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Flour That Has the Flavor of Home
Over the past few years, farmers and millers have begun restoring wheat fields and reviving flour mills around the country.
September 10, 2008DiningNewsThe Pizza’s Secret? Whole-Wheat Crust
It may dismay the Neapolitan pizza police, but whole-wheat pizza is showing up more often.
June 4, 2008DiningNews
Pity the Pizza, in a Land of Nuggets
The nation’s largest pizza chains are being hammered by sluggish sales and runaway ingredient costs.
April 13, 2008BusinessNews
Stem Rust Never Sleeps
The time could not be worse for an epidemic of stem rust in the world’s wheat crops. Yet millions of wheat farmers face this spreading and deadly crop infection.
April 26, 2008OpinionOp-Ed
In Price and Supply, Wheat Is the Unstable Staple
With demand soaring abroad and droughts crimping supply, the world’s wheat stockpiles have fallen to their lowest level in 30 years.
February 13, 2008BusinessNews
A Perennial Search for Perfect Wheat
The quest to perennialize everything from sorghum to chickpeas to sunflowers has taken on new urgency for a variety of reasons, like climate change and soil loss.
June 5, 2007ScienceNews
It’s Hot. Drink Your Wheat.
Regardless of how it sounds, wheat beer has brewski credentials. It is the quintessential summer quencher, just right for Nascar races and baseball games.
July 12, 2006DiningNewsARTICLES ABOUT WHEAT
Drought Resistance Is the Goal, but Methods Differ
Scientists are trying to create varieties of corn, wheat and other crops that can thrive with little water.
October 23, 2008
Commodity Prices Tumble
The financial panic and economic slowdown have put at least a temporary end to the commodity bull market of the last seven years.
October 14, 2008Profit Falls 61% at Archer Daniels Midland
Archer Daniels Midland reported lower-than-expected quarterly profit Tuesday because of a drop in earnings from agricultural services and wheat and cocoa processing.
August 6, 2008Energy Prices Are Bright Sliver in Grim Economy
Oil has dropped more than $23 a barrel, or 16 percent, and gasoline prices have fallen as Americans drive less.
July 30, 2008Commodity Prices Show No Letup
Heavy rains and cool weather in the Midwest are driving up the price of corn, while other commodity prices like oil, soybeans and wheat also jumped on Wednesday.
June 12, 2008
Worries Mount as Farmers Push for Big Harvest
As the world clamors for more corn, wheat, soybeans and rice, farmers are trying to meet the challenge.
June 10, 2008The Pizza’s Secret? Whole-Wheat Crust
It may dismay the Neapolitan pizza police, but whole-wheat pizza is showing up more often.
June 4, 2008
High Prices for Staple Foods Dip, but Volatile Markets Persist
The prices of rice, wheat, soybeans and several other foods have come down recently, a development that could ease some of the panic in global food markets.
May 9, 2008
Price Volatility Adds to Worry on U.S. Farms
Wild swings in crop futures are damaging mechanisms that are supposed to cushion the jolts of farming.
April 22, 2008
A Drought in Australia, a Global Shortage of Rice
The collapse of Australia’s rice production may foretell some of the effects of global warming on agriculture.
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Beers of The Times: American Wheat Beers
In a diverse category, the tasting panel found several beers that were refreshing, lively and true to form.
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The Global Wheat Trade
Wheat prices are rising, increasing the price of bread around the world.
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