Several Colorado Wheat county meetings (next week!) will feature a grain marketing presentation with Dan Maltby.
Information on 2012 CAWG scholarships for high school seniors now available!
Members of Senator Michael Bennet’s legislative staff from his Washington, D.C. and Colorado offices are traveling throughout Eastern Colorado on a three-day listening tour January 9 – 11, 2012 to hear ideas from producers and others in the agricultural community on the Farm Bill and keeping Colorado agriculture competitive. Grant Colvin, Agricultural Legislative Aide, Becca Montgomery, State Policy Director and Dwight Gardner, Regional Director for Southern Colorado – Eastern Plains will be attending these meetings. The Producers Meetings are the ones best suited for attendance by CAWG members and wheat farmers.
Which Wheats Make the Best Whole-Grain Cookie Doughs?
Boulder Camera: Boulder County agrees to allow some GMOs on public land
Are you hosting New Year’s Day Brunch? You might want to consider a breakfast casserole containing, what else?, BREAD! Here is one to try that you can even do in the Crockpot or Slow Cooker overnight!
Start out the New Year with one of these “Top 10 Breakfast Recipes” – many of them contain wheat! Doughnuts, Blueberry Sour Cream Pancakes, Baked Apple French Toast, and more!
United States agriculture is notorious for its “golden eras.” In the 1910s and the 1970s, strong global demand and rising exports boosted agricultural commodity prices and farm incomes. These golden eras, however, were soon tarnished as economic and financial market conditions changed. Today, U.S. agriculture appears to be in the midst of another golden era. Robust export activity, strong bio-fuels demand and low interest rates have spurred another farm income and farmland value boom. Despite the vast similarities to past booms, subtle differences suggest that this time could be different.
Is this farm boom different? The latest issue of the “Main Street Economist” explores the foundations of the current and past farm booms. Read the complete article.
For additional research on the agricultural economy from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, visit http://www.kansascityfed.org/research/regionaleconomy/agriculture.cfm?ealert=mse1229.
