From the National Association of Wheat Growers On July 16, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit hearing titled, “Financing Farm Operations: The Importance of Credit and Risk Management.” This hearing focused on the severe downturn in the agricultural economy, with witnesses drawing direct parallels to the 1980s farm crisis. The central message was that ... Read More »

From world-grain.com One hundred miles east of Denver and at 5,350 feet above sea level, Ben Palen’s hard red winter wheat crop is a low-carbon project on a large scale. Planted across 6,300 acres of land owned by Palen, his wife Leslie Hammer-Palen and two other family farms, it’s one-half blueprint, one-half labor of love long in the making for ... Read More »

From the Capital Press Farmer sentiment weakened in June, and a major reason appeared to be a cloudy outlook on exports, according to the latest edition of the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. “I think it’s policy uncertainty,” said Michael Langemeier, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, in an online analysis. Read the rest of the article here. Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Spring wheat: 5% very poor 16% poor 41% fair 34% good 4% excellent Barley: 2% very poor 15% poor 45% fair 37% good 1% excellent Washington crop progress: Winter wheat harvested: 5% this week 3% last week 5% last year 6% ... Read More »

Spring wheat growers have until Aug. 1 to put their entries in for the National Wheat Yield Contest, however, it is better to get them in ahead of time.  Growers who have not entered the contest in a couple of years will need to create an account on the new website, wheatfoundation.org/wheat-yield-contest/. Once an account has been created, growers need ... Read More »

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced on July 9 that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP). To expedite the implementation of SDRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering assistance in two stages. This first ... Read More »

The Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG) applauds Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) for his work as part of the House Agriculture Committee on the reconciliation bill that strengthens the farm safety net and modernizes agricultural policy. These measures will help ensure the continued success and sustainability of wheat farming in Washington and across the nation.  A number of WAWG’s national ... Read More »

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork in Washington. Washington crop condition Winter wheat: 4% very poor 9% poor 33% fair 46% good 8% excellent Spring wheat: 3% very poor 14% poor 38% fair 40% good 5% excellent Barley: 1% very poor 11% poor 42% fair 44% good 2% excellent Washington crop progress: ... Read More »

It was a busy week in the media department. Michelle Hennings, WAWG executive director, appeared on OPB to talk about the recent Columbia-Snake River System tour with members of the Upper Mississippi Waterway Association. You can listen to that interview here. Then Andy Juris, Klickitat County grower and a WAWG past president, was interviewed on Western Ag Media to talk ... Read More »

By Andrea Cox Conservation Coordinator, Washington Association of Wheat Growers In late May, Franklin County growers met with Roylene Comes At Night, Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) state conservationist, to continue brainstorming conservation practice ideas for dryland growers. Producers previously met with Comes At Night and other state staff in February to express their concerns about having utilized most practices ... Read More »