February 12, 2013

12/02/13: High feed prices affect UK farmers; US wheat supply; IMEF scholarship announced

Farmers in the south west of the UK are facing a tough start to the new year due to bad weather and high feed costs reports Farming UK. Wet weather means cattle are spending longer indoors and diets have to supplemented with expensive feeds.
There has also been less revenue coming into the UK from farming, with poor forage being blamed for falls in milk yields and beef farmers struggling to produce cattle at their finished target weight.

This article looks at wheat supply issues in the USA. Following the 2012 drought and poor weather this year, the supply chain is under pressure. Kim Anderson from Oklahoma State University forecasts that the problem could last until September 2013 with prices dropping by 50 cents a bushel.

The first recipients of the International Milling Education Foundation (IMEF) Scholarship Program for Professionals have been named as  Dan Ramseyer, Benjamin Ruch and Julie Wavinak . The scholarships will provide tuition for all three professionals to take the IAOM Correspondence Course in Flour Milling over the course of the next two years.
IMEF is the philanthropic partner of IAOM. The IMEF Scholarship program was established in 2008 to support the education of undergraduates in the sciences of grain milling. In 2012, the program was expanded to include training opportunities for professionals already working in the industry.
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Cattle (Photo credit: CameliaTWU)

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