Foliar nitrogen applications will be a key input this summer
as milling wheat growers look to squeeze every penny of profit they can
from their crops.
With many arable growers facing a cash squeeze after the wet autumn,
securing a decent premium by applying a protein-boosting spray makes
even more sense than usual, says Rob Buck, fertiliser trader at Gleadell
Agriculture.
Milling wheat premiums usually require a grain protein content of
13 percent. At current levels of £25/t and more over feed, growers can expect a
fourfold return on their investment if an application secures them the
full premium.
A truckload of grain has been dumped outside the West
Australian Premier Colin Barnett's office as a protest against the
limited financial relief package offered by the State Government.
Farmers in the Eastern Wheatbelt are struggling to fund seeding after a series of poor seasons.
The Rural Action Movement dumped seven tonnes of grain outside the office in West Perth. Greg Kenney, the group's president says WA farmers are completely against the government's assistance offer.
"We're protesting because of its inadequacy and we're protesting because really it's an insult to the bush," he said.
"It was from day one and hasn't got any better and so we've decided to make our feelings known."
Mr Kenney says the Premier is not doing enough to help farmers in crisis.
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IOAM elected its new board of international officers at it's117th annual conference and expo on May 2, in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Joel Hoffa, corporate milling engineer at The Mennel Milling Company, in Fostoria, Ohio, became the 109th president of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM). Sharing advice given to him over 30 years ago by then-president Fred Honeywell, Hoffa announced the theme for his presidency: Input, Engage and Excel with the IAOM.
Hoffa has been an active member of the IAOM since 1981. He has served as a director, representing the Gateway, Ohio Valley and Flour City Districts at different points in his career. He served as treasurer of the association from 2011-12; and vice president from 2012-13, during which time he was also president of the International Milling Education Foundation (IMEF), a philanthropic partner of IAOM.
Damon Sidles was elected vice president and Roy Loepp becomes treasurer.
IOAM elected its new board of international officers at it's117th annual conference and expo on May 2, in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Joel Hoffa, corporate milling engineer at The Mennel Milling Company, in Fostoria, Ohio, became the 109th president of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM). Sharing advice given to him over 30 years ago by then-president Fred Honeywell, Hoffa announced the theme for his presidency: Input, Engage and Excel with the IAOM.
Hoffa has been an active member of the IAOM since 1981. He has served as a director, representing the Gateway, Ohio Valley and Flour City Districts at different points in his career. He served as treasurer of the association from 2011-12; and vice president from 2012-13, during which time he was also president of the International Milling Education Foundation (IMEF), a philanthropic partner of IAOM.
Damon Sidles was elected vice president and Roy Loepp becomes treasurer.
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| Location of the Wheatbelt region. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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