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UI Cookie was developed at the University of Idaho Research and Extension wheat breeding center in Aberdeen by Dr. Jianli Chen. UI Cookie has improved resistance to stripe rust, tolerance to Fusarium head blight and, while developed for irrigated production, has shown exceptional yields in both irrigated and dryland trials.

Eight executives from top Japanese flour mills arrived in the U.S. this week, bringing with them an astute observation about the global wheat market: Supply and demand have had an odd relationship over the past three years.

Agriculturists are among the most vulnerable when it comes to mental health. From finances to work isolation, there are several factors that cause stress on individuals working in agriculture. If you are feeling lonely, defeated, depressed, sad, or stressed, please reach out to someone, anyone for help.

The new farm bill may be delayed a few months, but National Association of Wheat Growers representatives say they are optimistic that it could be completed by early next year. "I think the September deadline is probably a little ambitious, but I think there's real opportunity to ... get something done by the year-end or over the winter," said Jake Westlin, NAWG vice president of policy and communications.

Around the world, food prices are persistently, painfully high. Puzzlingly, too. On global markets, the prices of grains, vegetable oil, dairy and other agricultural commodities have fallen steadily from record highs. But the relief hasn’t made it to the real world of shopkeepers, street vendors and families trying to make ends meet.

A little over a month before the 2023-24 US wheat marketing year begins, moisture — or the severe lack thereof — is front and center for crop watchers and stakeholders all along the wheat and flour supply chains. Two of the three largest wheat classes grown in the United States — hard red winter and hard red spring — face moisture challenges that may limit yields and production in 2023, tightening stocks and heightening the risk of above-average flour prices into 2024.