VIDALIA As the weather begins to cool and the summer crop harvest ends, local agriculturalists have little time to rest before it is time to plant their winter crops. Winter crops for the smaller garden include onions, leeks, turnips, carrots and radishes, while field winter crops include wheat and rye. With cotton and soybeans harvested and the plants out of the ground, many farmers choose to plant winter crops to keep a livelihood year round, as well as to keep their fields active and...

But the work to analyze several different varieties of wheat is paying off and there is new hope for the crop which is harvested earlier in the summer than other varieties. Efforts continue to diversify the local agricultural base and after several false starts new experiments involving winter wheat are currently underway at the Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station. The research station first began conducting their own experiments with winter wheat in 2004, trying to determine what...

The government has chosen to enter the global wheat market to import 350,000 tonnes of wheat at a time when the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported export supplies to be exceptionally tight and prices ruling 50 to 65 per cent above last year. Govt 'mistimes' wheat imports. The government has chosen to enter the global wheat market to import 350,000 tonnes of wheat at a time when the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has reported export supplies to be...

Heavy fund liquidation and spreading has pressured the more active markets while the spring wheat market held strength due to tight supplies. Export sales have been very disappointing for the winter wheat crops, with cancellations starting to show up as competition increases from the Black Sea and Argentina. The corn and bean complexes held their strength very well on the back of a higher crude oil market and expectations of lower production estimates from USDA. The cattle complex was...

Last year s crop is having a negative effect on this year s crop. The newly emerged winter wheat crop has deteriorated further, officials say, due to several factors. This week, KASS is reporting the new crop s condition declined in the past week, saying about 16 percent is in poor to very poor condition. A small fire erupted after railroad workers fixing ties along the tracks realized the ties were too hot and the surrounding brush caught flame. About 95 percent of the soybeans have been...