The balance sheet for wheat continues to tighten. According to USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, released June 12, projected production for the 2013-14 U.S. wheat crop was increased by 23 million bushels due to higher yields

By Erik Wasson - 06/18/13 05:00 AM ET

House members will need to resolve a slew of fights over amendments to approve a five-year $939 billion farm bill by Thursday.

Here are some of the biggest battles to expect.

Conservatives seek deeper cuts to food stamps

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BROOKINGS, S.D. - David Wright is the new Plant Science Department Head at South Dakota State University, pending approval of the Board of Regents. "David Wright brings with him extensive industry experience as well as a renewed commitment to relevance and high levels of productivity within the department," said Barry Dunn, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of SDSU Extension. "He will do a great job working with the faculty and staff of the Plant Science Department to provide outstanding education for students and serve stakeholders and producers." - See more at: http://igrow.org/news/new-plant-science-department-head/#sthash.y7LjeMOA.dpuf

By Jeff Wilson & Tony C. Dreibus - Jun 12, 2013 3:02 PM CT

Corn futures tumbled the most in five weeks, leading declines in wheat and soybeans, after the U.S. said inventories will be bigger than analysts’ forecast as global production rebounds from a drought last year.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting South Dakota's 2013 winter wheat crop to be down 51 percent from last year.

HURON — Tickets for this year’s South Dakota State Fair Grandstand will go on sale June 24.

Artists performing at the Grandstand include Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, the Eli Young Band, the Casey Donahew Band and 3 Doors Down.

By Tony C. Dreibus - Jun 12, 2013 11:00 AM CT

U.S. wheat stockpiles before next year’s harvest will be smaller than the government’s earlier forecast after drought and unusually cold weather damaged winter varieties in the southern Great Plains, government data show.

Inventories of all wheat varieties as of June 1, 2014, will total 659 million bushels, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said today in a report. That’s more than the 655 million projected by analysts in a Bloomberg survey and less than the 670

Published: June 10, 2013
U.S. farmers and ranchers are competing in a very active international agri-food trade environment with many countries that invest significant public and private funds through a variety of programs to develop markets and promote their products. That is a primary conclusion of a major study just completed on behalf of several U.S. agri-food export market development organizations by Agralytica Consulting, Alexandria, Va.

“This is the first study to take an in-depth look at both competing export market development programs as well as the source and amount of funding,” said Shannon Schlecht, vice president of policy at U.S. Wheat Associates (USW), Arlington, Va. “Exports are vital to U.S. agricultural producers with 95 percent of consumers living outside our borders.

A statement from National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President Bing Von Bergen, a wheat farmer from Moccasin, Mont.:

“NAWG and the wheat growers we represent in every region of the country applaud the Senate for passing its version of the farm bill Monday on a 66 to 27 vote.