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• 6/30/08: California Field Crop Acreage Report USDA National Ag Statistics Service

• 6/23/08: Farmers may sign up for quality loss crop disaster program beginning today 

• 6/12/08:  June 2008 Wheat Outlook USDA

• 5/23/08:  Farm Bill conclusion delayed yet again due to clerical error  NAWG

• 5/16/08: House and Senate easily pass Farm Bill Conference Report NAWG

• 5/13/08: May 2008 Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 4/25/08:  2008 California Wheat Variety Survey Released

• 4/14/08:  California Wheat Commission Board Meeting Agenda for April 24, 2008

• 4/11/08: April 2008 Wheat Outlook USDA

• 4/3/08: California Wheat Commission names new Executive Director

• 4/2/08: Grant Awarded to Save Wheat From Fungus  Associated Press

• 3/31/08: Intended soybean, spring wheat, durum plantings top expectations World Grain.com

• 3/25/08: U.S. per capita flour consumption up 3 lbs.  World Grain.com

• 3/06/08: California Wheat Commission Referendum Passes

• 2/20/08: International Durum Wheat Symposium  June 30 to July 3, 2008

• 2/19/08: Beware of Crop Insurance Rebating Schemes  FSA Yolo County office   

• 2/14/08: Call-in # for CWC conference call meeting

• 2/12/08: February 2008 Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 2/6/08: Wheat continues to surge above $10 a bushel USA Today  

• 2/1/08:  CWC Meeting Agenda - Conference call February 15, 2008

• 1/21/08: California Wheat Commission Reapproval Referendum Press Release  California Wheat Commission 

• 1/18/08: Noninsured Crop Assistance Program (NAP) Applications Close March 1  USDA

• 1/14/08: Livestock, Crop Disaster Program 2007 Eligibility Date Extended  USDA

• 1/11/08: Winter Wheat Seedings  USDA   text

• 1/11/08: Crop Production Summary 2007  USDA  text

• 1/10/08: Revised 2007 CDP Crop Eligibility  FSA Yolo County office   

• 1/8/08: Wheat Sheet  California Wheat Commission 

• 1/4/08: Average price of wheat at $9.41 per bushel in December  World-Grain.com

• 1/4/08: Disaster Deadline Pushed Back to End of 2007 in Omnibus Bill  NAWG

• 12/11/07: U.S. wheat ending stocks lowest in 60 years  World-Grain.com

• 12/5/07: Average price of wheat at $7.92 per bushel in November  World-Grain.com

• 11/2007: Seasonal Planting Tips - San Joaquin Valley  Small Grains News-Tulare County

• 11/27/07: Climate Change Conference for CA row crop farmers December 13

• 11/20/07: California Wheat Commission Board Meeting Agenda for December 4, 2007

• 11/14/07: November 2007 Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 11/07/07: California Crop Quality Reports posted

• 10/31/07: Bush to name new agriculture secretary  Associated Press

• 10/17/07: USDA Reminds Farmers & Ranchers of Disaster Program Signup  USDA

• 10/2007: 2005-2007 Crop Disaster Program brochure  USDA

• 9/20/07: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture steps down   World-Grain.com

• 9/18/07: Wheat Varieties for the 2008 Crop  Field Crops  (Northern Sacramento Valley)

• 9/17/07: 2007 Wheat Certified Seed Buying Guide

• 9/14/07: September 2007 Wheat Outlook   USDA

• 9/12/07: Drought halves expectations of Australian wheat crop  World-Grain.com

• 9/6/07:  Wheat eclipses corn as investors' new darling  Reuter's

• 9/5/07:  Wheat experiencing 'unprecedented' price surge Chicago Tribune/World-Grain.com

• 8/31/07: USDA: Disaster Assistance sign-up will start October 15

• 8/24/07: FY06/07 Financials for California Wheat Commission

• 8/22/07: Wheat prices set new record high  Capital Pess

• 8/14/07: August 2007 Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 7/18/07: Analysis: U.S. wheat to dominate export market util Fall  Reuters

• 7/16/07: Industry Urges Vote on Latin America FTAs  U.S. Wheat/NAWG

• 7/16/07: July 2007 Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 7/12/07: U.S. winter wheat production down 3% from June forecast World-Grain.com

• 7/12/07: 2007-08 global wheat production projected up  World-Grain.com

• 7/10/07: Average price of all U.S. wheat gains $.40 in June  World-Grain.com

• 7/2/07: Wheat trade group disappointed in TPA loss  U.S. Wheat Associates

• 6/15/07: KCBT sets new single-day records, 11-year price high  World-Grain.com

• 6/13/07: June 2007 Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 6/6/07: Winter wheat harvest 1% completed; crop condition declines  World-Grain.com

