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Program: Northwest Farm and Ranch Report
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A reverse trade mission for potato distributors and importers coming to the PNW
The USPB and the Washington Potato Commission will be hosting another reverse trade mission next month. This one for importers and distributors.
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Wheat genome sequencing far from complete
Despite a report based on British scientists research the sequencing of the complete wheat genome is far from complete and more funding will be needed to do it.
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Researchers say perennial wheat in sight
WSU researchers say perennial wheat could be reality within the next 20 years
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RMA announces small grain revenue product harvest prices
The 2010 crop harvest prices for small grain revenue products have been announced by USDA's Risk Management Agency
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Harvest continues as winter wheat seeding begins in PNW
Spring wheat and some winter wheat harvesting is still ongoing in the PNW but some of the 2011 winter wheat crop is already in the ground.
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Back to School, Back to the Dinner Table
The U.S. Potato Board's latest media push is Back to School, Back to the Dinner Table. An electronic media kit sent out as part of the push got immediate attention.
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An agribusiness confidence index
Just how do agribusinesses feel about the future and profitability? That is what a new agribusiness confidence index is designed to measure.
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Administration likes Foreign Marketing Development Program
A USDA Undersecretary says the government gets good value from the Foreign Market Development Program and wants to expand it.
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Last day of CRP general sign up
Today is the deadline to apply in the Conservation Reserve Program general sign up. When local FSA offices close for the day, that's it.
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Undersecretary talks exports in northwest visit
The USDA Undersecretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services talked about the Administration's National Export Initiative during a northwest visit this week.
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Fondues and pizza help build overseas demand for U.S. frozen potato products
Roasted baby bakers on top of pizza in Japan is just one of the new products that's helping build demand for frozen U.S. potato products.
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U.S. spring wheat harvest passes the half-way mark
USDA says the U.S. spring wheat harvest is now 53% complete, the winter wheat harvest 98 percent done. Of course in the PNW the pace is behind normal.
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Stem rust significant in the Palouse this year
ARS scientist Xianming Chen says stem rust was significant in Palouse area wheat fields this year. He suggests growers there may want to consider resistant varieties.
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Barley and DDG's
Research is being conducted in North Dakota on using DDG's with barley in cattle rations.
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Legislation on Clean water Act and spray permits
The Chair and ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee have introduced legislation to stop the EPA from requiring CWA permits for pesticide applications.
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Arming foreign chefs with recipes for U.S. potatoes
The U.S. Potato Board is using chef training seminars overseas to teach U.S. recipes for potatoes and increase foreign demand.
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Winter and spring wheat harvest progress
Most of the U.S. winter wheat harvest is complete, except for the PNW. JUst over a third of the U.S. spring wheat crop has been cut.
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An "Island of Supply"
Given the reduced exports expected from Russia and the Black Sea region one analyst calls the U.S. an "island of supply"
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August crop report has higher U.S. and PNW wheat yields
USDA raised winter and spring wheat yields forecasts for the U.S. in its report Thursday but the increase was offset by higher exports thereby reducing U.S. ending stocks.
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Dust and the EPA
The EPA is looking to tighten standards on particulate matter (that's dust) which could have quite an impact on agriculture.
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Giving the retailer a potato performance review
Retail outreach is the basic building block in increasing fresh potato sales at retail. USPB consultant Don Ladhoff explains in today's report.
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First harvest report from Wheat Marketing Center
Initial samples of the 2010 wheat harvest in the PNW tested by the Wheat Marketing Center show good test weights for soft white wheat and medium protein.
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Wheat market volatility concerns bakers
The American Bakers Association would like the CFTC to impose tighter limits on index funds to reduce wheat market volatility.
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Deadline for SURE approaching
September 30th is the deadline to apply for the SURE program to cover production and quality losses from the 2008 crop year.
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U.S. Wheat Associates on world wheat supply
A U.S. Wheat Associates spokesman says that despite Russian weather woes world wheat supplies will be about the same as last year.
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Overseas retail a growing opportunity for frozen U.S. potato products
Currently international retail is a small part of the market for U.S. frozen potato products but that doesn't mean there are not opportunities for growth. The U.S. Potato Board is working on it.
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Spring wheat and winter wheat harvest now underway
Harvest of the spring wheat crop is getting underway in the PNW and nation. Meanwhile the winter wheat harvest continues to lag behind the five year average.
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Russia and the wheat market
Wheat futures soared this past week over wheat production problems in Russia but some analysts say there is still plenty of wheat in the world and they expect a bearish market to return.
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The on and off Iraqi wheat market
Iraq has been an on and off wheat market for U.S. growers. The U.S. agricultural attach'e there explains.
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Winter and spring wheat crop update
Many states have completed the winter wheat harvest which is just getting rolling in the PNW. Some spring wheat is being harvested in the region.
