Some have a basic understanding of the flour milling process. Some have absolutely no idea how wheat from a farm ends up as flour destined for a baker’s oven.

Idaho Wheat Commissioners and Staff met with U.S Wheat colleagues on both islands and sat with millers and bakers who purchase Idaho Wheat to talk about quality and expectations. Commissioner Cory Kress shared his thoughts on the experience.

All of us worry from time to time. Farming can be a very rewarding yet worrisome occupation because of its intense busy seasons and many stressors outside of our control, like weather and markets.

American farmers have a message for the Agriculture Department: Fill the empty chairs plaguing your local offices.

The U.S. winter wheat crop is in terrible shape as 2022 draws to a close, but that is not necessarily a precursor of what’s to come in 2023, says an analyst.

Australia is expected to produce a bumper year of crops including record wheat production in the current financial year, the government said, despite the impact of widespread flooding in the the country's eastern region.

Weather forecaster Eric Snodgrass said La Nina conditions will bring more rain and snow to the Northwest this winter. "It's going to be a cold and potentially snowy winter," Snodgrass told wheat farmers Dec. 1 during the Tri-State Grain Growers Convention in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho."