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September 1, 2009
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 Welcome
to the September issue of e-Wheat. We’re back again for the fall
after a summer of harvest that saw combines yield some outstanding test
weights, according to U.S. Wheat Associates. Tests weights over 62
lbs./bu. were seen across the hard red winter (HRW) belt, which had just
a few fields still being harvested near the Canadian border. The soft
red winter (SRW) harvest ended about Aug 1, with test weights in the
57-lb. range. The Pacific Northwest soft white harvest was on a similar
pace as last year, with test weights at about 60 lbs.
The All Aboard 2009 Wheat Harvest Tour sponsored by DuPont Crop
Protection provided a hands-on, field-by-field look at the life of a
custom harvest crew from deep on the heart of Texas to the northern
Great Plains. The daily blog provided interesting insights into life on
the harvest tour. (To view the regular Twitter reports on the tour click here.)
Dupont Crop Protection is again sponsoring eWheat this fall. For
more on the 2009 wheat harvest and results, click
here
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Weed Management Essential
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By Dewey Lee, University of Georgia Extension
Agronomist
(Editor’s Note: Weed control is vital for newly
planted wheat, as well as crops that will head out next spring. This
report from the southeastern U.S. contains tips that should be usable
for wheat growers nationwide.)
A good weed-control program, which includes fall herbicide applications,
is essential to produce profitable high wheat yields. Weeds can reduce
yields by 50% or more by competing for nutrients, sunlight and moisture.
They also reduce your profits by contaminating your grain with seed,
which results in dockage and a reduction in price at the elevator.
Survey wheat fields (in the southeast and other areas) and you will
likely find many different weed problems such as wild radish, wild
garlic/onion, annual Italian ryegrass, common vetch, henbit, chickweed,
curley dock and little barley. In the spring you may also see common
ragweed, cutleaf evening primrose, pigweed and thistles.
However, the most problematic weeds (in Georgia, parts of the South
and other areas) are wild radish, wild garlic and annual Italian
ryegrass. These weeds can reduce your yields over 50% if left
uncontrolled. Therefore, it is important to control these weeds
effectively and efficiently.
When to apply herbicide “My preference is to treat for weeds in
late fall and early winter to tackle weeds at a younger age,” says
Dewey Lee, University of Georgia Extension agronomist. “Our biggest
problem is we get a run of late emerging ryegrass. If growers don’t
start weed control early enough, they can see more reduction in yields
and efficiency.”
For more on this story, click
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By Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University grain
marketing economist
 Any
gain early last week was taken away by Friday. As long as expected U.S.
wheat ending stocks are above 700 million bushels and world wheat stocks
are 6.7 billion bushels, wheat prices are going to have a hard time
increasing.
About the only thing that could happen is for production to be less than
expected in Argentina and Australia. Recent reports indicate lower
production is not expected. Wheat exports for the U.S. 2009-2010 wheat
marketing year are projected to be 6% less for the 2008-2009 marketing
year. Current export shipments are 48% lower than last year. Hard red
winter (HRW) exports are 62% lower.
For more on this story click
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USDA has announced that nine public meetings about the
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will be conducted beginning Sept. 15
at locations across the nation. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) says
topics for the nine workshops will include provisions for dealing with
cropping history requirements, crop rotation practices, contract
incentives, program enrollment terms and the CRP enrollment authority of
32 million acres established for the remainder of the 2008 farm bill.
"These workshops will be important to receive feedback about how we can
make the Conservation Reserve Program more effective for producers as
well as increase the environmental benefits of the program," says
Jonathan Coppess, FSA administrator.
In addition to the workshops, public comments on the CRP may be
submitted to the FSA. USDA will consider the comments while preparing a
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
For more on this story click
here
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Study Before Buying Wheat Seed
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The seed variety wheat farmers plant this fall will go
a long way in determining whether next summer's wheat harvest is boom or
bust. This is a subject that Kansas State University Extension
Agronomist Jim Shroyer has addressed at several Pre-Plant Wheat Schools,
held in dozens of communities.
In every location, Shroyer is asked by farmers which variety is best for
that area. And Shroyer answers each question the same way: it depends.
"Some practices are site specific. There is a wide range of fertility,
tillage and herbicide practices that work for some farmers but not
others," he says. "People who have farmed a piece of ground for a long
time know that land better than anyone. A variety that works great for
farmer A may be farmer B's worst variety."
Farmers should study regional performance test results at local
Extension offices or on the Internet.
Source: Kansas Wheat
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Better South American Export Opportunities?
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South America’s wheat import demand has been
relatively flat over the last five years, likely because of crop
shortfalls in Argentina. That should help U.S. efforts to export wheat
to the region.
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USDA Projects Net Farm Income Down 38%
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USDA says dramatically lower commodity prices and
plunging exports mean that 2009 net farm income is expected to be down
38% from 2008 estimates and 15% from the 10-year average.
Net farm income is forecast to be $54 billion in 2009, down $33.2
billion from the preliminary estimate of $87.2 billion for 2008. The
2009 forecast is $9 billion below the average of $63.2 billion over the
past 10 years.
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Farm DSL Internet Access Up 9%
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USDA says DSL is the most common method of accessing
the Internet on the farm in 2009, with 36% of U.S. farms using it, up
from 27% in 2007. In 2007, dialup was the most common method of
accessing the Internet. But dialup access dropped from 47% in 2007 to
23% in 2009. Satellite and wireless were each reported as the primary
Internet access methods on 13% of those U.S. farms with Internet access.
Cable was reported as the primary access method on 11% of the farms.
Internet access was used in 59% of U.S. farms, compared with 57% in
2007. Some 64% of farms have access to a computer in 2009, the same
level as 2007. The proportion of U.S. farms owning or leasing a computer
in 2009 is at 61%, up 1% from 2007. Farms using computers for their farm
business increased 1% from 2007 to 36% in 2009.
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