The United Nations Secretary will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv to discuss extending a deal with Moscow that allows the Black Sea export of Ukraine grains amid Russia's war in the country. The Secretary-General will discuss the continuation of the deal "in all its aspects and other pertinent issues.The 120-day deal, initially brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July and extended in November, will be renewed on March 18 if no party objects.

Water is often described as the lifeblood of western agriculture, and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has a proven track record of identifying solutions to help food producers maximize this precious resource. The central tenet of Idaho water law is, “First in time, first in right.” Hundreds of irrigators with junior priority dates may be curtailed if flows to a single senior water right downstream are diminished

Farmers from eastern Idaho particpated in the Direst Seed Workshop which provided best practices for managing no-till crops and producing a healthy harvest.

Idaho Wheat Commissioner Bill Flory is in Manila, Philippines attending Bakery Fair 2023 with our partners at U.S. Wheat Associates. Both are there to speak on current market trends in the baking and wheat industry.

The Idaho Wheat Commission (IWC) takes a wheat variety survey twice a year, spring and winter, to gather data on variety usage. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey. Your responses are anonymous and aggregated across multi-county reporting districts.

There is a discussion that needs to be had here in America. It can be hard to discuss, painful even for some, while others might finally rejoice about the ability to unburden themselves without judgment.This discussion is about mental health and its importance in health, wellness and society as a whole. For much too long, farmers, especially men, were left out of the discussions about mental health. Men of all careers are often left out of these discussions.

U.S. wheat production is projected to increase 14% for 2023-24 to 1.887 billion bushels on both higher acreage and yield. Total wheat planted acre is projected at 49.5 million acres, up nearly 3.8 million acres from the 2022-23 crop, and the highest since 2016-17. The average farmgate price for wheat is forecast at $8.50 a bushel, down 50 cents a bushel from the 2022-23 crop.