Latest News From Winter Wheat

Biden administration wants more total planted acres with a focus on soybeans and wheat. That is the clear conclusion from what the administration is proposing as part of its latest wish list for Congress. 

70  MPH winds swarmed West Texas and the Panhandle Tuesday. It may be the final nail for irrigated winter wheat that was already barely hanging on. The aftermath was evident, with drifts of dirt piled up in ditches.

(Reuters) - A worsening drought in the southern U.S. Plains is threatening the region's winter wheat crop just as the Russian invasion of Ukraine dents global supplies.

About 73% of the winter wheat crop has been harvested as farmers are accelerating harvest in the north, which has faced major drought impacts.

As much of the Plains thaws out from the winter weather that gripped the country last week, concerns are continuing to sprout about potential damage to winter wheat.

Getting the crop planted is just the start of the battle.

The extreme cold conditions could cause a winterkill.

“Timing continues to be an important consideration in weed management,” says Dallas Peterson, Extension weed specialist, Kansas State University.

Adding an additional mode of action, Stamina F4 cereals fungicide seed treatment by BASF recently gained EPA registration.

Colorado Research Foundation, Inc., Albaugh, LLC and Limagrain Cereal Seeds, LLC are releasing two new herbicide-tolerant CoAXium Wheat Production System varieties.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a preliminary pollinator risk assessment for the neonicotinoid insecticide, imidacloprid, which shows a threat to some pollinators. EPA's assessment, prepar