An Eye on the United Nations Food System Summit
The United Nations (UN) is set for a major discussion on the world’s food system when it hosts the Food System Summit (FSS) in New York City on September 23. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Food Program and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will jointly host the summit. On the agenda are […]
Caring for the Crop: Making Responsible Decisions on the Farm
Every farmer marks the passage of the year by the work that must be done. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) recently described the planning and decision-making that go into seeding a wheat crop in the fall or spring. As the crop grows, the work continues. Even with a good stand, crucial midseason factors must be monitored, […]
Cargill CEO Highlights Farmers Role in Pandemic and Promoting Sustainability
By Jay Sjerven, Food Business News, June 8, 2021, Courtesy of Sosland Publishing Co. U.S. wheat farmers know that promoting sustainability is increasingly important to the world’s buyers and wheat food processors. In this article, reprinted courtesy of Sosland Publishing Co., the CEO of Cargill, emphasizes how farmers and agricultural companies are moving forward. Farmers […]
Farmers Look to New Technologies to Foster Precision Agriculture
U.S. wheat farmers know that precision agriculture practices that foster economic and environmental stewardship are increasingly important to the world’s buyers and wheat food processors. In this article, originally published Nov. 30, 2020, by Agri-Pulse and reprinted with permission, the author Steve Davies discusses how new technologies are changing U.S. farms. New forms of farming […]
Minnesota Farmer Spreads the News with his Conservation Practices
U.S. wheat farmers know that conservation practices that foster economic and environmental stewardship are increasingly important to the world’s buyers and wheat food processors. Continuing our discussion on conservation practices that help make U.S. wheat production more sustainable, the following is an article from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture that appeared in the April 2021 […]
U.S. Farmers Embrace Conservation Practices
U.S. wheat farmers know that improving economic and environmental stewardship is increasingly important to the world’s buyers and wheat food processors. In addition to precision agricultural technology, soil and water conservation practices are expanding. Following are excerpts from an article on sustainability and conservation by the American Farm Bureau Federation. Conservation practices encouraged by the […]
Special Climate and Sustainability Committee Launched on Earth Day
As the world celebrated Earth Day, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) launched a new Special Climate and Sustainability Committee. The committee’s purpose is to review wheat sustainability issues and guide the development of climate policies on behalf of U.S. wheat farmers. U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) salutes our colleagues at NAWG for making climate […]
Precision Agriculture Improves Environmental Stewardship While Increasing Yields
U.S. wheat farmers know that improving economic and environmental stewardship is increasingly important to the world’s buyers and wheat food processors. While the following information focuses on the benefits of precision agriculture for other crops, farmers are using the same, high-precision equipment to produce U.S. wheat. Reprinted with permission from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers […]
The Cat Reminds Padget Family to Build on the Past
The Cat is still purring after 67 years. Well, more like chugging along. This Cat is a Caterpillar model D6 9U tractor with crawler treads, purchased new in 1954 by Bernard Martin for his north-central Oregon farm. As the only tractor on the farm at the time, the Cat was powerful yet small and lightweight, […]
U.S. Farmers Always Think About Economic and Environmental Sustainability
U.S. wheat farmers know that improving economic and environmental sustainability is increasingly important to the world’s buyers and wheat food processors. The commitment each person makes on the journey to those customers is what makes U.S. wheat unmatched in both quality and reliability. Farmers especially feel a responsibility to preserve this legacy, to act as […]