Sentences with phrase «of wheat production»

After preliminary work in 1943, plant breeders, soil scientists, plant pathologists, and entomologists working as a team, began a concentrated attack on the various aspects of wheat production in 1944.
The changes wrought by the green revolution, which I have illustrated by the vast improvement of wheat production in India, have had similar effects in West Pakistan, Ceylon, the Philippines, and Thailand, although the effects in different countries were produced by changes in different crops or combinations of crops.
Western Australian wheat growers face higher temperatures and lower rainfall in the future, which will challenge the profitability of wheat production on farm.

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In the case of the wheat board, the relevant market therefore is world production, and the key question is the share of that production that is sold through the CWB.
Following a season of higher - than - expected grain production in the Prairies, farmers are now faced with the most severe backlog in years, with many deliveries for wheat, oats, barley and other products lagging months behind schedule.
Following an increase in wheat production in 1998/99 of nearly 9 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expects to see a further rise in 1999/2000 of around 4 per cent, reflecting an increase in the area planted and favourable seasonal conditions.
While higher production of wheat, canola and sugar suggests higher export growth over the next year, the slowdown in slaughter rates for beef indicates some softening in meat exports.
Wheat prices spent the first few days of this week pushing back up towards their highs made back in early March as crop tours began this week to determine just how much production has been lost.
Crop production, particularly wheat, is expected to drive the recovery in exports in 2003/04, although a substantial pick - up will not be evident until the December quarter, when the bulk of the winter crop harvest occurs.
Wheat and corn production already has been declining and the ability to catch fish in areas of the tropics is expected to decrease by 40 to 60 percent.
On - farm grain storage may be an indispensable aspect of white wheat production at its inception due to the fact elevators may not have sufficient demand to dedicate storage space for white wheat.
However, the nutritional values of these wheats has declined proportionally with the increase in production.
Production bushels of hard white wheat are estimated to have more than quadrupled between 2002 and 2004, rising from 13,021,903 bushels to 56,554,260.2 In Australia, the vast majority of the wheat produced is white wheat.
(It is 60 % extraction wheat flour that is the most common type used in production of breads in the U.S. where the bran and the germ of the grain have been removed and the flour has become lighter in color.)
Total wheat production was around 35 million tonnes or 57 % of total grains industry tonnage.
Based on a farmgate value of production of $ 4.3 billion in 2015 - 16, dairy is the third largest industry behind beef and wheat, which makes it attractive for foreign buyers with deep pockets.
Because so much land is used for beef production, Egypt has to import more than 50 per cent of its wheat.
A big fall in Australia's wheat production this year is expected to exacerbate problems caused by uncompetitive pricing and the growing acceptance of Black Sea wheat in south - east Asia.
The warnings came as key players in Australia's wheat production and supply chain gathered in Perth for meetings, including a Grain Industry Association of WA conference where Mr Litvinsky was the keynote speaker.
Recently, Jack has worked with The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, to implement a humid climate trial of the intermediate wheatgrass Kernza, a wheat variety that is hoped to be a commercially viable perennial alternative to annual grain production.
American farmers in the Northern Plain states and the Pacific Northwest have subsequently increased planting of lentils, peas, and chickpeas in recent years, while decreasing production of wheat.
The 2014 program schedule included: culinary demonstrations centered around adventurous flavors and new menu trends; presentations and panel discussions focused on sustainable agricultural practices, the role of wheat in our diet vs. seekers of gluten - free options, and water issues affecting food production; discussions on how American menus are often shaped by millennials, health and nutrition concerns, and global cuisines; a Friday field trip to the CIA Farm in St. Helena and through Marin and Sonoma Counties to visit Pozzi Ranch, Dutton Ranch (where Valley Ford Cheese Company joined), and Gourmet Mushrooms with tastings and presentations by the farmers as well as farm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categories:
The authors noted the practice of multiple - stream milling with recombination in the production of whole wheat flour was recognized by the FDA as early as 1941.
The high content of unsaturated fatty acids in wheat germ limits its shelf life, so the wheat germ is removed during flour production.
Amylases help products retain their original production freshness by modifying primarily the amylopectin portion of the wheat starch, which greatly reduces retrogradation over time, resulting in a softer product.
Until the 1870s, almost all U.S. wheat production consisted of «soft wheat» varieties.
Worldwide production of wheat is predicted to be 723 million metric tonnes in 2015, five times more than barley and 25 times that of oats - the two other cereals that contain significant amounts of betaglucan.
Mr Corbett's comments came ahead of the release in Beijing of an ANZ report, The Grains Muster, which predicts the redirection of global capital flows in to Australian agriculture would be a «game changer» for the nation's wheat production.
The top two commodities by gross value of production in 2015 - 16, were beef and veal - cattle and calves - at $ 13.1 b and wheat at $ 6.2 b.
This study looked at genetic (varieties) and management (row spacing and nitrogen) options to minimise the impact of climate change, using rain - out shelters to control rainfall; the results provided a platform to model wheat production in future climates.
In the 216 years since European occupation and colonization of Australia, huge changes have been wrought upon the landscape, many of them driven by an agriculture that has largely been oriented towards production of commodities — wheat, sheep, beef, dairy, sugar — for export.
None of the strategies tested offset the expected fall in wheat production, but the study identified directions for wheat breeding (canopy vigour and root characteristics) and management to minimise yield losses in a hotter and drier climate.
On Tuesday, a United Nations agency warned that severe drought conditions are putting this year's wheat crop at risk in at least five Chinese provinces — five provinces that account for about two - thirds of the country's total wheat production.
Sadly, 95 % of all corn is GMO and wheat is a stored grain and both of these crops are prone to mycotoxins like mold and fungus from storage facilities as the production is so massive.
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This according to him forms a critical part of the current federal government's diversification agenda of the economy while he also cited instance that the government has already embarked upon a plan for self - sufficiency in rice and wheat production, which, when it succeeds will reduce pressure on foreign exchange.
The paper, «Simulated Effects of Winter Wheat Cover Crops on Cotton Production Systems of the Texas Rolling Plains,» is part of the «Crop Modeling and Decision Support for Optimizing Use of Limited Water» collection by the Natural Resources and Environmental Systems Community of ASABE at http://bit.ly/2izRZBY.
The model explicitly accounts for the effects of temperature and soil moisture changes (positive and negative) on global and regional wheat production fluctuations.
«Extreme weather conditions and climate change account for 40 % of global wheat production variability.»
The fungus produced the most hydrocarbons on a diet of oatmeal but also created them by eating wheat straw or the non-edible leftovers from corn production.
However, the global production of wheat is under constant threat from devastating fungal diseases.
Similarly, Italy says durum wheat from the IARCs contributes $ 300 million a year to its pasta production, while one - fifth of the value of the billion - dollar American rice crop is attributed to genes from the centres.
«A wheat line's adaptation to its local environment is probably one of the most important properties of the plant for wheat breeders because it directly influences crop production,» Akhunov said.
Straw from crops such as wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape is seen as a potential source of biomass for second generation biofuel production.
European wheat production areas have to prepare for greater harvest losses in the future when global warming will lead to increased drought and heat waves in southern Europe, and wet and cool conditions in the north, especially at the time of sowing.
Cover crops, such as winter wheat were also added to the mix by some producers to enhance the benefits of no - till production.
The group of interdisciplinary researchers from the University's Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, analysed the complete process from growing and harvesting the wheat; milling the grain; producing the flour; baking the bread and the production of the final product, ready to be sold by retailers.
In a normal year, China accounts for about a fifth of global wheat production and consumption.
«This work is a great demonstration of how Setaria viridis can be leveraged to gain fundamental insights into the mechanisms that govern seed production in the grasses — our most important group of plants that includes corn, sorghum, rice, wheat and barley,» said Thomas Brutnell, Ph.D., Director of the Enterprise Institute for Renewable Fuels, Danforth Center.
These insights could help to produce stronger, disease - resistant varieties of durum wheat for improved pasta production.
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