLING NUMBER QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM<br /><br />1. PURPOSE<br />This Directive establishes a National Falling Number (FN) Quality Assurance Program and outlines procedures for participation by Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) Field Offices and Official Service Providers who perform FN determinations on wheat. This program consists of a check sample program and an inspection monitoring program. The FN Quality Assurance Program will be administered on behalf of FGIS by the Technology and Science Division (TSD).<br /><br />2. BACKGROUND<br />In 2012, FGIS performed over 25,000 official FN tests on wheat from 24 service points. Recently, stakeholders have asked GIPSA for a nationwide quality assurance program that includes inspection monitoring.<br /><br />The goals of this program are to provide information that validates the level of accuracy among service points and, if possible, to improve the accuracy of the official FN testing program. The inspection monitoring program will assess the current performance and provide immediate feedback on accuracy for each service point and specific FN instrument. The feedback will include the TSD result for each sample and whether the results were within range, in the warning zone, or in the action zone.<br /><br />Initially, TSD will collect and analyze one file sample per week from each service point and instrument. After acquiring sufficient data on sample volumes, the sample rate for each service point may be adjusted.<br /><br />The check sample program will provide a system-wide assessment of the accuracy on a biannual basis and will help identify specific instruments or operators that may be providing inaccurate results. The check sample program will also allow TSD to investigate the level of accuracy among service points on samples with FN values that may not be available through the inspection monitoring program.<br />
<br />To view the entire directive, click on the link: <a href="http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/Lawsandregs/directives/9180-84.pdf">http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/Lawsandregs/directives/9180-84.pdf</a>Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-57757655354522009552014-03-10T09:05:00.001-07:002014-03-10T09:05:31.918-07:00<strong><u><span style="font-size: x-small;">2014 Idaho Wheat Commission Cereal School Presentation</span></u></strong><span data-mce-style="font-size: small;" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />Blaine Jacobson, Executive Director of the Idaho Wheat Commission, presented at the 2014 Cereal Schools.<span data-mce-style="mso-spacerun: yes;" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span data-mce-style="font-size: small;" style="font-size: x-small;">He provided an overview of world supply and demand, top US wheat customers, Idaho wheat production, markets, programs and budget.<br />To view his presentation click on the link: <a data-mce-href="../../images/content/docs/2014%20IWCCereal%20Schools%20.pdf" href="http://www.idahowheat.org/images/content/docs/2014%20IWCCereal%20Schools%20.pdf" target="_blank">2014 Cereal School Presentation</a></span>Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-69741984310520469042014-02-05T11:56:00.002-08:002014-02-05T11:57:19.989-08:00Developing your 2014 Pre-Harvest Marketing Plan for Wheat"Developing your 2014 Pre-Harvest Marketing Plan for Wheat" presented by Ed Usset, University of Minnesota. How to write a pre-harvest marketing plan, what is your minimum price threshold, developing a realistic max price objective/target, plus much more. Click on the link to view the webinar <a href="http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/p4nnx7ry9of/">http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/p4nnx7ry9of/</a> Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-18226018082435022112014-01-22T10:26:00.001-08:002014-01-22T10:26:21.545-08:00Acid Soils Webinar Offered to Idaho Wheat Growers• Friday, January 31 at 7:30 AM PST (8:30 AM MST) -- Guest Presenter: Dr. Kurtis Schroeder<br />
“Acid Soils: Risk, Solutions and Current Research”<br />
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The Idaho Wheat Commission will be presenting a web-based grower education seminar (webinar) on “Acid Soils: Risk, Solutions and Current Research” The webinar will be approximately one hour. Participation is free! Log onto the website at <a href="http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/wheat">http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/wheat</a> (requires Adobe Flash Player which is installed on most computers) and enter your name as a participant. <br />
<br />The topic of acid soils and associated aluminum toxicity has reemerged in recent years. Farming practices and other factors have led to continued soil acidification in northern Idaho and eastern Washington, and in some instances significant reductions in yield. This webinar will focus on understanding what soil pH is and how it can impact soil health and normal plant development. Potential solutions to reduce the impact of acid soils will be discussed along with the future directions of research on management strategies for acid soils. <br />
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Dr. Kurtis Schroeder received a B.S. in microbiology and an M.S. in plant science from the University of Idaho. He received a Ph.D. in plant pathology from Washington State University where his research focused on evaluating the impact of direct seeding on root diseases of wheat and barley. Dr. Schroeder is currently an Assistant Professor of Cropping Systems Agronomy at the University of Idaho. His research program focuses on studying various aspects of cereal-based cropping systems in northern Idaho including impacts and remediation of acid soils, impact of biostimulants on crop production, nitrogen management in cereals and management of root diseases of cereals and legume crops.<br />