• 5/31/07: Taiwan millers to formally commit to U.S. wheat HW purchase

• 5/25/07:  2005-2007 Crop Disaster Program signed  Yolo County FSA

• 5/25/07: Congress passes disaster aid: expected to be signed  NAWG

• 5/22/07: Australian Wheat Board (AWB) loses wheat monopoly  World-Grain.com/The Australian

• 5/17/07: USDA designates 13 California counties natural disaster areas USDA

• 5/15/07: Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 5/15/07: First Quarter U.S. flour output gains 2.5%  World-Grain.com

• 5/15/07: USDA projects modest rise in 2008 wheat, corn carryover World-Grain.com

• 5/12/07: Gluten turns out to be flour: Congress holds safety hearing  NAWG

• 5/11/07: USDA: Global wheat production up 4% from 2006/07

• 5/11/07: Johanns outlines 2007 Farm Bill proposals to expand trade  World-Grain.com

• 5/11/07: Winter Wheat Production up 24% from 2006 USDA

• 4/18/07: U.S. winter wheat crop condition ratings drop sharply  World-Grain.com

• 4/18/07: Industry: U.S. wheat products safe, affordable  NAWG

• 4/17/07: U.S. wheat farmers file class action against Australian Wheat Board (AWB)  World-Grain.com

  • USW Board Statement on AWB lawsuit  U.S. Wheat Associates

• 4/17/07: 2007 California Wheat Variety Survey released  CWC

• 4/17/07: Deadly wheat rust spreads to Yemen  World-Grain.com/Ontario Farmer (Canada)

• 4/11/07: Whole wheat flour surges over 3 years  World-Grain.com

• 4/10/07: New deadly rust disease threatens world wheat crop  World-Grain.com, The Scotsman

• 4/3/07: Pet Food Issue Shows Need for Domestic Food  NAWG

• 4/1/07: Under Attack (Canadian Wheat Board)  World-Grain.com

• 3/30/07: Supplemental passes Senate: likely to be vetoed  NAWG

• 3/30/07: Prospective Plantings  USDA

• 3/23/07: Senate passes budget resolution; includes reserve fund for ag  NAWG

• 3/23/07: NAWG president testifies on wheat's Farm Bill priorities  NAWG

• 3/16/07: Payment Limitations: husband & wife provisions  FSA

• 3/16/07: Ag disaster assistance included in supplemental  NAWG

• 3/16/07: Budget markup gives more money for ag - with a catch  NAWG

• 3/16/07: California Wheat Commission Board Meeting Agenda for March 28, 2007

• 3/15/07: Wheat industry supports Colombia, Peru FTA's  U.S. Wheat Associates

• 3/15/07: To treat or not to treat for Stripe Rust  Field Crops Newsletter-Sac Valley

• 3/9/07: Pelosi says disaster assistance to be in Iraqi supplemental NAWG

• 3/9/07: Wheat makes a splash at first ever Commodity Classic NAWG

• 3/9/07: WASDE estimates global wheat production increase  World-Grain.com

• 3/1/07: U.S. agricultural exports projected at $78 billion in 2007

• 2/13/07: February Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 2/13/07: U.S. flour output to 5-year high  World-Grain.com

• 2/9/07: Word on wheat: Education about biotech is key NAWG

• 2/5/07: USDA designates 18 California counties primary natural disaster areas

• 2/5/07: Budget proposal more of same for wheat growers  NAWG

• 2/2/07: NAWG, Ag Groups pen yet another letter on Disaster Aid  NAWG

• 2/2/07: NAWG/USW write to USTR on Doha Priorities   NAWG

• 1/31/07: USDA's Proposal: Where's the Equity?  NAWG

• 1/31/07: Johanns unveils 2007 Farm Bill Proposals  USDA

• 1/26/07: U.S.Wheat/NAWG hold policy meetings in Washington, D.C.  NAWG

• 1/25/07: U.S.Wheat Associates "Wheat Letter"

• 1/19/07: Wheat Disease Spreads from Africa to Middle East  NAWG

• 1/12/07: Winter Wheat Seedings  USDA

• 1/11/06: U.S. Wheat Associate's Wheat Letter

• 1/10/06: NAMA funds biofuels study World-Grain.com

• 1/05/07: Grain Exchanges have record trading volumes in 2006 NAWG

• 12/2006: USDA announces 2007 loan rates for wheat, barley, oats, and other oilseeds  USDA FSA

