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Brian Caldbeck in the US on wheat, drought and the coming harvest

Brian Caldbeck in the US on wheat, drought and the coming harvest

Getting an international perspective can help put current grain-market conditions into context. For this episode of the Tillage Edge, Brian Caldbeck, an Irish grower who runs Rubisco Seeds in Kentucky, USA, joins Michael Hennessy on the show to discuss what he’s seeing across the U.S. crop landscape.

Locally in Kentucky, wheat yields are good, but recent rains may have created quality concerns. Further west, however, severe drought has significantly reduced production and many fields were used for forage rather than grain production.

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