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For those who cannot view the webinar in real time, it will be recorded and available at: <a href="http://www.idahowheat.org/">www.idahowheat.org</a>.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-20168076993964718972014-01-03T15:26:00.001-08:002014-01-03T15:26:24.287-08:00Growth in Global Agricultural Productivity: An UpdateAmber Waves<br />by Keith Fuglie and Nicholas Rada<br /><br />Over the past 50 years, productivity growth in agriculture has enabled farmers to produce a greater abundance of food at lower real prices. Lower prices, plus rising incomes, have allowed consumers to spend a smaller share of their disposable income on food purchases. In fact, improving agricultural productivity has helped the world avoid a recurring Malthusian crisis—where the needs of a growing population outstrip the ability of humanity to supply food (see “New Evidence Points to Robust But Uneven Productivity Growth in Global Agriculture" in the September 2012 issue of Amber Waves). <br />
A broad measure of agricultural productivity performance is total factor productivity (TFP). Unlike other commonly used productivity indicators like yield per acre (land productivity) or output per worker (labor productivity), TFP takes into account a much broader set of the inputs used in agricultural production. TFP compares all of the land, labor, capital, and material resources employed in agriculture to the sector’s total crop and livestock output. If total output is growing faster than total input use, then total factor productivity (“factor” = input) is improving. Because fewer inputs are needed to produce each unit of output, costs are held down and, possibly, some of the environmental impacts of agriculture are avoided. <br />
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ERS recently updated its global agricultural productivity estimates through 2010, the latest year for which comprehensive statistics on global agricultural inputs and outputs are available. This update also accounts for revised estimates of earlier years’ agricultural inputs and outputs from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ERS agricultural TFP indexes are available annually for every country of the world and for major global regions since 1961.<br />
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Over the past five decades, global agricultural output grew, on average, by 2.24 percent per year. This average, however, masks a slowdown in agricultural output growth in the 1970s and 1980s, after which it re-accelerated in the 1990s and 2000s. In the latest decade (2001-10), global output of total crop and livestock commodities expanded by 2.50 percent per year.<br />
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Over this 50-year timespan, the primary source of global agricultural growth changed from input-based (growth due to bringing new land into production or by intensifying the use of other inputs—labor, capital, and materials—per acre of land) to mainly TFP-based (growth due to getting more output from existing inputs). In the decades prior to 1990, most output growth came from input intensification, that is, using more labor, capital, and material inputs per acre of agricultural land. Over the last two decades, however, the rate of input intensification slowed significantly. The rate of expansion of land in global agricultural has also gradually slowed. What has enabled agricultural output to continue to grow despite this slowdown in the growth of agricultural inputs is rising TFP—getting more output from existing resources. In the most recent decade (2001-10), improvements in TFP accounted for more than three-quarters of the total growth in agricultural output worldwide. <br />
ERS estimates suggest that the acceleration of global TFP growth in recent decades is largely due to better performance in developing countries and the transition economies of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Long-term investments in agricultural research and policy and institutional reforms have enabled many developing and transition countries to improve their agricultural productivity. However, a large number of countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, have yet to join the “growth club”: their rates of agricultural TFP growth remain significantly below the global average. Interestingly, in developed countries, total inputs employed in agriculture are falling even as output continues to rise. The improvement in productivity has been high enough to offset the decline in input use so that output has continued to grow. <br />
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ERS data also show that within these broad developed, transitional, and developing economy groupings, productivity varies widely among countries. For example, while recent productivity growth in East and South Asia has been impressive (particularly in China and Indonesia), TFP growth has been lethargic in some other parts of Asia. Sub-Saharan Africa faces perhaps the biggest challenge in achieving sustained, long-term productivity growth in agriculture. Over the last decade, the region averaged around 1 percent TFP growth annually yet is projected to have the world's highest population growth rates in coming decades. While a few African countries have raised their agricultural TFP growth to over 2 percent per year, some that appear to be experiencing rapid TFP growth (like Angola) are simply recovering from earlier decades when their agricultural sectors suffered from the effects of war.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-33511556303930092042013-07-02T09:44:00.000-07:002013-07-02T09:44:03.771-07:00New Chairman Elected to Head Idaho Wheat Commission <br />
