wheat yields

Syngenta is out with a new AgriPro wheat seed variety that company officials say will help with consistent performance. In early-September, Syngenta announced AP Venom, an AgriPro brand hard Red Spring Wheat that has been tested for both spring and falling plantings. ...

Seed treatments play a crucial role by providing protection for winter wheat against disease and insect pressure from the moment it is planted. Growers are choosing winter wheat as it tends to yield better. While growers principally plant either winter wheat or spring wheat based on their geography’s climate and soil conditions, Blake Murnan, Product Development Manager, from CHS Agronomy, said t

Over the past couple of decades, the USDA has reported a gradual trend of less wheat planted in the U.S. And there are a variety of reasons for that drop. "It's not just one thing but certainly the combination of wheat prices and probably also limited genetic improvement as well as enhanced planning flexibility for farmers," said USDA Research Economist, Jennifer Bond ...

Many wheat growers across the Northwest will say it’s rainfall that determines a good crop with high yields from not so strong years. But is that true? Cat Salois director of Research and Technology with The McGregor Company said recent work conducted in the international Maximum Wheat Yield Project looked at the yield gaps that exist in the Northwest and if the wheat industry is capitalizing o

The National Wheat Foundation announced Tuesday that it is accepting grower enrollment for the 2020 National Wheat Yield Contest.  The Foundation is accepting entries for Winter and Spring Wheat.  The deadline for Winter Wheat entries is May 15th with an early registration deadline of April 1st.  The Spring w...

Nitrogen is arguably one of the most yield limiting factors in wheat production.  Although it is the most prevalent element in Earth’s atmosphere, nitrogen is highly susceptible of loss through volatilization, leaching and more.  Cat Salois, Director of Research at The McGregor Company, said nitrogen management is vital for northwest wheat growers.  She said not ...