Russia agreed to resume a deal allowing safe passage of Ukrainian crop exports, abruptly reversing course after Turkey and the United Nations pushed ahead with the shipments over Moscow’s objections.

In a regional, continuous project partially funded by the Idaho Wheat Commission, popular wheat varieties are tested for quality at the Western Wheat Quality Lab.

Wheat industry representatives are ramping up visits with overseas customers this fall and winter. Northwest farmers, researchers and other industry experts will participate in crop quality tours hosted by U.S.

New University of Idaho research raises the possibility that exposing a crop cultivar to several generations of heavy weed pressure may be an effective way to breed more resilient varieties.

In Idaho, 42% of the crop was rated fair, 44% good and 9% excellent. In Oregon, 16% was fair, 32% good and 44% excellent. In Washington, 31% of the winter wheat crop was fair, 54% good and 9% excellent.

A new United Nations report underscores support for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, noting it has helped less developed countries feed their populations and helped settle global grain prices amid uncertainty caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the deal’s looming Nov. 19 expiration.

Food security and soil and water quality were top of mind for a gathering of concerned Southwest Iowa citizens at a 2023 Farm Bill Forum held at the Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield, Iowa.