Losses likely to be in the millions after drought By Billy Bruce The Valdosta Daily Times VALDOSTA South Georgia farmers are facing a devastating financial hit after losing millions in the April cold snap and facing millions more in losses from what some are calling the worst drought in recent memory. Valdosta Daily Times - Losses likely to be in the millions after drought. Losses likely to be in the millions after drought By Billy Bruce The Valdosta Daily Times VALDOSTA South Georgia...

However, if US wheat is allowed it would give the government more options to choose from, at a time when global production of wheat is falling. The state trading corporation has come out with a notice inviting global tender for 1 million tonnes of wheat and sources say that Pakistan is likely to win the tender. Pakistan is in a much better position to compete with international prices of wheat because of low transportation costs. So be it Pakistan, be it US or both the golden grain seems...

Kansas City wheat was supported partly by heavy rain that was flooding fields, especially in Kansas. With rain falling, prices for winter wheat rise. If you re a suburbanite interested in rural life, or have dreamed of going back to the land, or even if you just love nature, here are blogs that are well worth reading. The same factors limited the losses in Chicago wheat futures. This rural Missouri blogger left a hip life in California to raise livestock, grow vegetables and build a...

He had been knocking on UM's door for 10 years, he said, trying to sell not only his potatoes but also the company's products - fresh hash browns and french fries. Dean Folkvord, the general manager and part-owner of the booming business, shares a bit of the history that has grown the business from a family wheat farm to a value-added business with annual sales approaching $20 million and a 30 percent growth rate over the past seven years. Dean Folkvord, the general manager and part-owner...

White production totals 241 million bushels, up 7 percent from a year ago. Harvest of the early, midseason, and Navel varieties is complete. The row count survey conducted May 2-3 showed that 60 percent of Valencia rows had been harvested. Area harvested for grain totals 37. Final yield from the early-midseason portion is unchanged from last month at 1.56 gallons, up from 1.53 gallons last season. All projections of yield assume the processing relationships this season will be similar to...