The latest US wheat forecast is tipping a 20 per cent jump in production as livestock producers turn to wheat as a feed source. The change is due to increasingly expensive corn prices from the booming ethanol market. That, plus strong export demand on tight exportable supplies in Australia and elsewhere, is expected to drive up the average US price for wheat to $US4. US wheat production tipped to jump 20pc. The US Agriculture Department (USDA) now expects a 35 per cent jump in US wheat use...

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Nagel said his office in MSU s Plant and Soil Sciences Department has received numerous inquiries from companies that can vegetables, supply the fresh market, or process frozen produce. They re interested in what we can supply, how long our market window is going to be, and how much we can supply, Nagel said. High fuel costs drive interest in vegetables High fuel prices give many people a reason to complain, but they also may drive the resurgence of an industry that was big business in...

That's the largest increase in a year since the survey was established in 1994. Corn and Soybean Land Prices on Rise. By Ashley Hinson, Anchor/Reporter.

Mr Hyslop said the rain would assist with feed in the future, but for now they would continue to hand feed stock. Farmers have been jumping on their tractors across the region with the weekend's rain starting the cropping season. Campbell's Bridge farmer Ian Hyslop moved into action after 52mm of rain fell on his property last weekend. The weekend deluge was predicted and some farmers like Mr Hyslop decided to have faith the rain would come and dry sow. Around two-thirds of the Hyslop's...

Kennedy and other farmers are trying to salvage what they can, but most still are reeling from some of the most widespread crop damage in at least 50 years. Most of the remainder of his planted crops wheat, field and sweet corn, watermelon and cantaloupes were hurt in varying degrees. The wood line surrounding Kennedys field provided some protection from a devastating Easter freeze that wiped out most of the small grain, peach and blueberry crop in the Sandhills. Sweet corn got hurt, he...