PIERRE, S.D. — Spring wheat in South Dakota is looking better than the winter wheat near Pierre, South Dakota. “Spring wheat has got off to a better start, I would say, just because we had the ...

Sunish Sehgal, winter wheat breeder at South Dakota State University, explains the evolution of wheat and what can be ...

USDA research plant pathologist Xianming Chen says that stripe rust has a low potential to damage spring wheat this year. (Capital Press file photo) Stripe rust season is “generally over” for winter ...

More farmers are planting spring wheat in the fall in an effort to tap into higher prices, several Washington Grain Commission board members say. More than half of the wheat in the Columbia Basin is ...

The wheat complex is rallying at Wednesday’s midday. Chicago SRW futures are 8 to 10 cents higher at midday. KC HRW futures ...

Spring wheat could be set for a renaissance this season as growers look to trim production costs, meet new greening rules and seek out price premiums. The weather has played a key role in the fortunes ...

Wheat is extending some slight gains to Thursday morning trade. The wheat complex was in rally mode on Wednesday, with all ...

KANSAS CITY — At the dawn of September, the winter wheat crop was largely in the bin while the spring wheat crop was just more than half harvested and progressing slowly due to weather delays. The ...

KANSAS CITY — The US Department of Agriculture’s March 31 Prospective Plantings report brought some surprises but may ultimately yield to weather as the primary final planting factor this spring. The ...

Things are dry and dusty in the Upper Midwest, the Northern Plains states and the Prairie provinces of Canada. This region, spanning states such as North Dakota and provinces such as Manitoba, is the ...