Illinois and the other areas most affected by the April cold grow soft red winter wheat, used for pasta, crackers and cookies, but not bread. An early April freeze turned what had been vibrant, green carpets emerging in fields weak and yellow in many areas, from Illinois to Kansas and as far south as Arkansas. Reichert hopes his wheat will yield 75 bushels an acre - considerably less than his fields have produced in recent years, but he'd take it. Winter wheat is planted late in the year,...

As of last week, about 1 060ha had been put under wheat throughout the province and there were fears that it was now almost impossible for Masvingo to meet its projected winter wheat target this year. At least 1 000 hectares of winter wheat have been planted in Masvingo and there are fears that the province could miss its initial target of 1 800ha to boost food security in the province. The Masvingo Arex chief said planting as late as June greatly compromised the quality of the crop and...

Pet food brands implicated in the animal deaths had used wheat gluten imported from China, which tends to be cheaper than wheat gluten produced in the United States. The melamine in the pet food was in wheat gluten, a vegetable protein source and thickening agent used in pet food production. The outbreak also might be the canary in the coal mine relative to agricultural imports from China for human consumption. It has reported toxic pesticide violations in about 6 percent of its...

PABNA, May 25 (UNB): Some 2500 hectares of land have been brought under Boro paddy cultivation in nine upazilas here as 59 deep tube-wells inoperative since long, have been pressed into service to supply irrigation water to Boro land under Barind project promises an expected output of 15000 tonnes of paddy. PABNA, May 25 (UNB): Some 2500 hectares of land have been brought under Boro paddy cultivation in nine upazilas here as 59 deep tube-wells inoperative since long, have been pressed into...

The government last week announced the single desk system would continue but disgraced marketing and export company AWB, which paid kickbacks to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, would not be involved. The decision has angered some Liberal backbenchers who wanted the single desk system to be abolished. May 27, 2007 - 11:09AM Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Mark Vaile says a large majority of wheat growers want the single desk system for wheat exports retained. Get free news...