• 12/22/06: Wheat contributes $21.5 billion to U.S. economy

• 12/22/06: U.C. Davis/CA Wheat Commission awarded grant for stripe rust research

• 12/22/07: California Wheat Commission Board Meeting Agenda for Jan. 10, 2007

• 12/20/06: USDA proposes indefinite debarment of AWB Limited  USDA

• 12/14/06: December Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 12/7/06: FSA State Executive Director Response to Improper Payments  (FSA)

• 12/4/06: U.S.'s November wheat prices up 3$ per bushel  World-Grain.com

• 11/14/06: Wheat ending stocks at lowest levels since 1981-82  World-Grain.com

• 11/14/06: November 2006 Wheat Outlook USDA

• 11/09/06: California Crop Quality Reports posted on web

• 11/06/06: Article on milling Desert Durum^® wheat

• 11/2006: New website on Desert Durum^® wheat

• 10/16/06: October Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 10/10/06: Stripe Rust Management Plan for 2007 

  • Feekes Wheat Growth Stage Scale

• 2006 Wheat Certified Seed Buying Guide

• 9/19/06:  Australia's dry winter leads to 36% drop in grain crop  World-Grain.com/Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• 9/19/06:  Brazilian's wheat crop falling by half    World-Grain.com/Editora JB S/A

• 09/14/06: September Wheat Outlook 

• 09/12/06: Global wheat production lower; consumption projected higher  World-Grain.com

• 09/11/06: Wheat industry discusses opportunities and challenges  World-Grain.com

• 09/07/06: Australian farmers predict all-time wheat low World-Grain.com, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• 08/28/06: Record U.S agricultural exports projected  World-Grain.com

• 08/18/06: California Wheat Commission August 30, 2006 Commission Meeting Agenda

• 08/15/06: August Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 08/14/06: USDA announces conditions for temporary grain storage

• 08/01/06: Testimony to Farm Bill Listening Session from California wheat organizations

• 7/20/06: Wheat Export Trade Education Committee (WETEC) disbands; trade policy to be handled by USW and NAWG  Kansas Wheat Commission

• 07/17/06: USDA projects growth in U.S. wheat supplies  World-Grain.com

• 07/14/06: July Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 07/12/06: ADM, Cargill get India wheat contracts  World-Grain.com

• 06/30/06: Wheat Commission to Conduct Grower Elections

  • District 1 petition (Siskiyou, Tehama, Lassen, Modoc, & Shasta counties)

  • District 7  (Alameda, Contra Costa, Stanislaus, & San Joaquin counties)

  • District 10 (Kings and Tulare counties)

  • District 12 (Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, & Santa Clara counties)

  • District 15 (Imperial County lying south of Keystone Rd.)

• 06/20/06: U.S. winter wheat production forecast down again  World-Grain.com

• 06/16/06: Canadian Wheat Board says western Canada's wheat crop off to a good start  World-Grain.com

• 06/15/06: Nigeria is U.S.'s top wheat customer for 2005-2006 World-Grain.com

• 06/13/06: June 2006 Wheat Outlook  USDA

• 06/08/06: Washington State receives grant for organic wheat breeding  World-Grain.com

• 06/07/06: NAWG Offers New, Wheat-Specific Weed Resistance Module

• 05/2006: Tightening 2006/07 Global Grain Supplies to Boost Prices  USDA/FAS

• 05/22/06: Energy in Ag: Managing the Risk Conference June 27-28, Kansas City

• 05/17/06: Texas wheat harvest begins; mills grapple with short crop   World-Grain.com

• 05/05/06: Ceremony honoring the sale of California wheat to Mexico

  • Johanns announces resumption of wheat exports to Mexico from California after 10 year ban  USDA

  • Wheat growers ready for Mexico  BakingBusiness.com

  • California Wheat - Mexico Fact sheet

  • Photographs from Ceremony

• 05/03/06: Wheat Situation and Outlook Yearbook  USDA

• 04/18/06: Wheat industry statement in support of new USTR appointment  WETEC, US Wheat, NAWG

• 04/12/06: April 2006 Wheat Outlook Report  USDA Economic Research Service

• 03/31/06: Prospective Plantings National Ag Statistics Service

• 03/27/06: California Wheat Commission April 6, 2006 Commission Meeting Agenda

• 03/13/06: Barilla America to build second U.S. pasta plant World-Grain.com

• 03/06/06: National Assn. of Wheat growers to join 2007 Commodity Classic World-Grain.com

