Wheat producers from throughout Texas and Oklahoma will have a chance to hear other producers talk about their fertilization successes at the Wheat Field Day on May 15 at the AgriPro Wheat Breeding Facility in Lockett, just south of Vernon. The annual wheat field day will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m., said Langdon Reagan, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent for Wilbarger County. Dr. Todd Baughman, AgriLife Extension agronomist, and Rob Borchardt of AgriPro will view wheat and ...

1 hard red winter wheat, ordinary protein, northwest Colorado was 22 cents lower. 2 yellow corn in north central Colorado was mostly 9 cents lower and $5.43 to $5.95 per bushel. 2 yellow sorghum in southeast Colorado was 16 cents lower at $9.13 to $9.48 per cwt.

Grains inspected for export for week ending April 24: Wheat totaled 18.9 million bushels, down 4.9 million bushels; corn 34.9 million bushels, down 5.9 million bushels; sorghum 3.7 million bushels, down 3.5 million bushels; and soybeans 14.2 million bushels, down 6.9 million bushels compared to a week ago. Year to date: Wheat totaled 1125.2 million bushels up 332.5 million; corn 1648.7 million bushels up 260.0 million; sorghum 222.9 million bushels up 124.6 million and soybeans 907.2 million...

But, according to the 2007 Cotton Insect Losses report from Mississippi State University, sponsored by the Cotton Foundation, Kansas and Missouri did suffer some insect losses last year, mainly from thrips. Northern cotton growers can't avoid the issue, either, by planting cotton later, Sloderbeck added. According to the Kansas State University 2008 Cotton Insect Management Guide, light thrips infestations will delay plant growth and maturity.

The risk of significant yield losses from leaf rust and other foliar diseases has increased dramatically this past week. Yield losses of greater than 35 percent can be expected if the leaf rust and powdery mildew move onto the flag leaves of susceptible varieties prior to flowering. Varieties that are resistant to leaf rust will not have this much yield loss from leaf rust, but may still be vulnerable to powdery mildew or other diseases.

Subsoil moisture also decreased from last week, this week rated at 78 percent adequate to surplus, down from last weeks 80 percent. Calf death losses are rated at 16 percent below average, 79 percent average and 5 percent above average. Lambing is estimated at 82 percent complete and sheep and lamb death losses are rated at 28 percent below average, 71 percent average and 1 percent above average.

Winter wheat was 51 percent jointed and 4 percent headed this week with the crop rated in mostly fair to good condition. Spring barley was 64 percent seeded and 23 percent emerged by week's end and the crop is in mostly fair condition. Spring wheat was 46 percent planted, 15 percent emerged, and in mostly fair condition.

Barley, oats, and spring wheat seedings progressed to 34 percent, 47 percent, and 50 percent seeded, respectively. Calf death losses are rated at 14 percent below average, 80 percent average, and 6 percent above average. Lambing is estimated at 86 percent complete, and sheep and lamb death losses are rated at 25 percent below average, 73 percent average and 2 percent above average.

Winter wheat condition for the state is rated 5 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 5 percent excellent, little change from last week. Nine percent is planted, over a week behind normal, while there is no emergence this year, when 18 percent is normally emerged by this date. Pasture condition is rated 3 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 43 percent good, and 5 percent excellent.

In Lima, Peru, the team had the chance to sit down with Peruvian Vice Minister of Foreign Commerce and Tourism, Dr. Eduardo Ferreyros, and discuss the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). In negotiating the agreement, Ferreyros said it was obvious that everyone wouldn't agree on everything, but the agricultural community in Peru has come to realize the agreement is good for Peru. Peru is also working to negotiate trade agreements with several other countries, and has an agreement ...

Wheat conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 10 percent excellent, above the 50 percent good or excellent of last year and the average. Alfalfa rated 3 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Pasture and range conditions rated 6 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 7 percent excellent, well above last year.

Wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 8 percent excellent, above last year's 51 percent good or excellent and the average. Alfalfa conditions rated 4 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 6 percent excellent, well above last year's 33 percent good or excellent condition and the average of 57 percent good or excellent. Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 59 percent ...