From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat

Is your wheat nutrient efficient? Take a seat at the table with us for our next From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat as we talk with Jason Cook about how to create an environment that promotes absorption and utilization of nutrients to achieve optimal yield and quality. Find out the three key plant process that influence nutrient efficiency.

The Idaho State Legislature has concluded its 2024 session, and there's plenty to discuss. Join us as we sit down with Stacey Satterlee, Executive Director of the Idaho Grain Producers Association, to review the highlights of the legislative session. Discover the benefits of joining IGPA, explore the bills that were introduced, and gain insights into what we can anticipate in upcoming sessions...

Did you know the Western Wheat Quality Lab of the USDA-Agricultural Research Service conducts investigations with breeders, geneticists, and pathologists in Idaho to evaluate the milling and baking quality characteristics of wheat? Join us for our next From the Field, Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat, as we chat with Dr. Alecia Kiszonas, a USDA-ARS Biologist, to see how your grower dollars are being use...

Join us for our upcoming From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat, where we'll discuss the pressing issue of rapidly evolving herbicide-resistant weed populations that pose a threat to crop production sustainability in Idaho. Our guest, Albert Adjesiwor, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at the University of Idaho, will talk about the importance of implementing crop rotations that...

The McGregor Company supports growers across the Pacific Northwest, providing essential resources such as seed, crop inputs, equipment, research, and advice needed to raise healthy, sustainable crops. Join us for our next From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat as we engage in a discussion with Cat Salois, Director of Research and Technology, and Richard Fillmore, Account Manager at McGregor, a...

Weeds pose a significant threat to wheat production, especially those resistant to herbicides. Multiple herbicide-resistant Italian ryegrass strains have been identified as a particular concern in Idaho. Take a seat at the table with us for our next From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat, Wednesday, February 28, 2024, as we talk with Joan Campbell, Principal Researcher with the University of I...

Did you know the Port of Lewiston operates as a pivotal intermodal transportation hub for international trade? With a commitment to advancing trade, the Port of Lewiston boasts the most extensive crane and warehouse facility within the inland river system. Join us for From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat; as we have a conversation with Scott Corbitt, General Manager of the Port of Lewiston,...

Idaho Wheat Commission (IWC) has licensed UI Cookie, a soft white spring wheat developed by researchers with the University of Idaho, in an effort to increase the return on investment of wheat grower dollars. U of I wheat breeders have also developed a hard white spring wheat, UI Gold. Join us for From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat as we talk with Dr. Jianli Chen, Professor of Plant Scienc...

Did you know wheat and flour specifications often require specialized testing to determine how the flour will perform during processing and baking? Moisture, ash, and protein content, as well as falling number, are also determined with this testing. Join us for our next From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat, as we chat with Sarah Windes, University of Idaho Wheat Quality Lab Supervisor about...

A major goal of PNW wheat breeders is to produce varieties with resistance to the large number of diseases that affect wheat in the region. What wheat diseases in the PNW can be reduced through microbiome genetic resistance? What is the most effective way to evaluate effects of wheat on microbiome populations that suppress disease? Join us for From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat, as we sit...

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is the export market development organization for the U.S. wheat industry. How does the Idaho Wheat Commission leverage grower dollars to promote the reliability and value of all wheat classes to wheat buyers, millers, and bakers? What are the long-term trends within the wheat industry and how are international markets maintained to enhance profitability for wheat growe...

Did you know about half of the wheat grown in the United States is exported to customers overseas? What does that mean for global supply and demand with the recent decline of U.S. wheat production due to drought and market volatility? Join us for our next From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat as we sit down with Mike Spier, Vice President of Overseas Operations for U.S. Wheat Associates, to t...

Three of the top five importing countries of U.S. wheat are in the Pacific Rim, so let's talk about those markets today, and those market outlooks for the future. How do we secure those markets to keep wheat flowing to Asia? Join us for From the Field as we chat with Candace Roper, Chief Representative of CoBank, Singapore, to talk about trade finance relationships in Asia.

Late harvest rains made for low falling number results throughout Idaho this year. What does that mean, how is it measured, and what research is being done to address high alpha amylase in the future? We will answer all these questions and more during our next From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat as we chat with Juliet Marshall, Department Head and Professor - Plant Pathologist at the Univer...

Herbicide-resistant weed populations are evolving rapidly and threatening the sustainability of crop production in the Pacific Northwest. Join us for our next From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat as we talk about weed management practices with Albert Adjesiwor, Weed Scientist at the University of Idaho. Learn about recommended crop rotations that include competitive crops like wheat and alfa...

The Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA) is a non-partisan trade association and advocates for federal policies in support of economic development. Join us for From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat as we sit down with Heather Stebbings, Executive Director of PNWA to talk about her work with Congress, federal agencies and other decision-makers on transportation, trade, energy, and en...

Take seat at the table with us as we sit down with Dustin and Jennifer Young from Idaho Grain Inspection Service (IGIS). IGIS works closely with Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) to facilitate the marketing of U.S. grain and related products by establishing standards for quality assessments, regulating handling practices, and provides impartial official inspection and weighing services for I...

The complexity of grain markets can feel overwhelming and hard to grasp, but it doesn't have to be. Watch our conversation with Dr. Xiaoli Etienne, University of Idaho Endowed Chair of Grain Marketing and Risk Management as she shares her knowledge and expertise about futures markets, futures hedging, and cost of carry and basis.

Nutrient stratification commonly refers to a distribution of nutrients that are non-uniform with soil depth, and especially to situations with higher concentrations of nutrients (such as phosphorus or potassium) near the soil surface. Learn more about this and other tips and tricks by joining us for From the Field: Farm Chat with Idaho Wheat. We will break it all down with Jared Cook from Rocky Mo...

Take a seat at the table as we sit down with National Association of Wheat Growers’ Mariah Wollweber, Director of Communications and Partnerships, and Jake Westlin, Vice President of Policy and Communications, for a chat about how IWC leverages your assessment dollars to expand political reach. We will be digging into the Farm Bill, the wheat lifecycle assessment study, trade, and the policies and...

The amount of technical skill to crush wheat kernels into useable flour is often surprising. Join us for as we chat with Shawn Thiele from the International Grains Program (IGP) at Kansas State University who will broaden our understanding of the grind of milling.

We sit down with Idaho Wheat Commissioner Bill Flory, who joins us from Seoul, South Korea, to talk about market development strategies and opportunities for U.S. wheat in the Pacific Rim.

About half of Idaho's wheat and the wheat grown in the United States is exported.  How are our trade relationships with countries around the world and what do you need to know on your farm to make sure the wheat gets to the buyer, miller, and the baker?  We sat down with Dalton Henry and Peter Laudeman, U.S. Wheat Trade Policy experts, for a Q & A about getting wheat from Idaho's fie...

Wheat digestibility issues may not be solely related to gluten sensitivity.  FODMAPs are fermentable sugars, such as oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols, which are short-chain carbohydrates.  ATIs are proteins called amylase-trypsin inhibitors.  These ‘anti-nutrients’, tolerated by most people, are poorly absorbed in the small intestine and have been identif...

Nitrogen management in semi-arid dryland winter wheat production systems in Southeast Idaho is particularly complicated due to year-to-year variability in precipitation. High precipitation in the spring and preceding fall increase wheat production but insufficient nitrogen, coupled with partial loss of nitrogen from abundant precipitation, can cause low protein levels in wheat, resulting in consid...