• 02/24/06: Winterkill likely to trim CIS winter wheat crop, IGC says  World-Grain.com

• 02/22/06: New single day wheat futures volume record  Kansas City Board of Trade

• 02/13/06: February 2006 Wheat Outlook  USDA Economic Research Service

• 02/13/06: Iraq cuts Australian wheat imports over scam  NewKerala.com, India

• 02/10/06: Japan to introduce SBS import tender for food wheat  Reuters

• 02/09/06: Changes in DCP advance payment percentages  Yolo County FSA Office

• 02/09/06: Lindberg resigns from AWB amid Iraq wheat sales inquiry  World-Grain.com

• 02/01/06:Senators urge USDA to bar AWB from grain export credit programs  World-Grain.com

• 01/27/06: IGC forecasts 2006 world wheat production to drop 3% from 2005  World-Grain.com

• 01/17/06: January 2006 Wheat Outlook  USDA Economic Research Service

• 01/12/06: USDA releases estimated winter wheat seedings for 2006

• 01/10/06: FSA 2006 Fiscal Year Important Dates Yolo County FSA Office

• 01/05/06: U.S. Wheat Associates Wheat Letter - January 2006

• 12/29/05: Wheat Backgrounder, Special USDA Report

• 12/2005: USDA announces 2006 Loan Rates

• 12/14/05: Cuba and U.S. Wheat Associates sign historic agreement  U.S. Wheat Associates

• 12/13/05: December 2005 Wheat Outlook USDA Economic Research Service

• 11/30/05: Grain-based foods slowly gain momentum   World-Grain.com

• 11/29/05: Favorable weather boosts Australia's winter crop outlook  World-Grain.com

• 11/18/05: Democrats propose farm bill extension  Delta Farm Press

• 11/18/05: California Wheat Commission December 8, 2005 Commission Meeting Agenda

• 11/18/05: EPA okays fungus-based fumigant; may be methyl bromide option World-Grain.com

• 11/15/05: November 2005 Wheat Outlook  USDA Economic Research Service

• 11/4/05: U.S. wheat industry calls for major results in WTO negotiations World-Grain.com

• 10/27/05: Ukraine's 2006 winter wheat crop may shrink on less planted area  World-Grain.com

• 10/17/05: Agriculture River Recovery Fund tops $200,000; fund drive extended until Oct. 31, 2005 (National Grain & Feed Association)

• 10/14/05: October 2005 Wheat Outlook  (USDA Economic Research Service)

• 10/12/05: Johanns seeks fundamental changes in U.S. agricultural policy  (World-Grain.com)

• 10/11/05: U.S. wheat growers 'shocked' at size of U.S. WTO subsidy cut (World-Grain.com)

• 10/11/05: U.S. offers 60% cut in its ag subsidies at WTO talks  (World-Grain.com)

• 10/6/05: Choosing a wheat variety for the 2005-06 crop year --- What's a grower to do? (Agronomy Notes) Corrected

• 10/4/05: National Association of Wheat Growers Votes Down Merger Plan

• 10/3/05: Wheat stocks in U.S. down 1% from year ago; maize, soybeans up  (World-Grain.com)

• 9/30/05: IGC cuts world grain crop estimate as N. Hemisphere harvest ends  (World-Grain.com)

• 9/29/05: Subcommittee reviews state of U.S. Farm Economy  (House Agriculture Committee)

• 9/22/05: Major U.S. wheat port closes as monster hurricane nears  (World-Grain.com)

• 9/15/05:  New strain of wheat rust appears in Africa (New York Times)

• 9/14/05: September 2005 Wheat Outlook (USDA Economic Research Service)

• 8/26/05:  USDA Disaster Declaration Designations Announced in California Counties

• 8/23/05: US Wheat Associates names new West Cost Assistant Director (World-Grain.com)

• 8/19/05:  World wheat could be a concern for importers, US Wheat says (World-Grain.com)

• 8/16/05: August 2005 Wheat Outlook (USDA Economic Research Service)

• 8/12/05: USDA unveils simplified Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) process

• 8/12/05: Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns designates Tehama County in California as a primary agricultural disaster area

• 8/12/05: California Wheat Commission Aug. 24, 2005 Commission Meeting Agenda

• 8/11/05: Stratego Fungicide Registration News Release

• 7/14/05: July 2005 Wheat Outlook (USDA Economic Research Service)

• 7/13/05: Mexico lifts nine year ban on California wheat