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Ned Moon was elected chairman of the Idaho Wheat Commission on June 13, 2013. At the same meeting, Joe Anderson from Potlatch was selected as vice-chairman. <br />
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Ned, who grew up on a farm in Heyburn, is the marketing manager for Jentzsch-Kearl Farms, a 16,000 acre partnership growing potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, hay, and seed beans. He also is responsible for chemical and fertilizer inputs, handles all land leases, audits and government programs. <br />
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Moon earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications from BYU, and then entered the Air Force where he flew jets for over 10 years. In 1993 Captain Moon left the Air Force and returned to the Burley/Twin Falls area and started his own retail business. He also spent several years as the manufacturing manager for an agricultural chemical company prior to working for Jentzsch-Kearl Farms.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-71263502120677143182013-05-07T15:24:00.002-07:002013-05-07T15:24:18.894-07:00April's Cold Temperatures Delay Mountain SnowmeltStreamflows remain low as do inflows into reservoirs due to cold temperatures keeping the snowpack intact according to the May Water Supply Outlook Report just released by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). <br />
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“The current snowmelt rates are about a half an inch per day and the soil can absorb that,” said Ron Abramovich, Idaho NRCS Water Supply Specialist. “The high elevation snowpack hasn't started to melt yet due to the cool spring temperatures. But, the snowpacks are below their seasonal peaks so there is not a lot of snow up there to sustain streamflows.” <br />
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Basins south of the Snake River did receive above normal precipitation in April but not enough to improve the water supply for that area. The Idaho Surface Water Supply Index shows that water supply shortages are likely for irrigators in the Magic, Salmon Falls, Big Lost, and Little Lost River basins. Marginally adequate water supplies are expected for the Boise, Snake River and Oakley basins. Impacts to users in other basins will depend on how the water is used.<br />
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North Idaho received above average precipitation in April which brought the snowpack to near normal levels.<br />
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Abramovich recommends checking the May 2013 Water Supply Outlook Report on the NRCS Snow Survey web page www.id.nrcs.usda.gov/snow for detailed information on specific regions and basins. Also on the web page are links to daily summary reports, Snow Telemetry data, and snowmelt peak streamflow relationship information.<br />
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NRCS conducts snow surveys at the end of each month from December through May to make snow runoff predictions and water supply forecasts used in managing Idaho's water resources.<br />
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The complete April 2013 Water Supply Outlook Report is available online at <a href="http://www.id.nrcs.usda.gov/snow">www.id.nrcs.usda.gov/snow</a> and click on the ‘April 2013 Water Supply Outlook Report’ link. The report includes snowpack, precipitation, runoff, and water supply information for specific basins.<br />
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NRCS conducts snow surveys at the end of each month from December through May to make snow runoff predictions and water supply forecasts used in managing Idaho’s water resources.<br />
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Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-10163420523150561422013-04-26T08:27:00.002-07:002013-04-26T08:27:41.948-07:00Cancelled -- Biology and Management of Russian thistle Webinar The Idaho Wheat Commission regrets that the educational seminar (webinar) on “Biology and Management of Russian Thistle,” has been cancelled.<br />
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The webinar was scheduled for Tuesday, April 30 at 8:00 a.m. (MDT) with guest Presenter: Professor Frank Young, weed scientist/cropping system specialist, USDA Agriculture Research Service, Pullman, Washington.<br />
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The webinar will be rescheduled at a later date.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-66653516693996054982013-04-15T09:30:00.001-07:002013-04-15T09:30:15.892-07:00Biology and Management of Russian thistle Webinar The Idaho Wheat Commission will be presenting a web-based grower education seminar (webinar) on “Biology and Management of Russian Thistle.” The webinar will be approximately one hour. Participation is free! Log onto the website at <a href="http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/wheat">http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/wheat</a> (requires Adobe Flash Player which is installed on most computers) and enter your name as a participant. <br />
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• <strong>Tuesday, April 30 at 8:00 a.m. MDT</strong> – Guest Presenter: Professor Frank Young, weed scientist/cropping system specialist, USDA Agriculture Research Service, Pullman, Washington.<br />
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Dr. Frank Young will discuss with webinar participants how to control Russian thistle in summer fallow. He will discuss the growth and development, competitiveness, and some control/management options of Russian thistle.<br />
