This moisture was very welcome by winter wheat growers; however, in addition to helping the winter wheat crop, it may have also promoted winter annual weed germination and growth. Winter annual weeds are very competitive with winter wheat because they compete with the crop throughout much or all of the growing season. Broadleaf weeds: Common broadleaf winter annual weeds in winter wheat include blue mustard, tansy mustard, tumble mustard, field pennycress, and shepherd's-purse. To be...

Schulte estimated that wheat producers will choose not to harvest more than 300,000 acres, hoping to cut their losses with crop insurance or disaster relief. The USDA's prediction is 10 million bushels less than its forecast only a few weeks ago, and 20 million bushels lower than the prediction last month. Northwest Oklahoma harvests are almost complete, with many producers getting anywhere from 38 to 58 bushels per acre, Schulte noted. This year, however, higher wheat prices are nothing...

Mostly our part in the wheat harvest came through Dad s custom harvest business. Dad had wheat crops of his own before he quit farming and even went back to it for a few years later in his life. Search: Site Web powered by Copyright 2007 Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico - RSS Feeds . Site Map . News . Sports . People . Business and Agriculture Entertainment and Travel . Military . Education . Classifieds . Opinion . Video . Obituaries . Past Obituaries Business Profiles . Contact Us ....

As wheat harvest moves north, leaving behind damaged or underdeveloped acres in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma, this year's variable results show the need for new developments in wheat biotechnology. Variable wheat harvest shows need for new crop technology, farmer says. He's calling for more efforts in the industry to move along biotechnology that could protect growers in the future from the damage his crop sustained this year. Kejr's story is not just one to garner sympathy from farmers...

Producing alcohol from wheat. Feedstocks for biofuels may have to be produced under an accreditation scheme for associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions see the HGCA Bioethanol greenhouse gas calculator (www.hgca.com) Production processes differ between potable and fuel alcohols, but similar principles apply. Usually, cereal grains, such as wheat, are milled and water is added; cooking gelatinises the starch. Enzymes are added to convert the starch to sugar, which is fermented by yeasts....