August 2020 | Issue 177

CONTENTS

4 Taming the Bulls and Bears
5 NDGGA Remains Busy from Bismarck to Washington
6 A Commitment to Reliability in a Time of Uncertainty
7 Working Through COVID-19: NAWG Continues to be a Strong Voice for Wheat Farmers
8 Home Baking Influence on Wheat Industry Yet To Be Determined
11 MN Soybean Growers Association VP Elected chair of Ag Innovation Campus
12 When It Rains, It Pours… How Heavy Rainfall can Lead to Nutrient Loss
15 Wheat Market Outlook – Full Impact of COVID-19 Still Unclear
16 September Marketing Seminar Going Virtual
20 2020 MN Spring Wheat Survey Results
23 Introducing UMN Extension’s Newest Program: Digital Crop Doc
24 Ag Community Showing Resilience In Face of COVID
27 USW Welcomes Commitment to Continue Export Grain Inspections
28 Destinations of U.S. Agricultural Exports have Shifted over Last Quarter Century
30 Preparing for Fall Harvest; Grain-bin Safety
31 USDA Awards 2Blades Foundation $650,000 to Study Wild Emmer Wheat for Rust Disease Resistance

April 2020 | Issue 176

CONTENTS
4     Taming the Bulls and Bears
5     NAWG Takes Major Actions to Improve Organization
6     Legislative Issues Looming
8    The Changing World of Plant Genetics
10  Concern Grows Over New Soybean Pest
11  Covering a Ghost Disease
12  Increasing Market Opportunities in Asia
14  Making the Right Choice
15  Wheat Quality Counts
16  Research Tackles Soybean Challenges
18  Trade Issues a Top Farm Priority
19  Market Outlook for 2020
20  2020 AMBA Recommended Malting Barley Varieties
22  Learning From Those Who Do
24  Choosing the Right Cover Crop
25  Management Matters
26  Does it Pay to Apply Fungicides to Wheat at Flag-leaf Emergence?
28  Income Potential and Weather Fight Against WW Seeding
30  USW Board of Directors Elect Officers for 2020/21

March 2020 | Issue 175

CONTENTS

4    Taming the Bulls and Bears

5    Bayer’s Leadership Development 6 Impact from Trade Agreements Still Uncertain

7    Allocating Economic Resources

8    Board Members Elected to MWRPC

10  Handle With Care

12  Why I Invested in Drainage

14  Do Spring Sulfur Applications Increase Yield at Harvest?

17  A Northern Disease Migration

19  Pay Attention to Soybean Yield Threats

20  More Than Meets the Eye

23  The Bad and The Ugly

24  Wheat and Soybean Fertility

26  Farm Groups Join Forces

28  Fine Tuning Soybean Production

30  Cost of Production: What Is It?

February 2020 | Issue 174

CONTENTS

4    Taming the Bulls and Bears

5    NAWG Takes Major Actions to Improve Organization

6   Legislative Issues Looming

8   The Changing World of Plant Genetics

10  Concern Grows Over New Soybean Pest

11  Covering a Ghost Disease

12  Increasing Market Opportunities in Asia

14  Making the Right Choice

15  Wheat Quality Counts

16  Research Tackles Soybean Challenges

18  Trade Issues a Top Farm Priority

19  Market Outlook for 2020

20  2020 AMBA Recommended Malting Barley Varieties

22  Learning From Those Who Do

24  Choosing the Right Cover Crop

25  Management Matters

26  Does it Pay to Apply Fungicides to Wheat at Flag-leaf Emergence?

28  Income Potential and Weather Fight Against WW Seeding

30  USW Board of Directors Elect Officers for 2020/21

 

January 2020 | Issue 173

4     Taming the Bulls and Bears
    Don’t Miss the Good Parts on the Trade Policy Ride
    The Grain Marketing Challenge
8     Comments from the North Dakota Grain Growers President
10    A Dubious Duo
12    2019 Variety Scores and Picks
16    FGIS Falling Numbers Test Standards
18    On-Farm Network Grows Knowledge
20   Making Sense of Weather and Climate
22    Wheat Stem Sawfly: A Tough Insect
24    Scouring for Pests
26    Regional Crop Quality Reports Assess Crop/Information
28    P & K Rates in Spring Wheat-Soybean Crop Rotation