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Mr. Young was born and raised on a dairy/livestock/crop farm in southern Minnesota. Frank received a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from South Dakota State University in 1972. Mr. Young then served in the Air Force from 1972 to 1976. He later received an M.S. in Agronomy (Weed Science) and a PhD from the University of Minnesota in Agronomy (Weed Science) in 1981. Frank has worked for the USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS) in Pullman, WA since 1981 as a weed scientist/cropping system specialist. He was project leader for the 9-yr IPM Project in Pullman and the Ralston no-till project (1995-present). His major weed focus was Russian thistle and jointed goatgrass. He is currently conducting winter canola research in the wheat/fallow region of the PNW.<br />
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For those who cannot view the webinar in real time, it will be recorded and available at: <a href="http://www.idahowheat.org/">www.idahowheat.org</a>Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-45420002881011213172013-04-09T10:03:00.001-07:002013-04-09T10:03:22.081-07:00Glyphosate Product Performance Webinar Offered to Idaho Wheat GrowersThe Idaho Wheat Commission will be presenting a web-based grower education seminar (webinar) on “Glyphosate Product Performance.” The webinar will be approximately one hour. Participation is free! Log onto the website at <a href="http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/wheat">http://connect.cals.uidaho.edu/wheat</a> (requires Adobe Flash Player which is installed on most computers) and enter your name as a participant. <br />
• Wednesday, April 10 at 8:00 a.m. MDT – Guest Presenter: Donn Thill, Professor Weed Science, University of Idaho.<br />
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The Webinar will provide the viewer with a brief history on the herbicide glyphosate, followed by some general facts about glyphosate uptake, movement and breakdown in plants. Because uptake of glyphosate by plants is the rate-limiting step, Thill will present some information on how plant leaf surfaces and herbicide spray droplets affect herbicide uptake. The rest of his presentation will focus on factors that affect the performance of glyphosate, which include project formulation, weed species and size, spray additives, water quality, spray volume, spray nozzle type, environment, time of day when the herbicide is applied, rainfall, dew, dust and tire tracks, and resistant weeds. <br />
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Thill is a Professor of Weed Science, and Associate Dean and Director of the Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Idaho. He is a Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America. Donn has focused his research on herbicide resistant weeds; weed management in dry land small grain cropping systems; herbicide persistence and weed biology. Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-44716694078966089792013-04-03T11:33:00.000-07:002013-04-03T11:33:04.302-07:00Idaho Agriculture Continues to be Profitable<br />
In a study conducted by the University of Idaho, Idaho agriculture broke cash receipt and net income records for the third consecutive year.<br />
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Cash receipts from sales of crops and livestock in 2012 are projected to be $7.72 billion, a 5% increase over 2011. Six of Idaho’s major commodities (wheat, milk, cattle and calves, barley, dry beans and potatoes) set records for cash receipts.<br />
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Idaho’s 2012 net farm income is projected to be $2.57 billion, 5% higher than in 2011, Total revenues are expected to increase by 7% to $8.70 billion, while expenses are projected to rise by 8% to $6.13 billion. <br />
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Revenues, expenses, net farm income, and cash receipts are calculated on a calendar-year basis, not a crop-year basis. <br />
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Wheat was Idaho’s second-largest crop by revenue in 2012. Revenues are expected to be $796 million, up 4% from 2011. Projected at 98 million bushels, 2012 production was down 16% from 2011. Wheat prices in 2012 climbed 8%, with the average price estimated to be $7.50 per bushel. <br />
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Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-32647450121164043622013-02-13T12:51:00.000-08:002013-02-13T12:51:27.149-08:00Direct Seed Workshop slated for March 7 in Idaho FallsThe South Idaho Direct Seed Workshop will be hosted by the Idaho Wheat Commission (IWC) on Thursday, March 7 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 700 Lindsay Blvd, Idaho Falls.<br />
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Registration will begin at 9:00 am. The workshop will run from 9:30 am to 3:15 pm. <br />
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The topic for this year’s Workshop “Soil Health and Soil Fertility”. Featured speakers are nationally known and respected in their field of study. Ray Archuleta, teaches soil quality and the principles of agro-ecology throughout the country. He has 23 years of work experience with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Ray is high energy- hands-on instructor who engages his audience with his soil demonstrations. <br />
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Elston Solberg, Agri-Trend, is a highly sought after keynote speaker who brings over 25 years of research expertise as the head Cereal Specialist and Research Agronomist with Alberta Agriculture. Elston has raised the awareness of copper fertilization, and is one of the world’s foremost authorities on sulfur nutrition. <br />
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Additional presentations include Dr. Juliet Marshall, University of Idaho Extension “Cover Crops with Direct Seed Wheat Rotation” and a yearly favorite “Getting Started and What I did Right,” where local growers share their experiences in direct seeding.<br />
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The Workshop provides a great opportunity to network and hear what others are doing. Advanced registration is recommended. Registration fee is $10, payable at the door (cash or check only). Lunch is provided.<br />
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To register or for more information contact Cathy Wilson at cathy.wilson@idahowheat.org, or call the Wheat Commission office at (208) 334.2353.Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-63690518119614969352013-02-04T14:33:00.003-08:002013-02-04T14:33:34.119-08:002013 Southern Idaho Cereal Schools<br />
The University of Idaho will be presenting five cereal school events in S. Idaho this week. These educational workshops provide wheat growers the opportunity to learn about insect issues, cereal disease updates, variety trials, weed control and a number of other important issues facing the wheat industry. <br />
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The Idaho Wheat Commission will provide an update on research spending for better varieties and increased yields, programs to increase wheat markets, along with world supply and demand numbers.<br />
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<u>Southern Idaho Cereal Schools</u><br />
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February 5, Burley, Burley Inn, 8:30 a.m.<br />
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February 6, Pocatello, Ramada Inn, 9:00 a.m.<br />
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February 7, Idaho Falls, Red Lion, 9:00 a.m.<br />
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February 7. St Anthony Relay Station Restaurant, 9:00 am<br />
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February 8, Preston, Robinson Building, 9:00 a.m. Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-7917667275557578882012-09-28T13:12:00.003-07:002012-09-28T13:12:53.474-07:00All Wheat Production Down from 2011All wheat production in Idaho is down 15 percent from 2011 to 98.0 million bushels, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The winter wheat yield, at 80.0 bushels per acre, is down 2.0 bushels per acre from last year. Winter wheat production totals 59.2 million bushels from 740,000 harvested acres, down 6 percent from last year’s 63.1 million bushels. The 2012 winter wheat production is estimated to be 77 percent white and 23 percent hard red. Spring wheat yield, at 76.0 bushels per acre, is down 8.0 bushels per acre from a year ago. Idaho’s spring wheat production totals 38.0 million bushels from 500,000 harvested acres, down 27 percent from 2011’s 52.1 million bushels. The spring wheat crop is estimated to be 50 percent white and 50 percent hard red. Yield for durum wheat is estimated to be 62.0 bushels per acre, down 7.0 bushels from last year. Durum wheat production in Idaho totals 806,000 bushels from 13,000 harvested acres, up 47,000 bushels from last year.<br />
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Nationally, all wheat production totaled 2.27 billion bushels in 2012, up 13 percent from 2011. Grain area totaled 49.0 million acres, up 7 percent from last year. The United States yield is 46.3 bushels per acre, up 2.6 bushels from the previous year and matches the record high from 2010. The levels of production and changes from last year by type are: winter wheat, 1.65 billion bushels, up 10 percent; other spring wheat, 542 million bushels, up 19 percent; and Durum wheat, 82.0 million bushels, up 62 percent. Idaho Wheat Commissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17422897105480576920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078055113707830951.post-40761092446749240612012-08-15T14:12:00.001-07:002012-08-15T14:12:39.904-07:00Soil Health Workshop<br />
Three Workshops Available. All run from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Workshops are Free!<br />
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<u><strong>August 28- Idaho Falls</strong></u> – Bonneville County Extension Office, 2925 Rollandet Street, Jack Hamilton Building. Contact: Joyce at 208-522-5137 x 101<br />
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<u><strong>August 29 – Pocatello</strong></u>- Farm Bureau Office, 275 Tierra Visa Drive Contact: Andrea at 208-237-4628 x 101<br />
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<u><strong>August 30 – Magic Valley</strong></u> – Con Paulos Chevrolet, 251 East Frontage Road South, Jerome. Contact 208-733-5380X3<br />
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Learn how to farm in “nature’s image” by applying agro-ecology principles to your land<br />
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Topics: <br />
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<li>Demonstration of soil structure</li>
<li>Changing the way we view soils</li>
<li><em>Lunch on your own</em></li>
<li>Cover Crops in Idaho </li>
<li>Soil chemistry – the living soil </li>
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Speakers:<br />
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<li>Ray Archuleta, Soil Health Specialist/Agronomist, NRCS National Tech Center</li>
<li>Dr. Rick Haney, Soil Scientists, USDA Agricultural Research Service</li>
<li>Marlon Winter, State Agronomist Idaho NRCS</li>
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