The cold, wet spring has delayed the Pacific Northwest wheat harvest, industry leaders say.

Yields and total production for most of Idaho’s major crops are expected to be substantially higher this year compared with last year.

Congressman Tracey Mann has urged President Joe Biden to hold India accountable for its role in depressing rice and wheat commodities.

A USDA report released June 30 shows that farm input costs continue to rise, putting additional financial pressure on farmers and ranchers.

Wheat prices have dropped to the level they were before the Russia-Ukraine war began, market analysts say, citing a lack of demand. Soft white wheat is $9 per bushel on the Portland market, down from $11 to $11.50 per bushel a month ago.

Fatalities and injuries from grain engulfments, along with falls from bins, have been a consistent concern in agriculture over the past years.

Scientists from the University of Western Australia discovered how plants control the amount of carbon from photosynthesis that they store to build biomass using a metabolic channel.