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Carbon from Northwest electricity rose between 2016 and 2020

The "carbon intensity" of electricity generated in the Pacific Northwest increased in 2020 compared to 2016 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Idaho unchallenged number 1 in the West in per capita farm income

Despite being the fastest-growing state in the nation, Idaho is still No. 1 among the 11 western states when it comes to farm income on a per capita basis.

Goal: Develop Idaho wheat resistant to wireworms by novel RNA interference technology

Wireworms are the immature stage of all click beetle species (Coleoptera: Elateridae). In the recent decade, wireworms have been resurging as devastating pests of a wide range of crops in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) region of the United States.

India restricts wheat flour exports to bring down record prices

India's cabinet on Thursday approved a policy to restrict wheat flour exports to calm prices in the local market, the government said in a statement.

Global commodity prices down for fifth straight month

A gauge of global food prices fell for the fifth consecutive month in August, led by continued softening in wheat markets, but remained 7.9% above the level a year ago.

Wheat exports from Russia behind expectations

Wheat markets have been focused on Ukraine’s improving export logistics but they might want to take a sideways glance at a neighboring country, says an analyst.

U.S. asks farmers: Can you plant 2 crops instead of 1?

There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last spring prompted worries that people would go hungry as wheat remained stuck in blockaded ports, there was little U.S. farmers could do to meet the new demand.

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