November December 2019 | Issue 172

CONTENTS

4    Taming the Bulls and Bears
6    Small Grains Update Meetings
8    Farm at the Arb
10   2019 Prairie Grains Conference
16   2019 U of M Wheat, Oats and Barley Variety Trials
40  2019 NDSU HRS Wheat Variety Trials
50  2019 NDSU Barley Variety Trials
53  Minnesota Wheat Council Seeking Candidates for Board of Directors
54  21st Century Genetics Hard Red Spring Wheat Trials 2019
56  2019 South Dakota Spring Wheat Variety Trials
60  AgriPro Spring Wheat Performance Review & Outlook
62  Harvest of Knowledge Agri-Women’s Conference

August 2019 | Issue 171

 

CONTENTS

4 Taming the Bulls and Bears

5 Comments from the MN Wheat Executive Director

6 2019 North Dakota Wheat Variety Survey

8 Strength in Numbers: The Value of Belonging to NAWG

9 New U.S. Wheat Associates Officers

10 September Marketing Seminar

14 The Wheat Foods Council – Working for You

16 Calendar of Events

18 AMBA Updated Recommended Varieties

20 The Sun Never Sets on USW Export Market Development

22 2019 Minnesota Wheat Variety Survey

24 Northern Crops Institute – Connecting in the Global Marketplace

26 Community Without Borders

28 Soil Health Field Day

30 Decreasing Reliance on Pesticides and Fertilizer Usage Through Gene Editing

May 2019 | Issue 170

CONTENTS

4 Taming the Bulls and Bears

5 Vogel Named MN Wheat Executive Director

6 2019 WIT Award: Dr. Ruth Dill-Macky

8 Prairie Talk

10 On-Farm Research

12 North Dakota Wheat Producers Concerned About Trade impacts in Japan

14 Congress Must Vote on USMCA

16 A True Team Leader

18 Soil Health: Microorganisms

20 End of Yield Goal Formulas for North Dakota Fertilizer Recommendations

22 Ag Peer Group Tours Ecuador

26 27th Annual Wheat Open Golf Tournament

28 2017 Census of Agriculture: Highlights for Wheat

29 Use of Sourdough in Low FODMAP Baking

30 National Wheat Yield Contest

April 2019 | Issue 169

 

CONTENTS

4 Taming the Bulls and Bears

5 2018 Outstanding Service Award Presented to Rob Rynning

6 Positioned to Return More Value to Wheat Buyers and Producers

8 Wheat Stem Sawfly

12 Conventional vs Intensive Management: 2018 Spring Wheat Variety Trial Results

14 In-Depth Look at the WTO Panel Report on China’s Grain Subsidies

16 Photosynthesis Breakthrough that has Potential to Increase Crop Yields

18 National Wheat Yield Contest Winners

20 America’s Top Chefs Gather for the Wheat Immersion Program

March 2019 | Issue 168

 

CONTENTS

5 Taming the Bulls and Bears

6 Get in the Zone

8 The Game Changer

10 Palmer Amaranth

12 2019 MAWG Legislative Priorities 14 Farmers Facing Sustained Market Uncertainty

18 Bacterial Leaf Streak in Wheat

20 MWRPC Receives MDA Grant for Game Changing Research

22 What’s in Store for Your Grain

25 Additional Trade Promotion Funding Important to North Dakota Wheat Producers

26 Lessons Learned from Waterhemp

28 Causes, Effects and Control of Soil Erosion

February 2019 | Issue 167

CONTENTS

4 Taming the Bulls and Bears

5 Marketing in Time of Black Swans

6 Torgerson Announces Retirement

8 Fill and Chill12 Live Life “Large” in 2019

13 Board Members Elected to MWRPC14 Wheat Varieties – Picking a Winner16 Soybean Research Focus

17 Jones and Ransom Receive Amber Awards18 Producer’s Thoughts Will Soon Turn to Next Year’s Planting

20 New Session, New Issues

21 Expect Warmer Spring, Precipitation Average or Slightly Below

22 From Field to Flour, Producers Gain Insight

26 Does Wheat Cause Disease and Obesity?

30 Food Diplomacy

January 2019 | Issue 166

Contents

 

4      Taming the Bulls and Bears

5      Market Mayhem

6      Rate, Date and Width

7      AMBA Announces Recommended Malting Barley Varieties for 2019

8      On-Farm Research Hits Its Stride

10    Nitrogen Losses Under Spring Wheat Production

12    Environment Affects Optimum Wheat Seeding Rates

14    Bacterial Leaf Streak on the Rise

16    Counting SCN

17    Nutrient Losses Through Tile Show Little Concern for Valley

19    St. Paul Legislative Bus Trip

20   Wheat Sawfly on the Rise

22   The Role of Resilience

24   Survey Says

26   Best of the Best in Wheat Research – Minot

27   Best of the Best in Wheat & Soybean Research – GF & Mhd

30   North Dakota & Minnesota Legislative Outlook