PROGRAM - WHEAT RESEARCH AND MARKETING 



Goal : 



Encourage and promote intensive, scientific, and practical 

 research into all phases of wheat culture and production, marketing 

 and use. 



Objectives : 



Continue to support wheat research at Montana State University. 



Provide information to wheat farmers in Montana relative to 

 wheat crop, sales, use and markets. 



Assist in developing both foreign and domestic markets. 



Continue efforts to establish adequate transportation at 

 equitable rates for Montana grain. 



Achievements ; 



The division was active in assisting to obtain a freight rate 

 reduction on wheat shipped from northeast Montana to Minneapolis - 

 St. Paul and Duluth - Superior. The impact of the freight rate 

 reduction was an irrenediate increase in the price of wheat in that 

 area. 



The division hosted five separate foreign trade teams and 

 individuals representing purchasing firms during the fiscal year. 

 These activities aided materially in establishing the factual infor- 

 mation on size and quality of Montana's wheat crop. 



Wide distribution of the annual crop quality report was made to 

 both domestic and foreign wheat buyers. This report provides reliable 

 inf oiroation of grade , protein and grading factors of the current 

 wheat crop . 



The division supported wheat research projects at Montana State 

 University. Projects supported were: 



Developing a more reliable soils test. 



Improving wheat varieties for all Montana areas. 



Control of wheat diseases such as rust, root rots and Septoria. 



Testing procedures on milling and baking qualities of Montana 

 wheats . 



Improving water utilization through various cropping sequences. 



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