Evening Edition | Wednesday, December 21, 2023

12/21/2022

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In tonight's Evening Edition, read the news about wheat, how to plan for 2023, and the reduced Ukrainian corn harvest.

Plan for 2023

Several Successful Farming editors weighed in on the events that affected agriculture in 2022 and what to look out for in 2023.

Topics include commodities markets, inflation, seed and fertilizer prices, alternative fuels, and much more.

Get ready for the new year by reading the article linked below.

READ MORE: How 2022 lessons can help you plan for 2023 uncertainty

Wheat

Syngenta is releasing hybrid wheat on 5,000 to 7,000 acres next year, a small fraction of total U.S. plantings.

BASF SE and Bayer AG are planning their own launches of hybrid wheat by the end of the decade.

Learn more about how hybrid wheat is grown and what the benefits are in the article below.

READ MORE: How hybrid wheat could lead to more food without GMO fears

The compounding influence of adverse dry, hot, and windy climate patterns slashed wheat yield 4% in Kansas and five other Great Plains states over the past 40 years, Kansas State University researchers reported in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

The simultaneous combination of low relative humidity with high temperatures and strong winds were shown to be a negative climate risk in terms of yields.

Learn more about the study findings, compiled by the Kansas Reflector, in the article linked below.

READ MORE: Growth in frequency of dry, hot, and windy conditions harm wheat yield

Ukraine Corn Harvest

Ukraine's corn production could fall to 22-23 million tonnes this year from 41.9 million in 2021 because of a reduction in the harvested area caused by Russia's invasion, its agriculture minister said on Wednesday.

The minister cites lack of fuel and funds as reasons farmers have been leaving corn in fields.

Find out how non-harvested corn will impede upon spring planting plans in the article below.