SMALL GRAINS - SEPTEMBER 2018
UTAH HIGHLIGHTS
All wheat production in Utah, estimated at 5.36 million bushels, is down 14 percent from 2017, according to the September 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All wheat yield was 52.0 bushels per acre, unchanged from a year ago.
Winter wheat producers seeded 120,000 acres in the fall of 2017 for harvest in 2018, unchanged from the acres seeded for the previous year’s crop, but equal to the record low seeded acres. Acreage harvested for grain decreased 14,000 acres from last year to a record low 94,000 acres in 2018. The previous record low was 100,000 acres harvested in 2002. Winter wheat production is estimated at 4.89 million bushels, down 13 percent from last year. Winter wheat yield, at 52.0 bushels per acre, is unchanged from last year.
Spring wheat seedings, at 10,000 acres, are down 4,000 acres from last year. Acreage harvested totaled 9,000 acres, down from 12,000 acres harvested last year. Spring wheat production is estimated at 468,000 bushels, down 25 percent from last year. Spring wheat yield, at 52.0 bushels per acre, is unchanged from last year.
Utah’s barley seeded area, at 21,000 acres, is down 4,000 acres from last year, and the lowest on record. Harvested area, at 16,000 acres, is down 2,000 acres from 2017. Barley yield, at 86.0 bushels per acre is up 11.0 bushels per acre from last year. Barley production in 2018 is estimated at 1.38 million bushels, up 2 percent from the previous year.
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
All wheat production totaled 1.88 billion bushels in 2018, up 8 percent from the revised 2017 total of 1.74 billion bushels. Area harvested for grain totaled 39.6 million acres, up 5 percent from the previous year. The United States yield was estimated at 47.6 bushels per acre, up 1.3 bushels from the previous year. The levels of production and changes from 2017 by type were: winter wheat, 1.18 billion bushels, down 7 percent; other spring wheat, 623 million bushels, up 50 percent; and Durum wheat, 77.3 million bushels, up 41 percent.
Winter wheat production for 2018 totaled 1.18 billion bushels, down 7 percent from the 2017 total of 1.27 billion bushels. The United States yield, at 47.9 bushels per acre, was down 2.3 bushels from 2017. Area harvested for grain was estimated at a record low 24.7 million acres, down 2 percent from the previous year. Record high yields were estimated in Louisiana, Montana, and Nevada for 2018.
Other spring wheat production for 2018 was estimated at 623 million bushels, up 50 percent from the revised 2017 total of 415 million bushels. Harvested area totaled 12.9 million acres, up 27 percent from 2017. The United States yield was estimated at a record high 48.3 bushels per acre, 7.3 bushels above 2017. Record high yields were estimated in Idaho and North Dakota for 2018. Of the total production, 587 million bushels were Hard Red Spring wheat, up 53 percent from the revised 2017 total.
Barley production was estimated at 153 million bushels, up 8 percent from the 2017 total of 142 million bushels. Average yield per acre, at 77.4 bushels, was up 4.8 bushels from the previous year. Producers seeded 2.54 million acres in 2018, up 2 percent from last year. Harvested area, at 1.98 million acres, was up 1 percent from 2017.
For a full copy of the Small Grains Summary report please visit www.nass.usda.gov.
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NITA STRAUSS
Announces Debut Solo Album
Controlled Chaos
Due Out on Sumerian Records November 16th
Releases New Song and Music Video
"Our Most Desperate Hour"
U.S. Tour Dates This Fall
Tickets Available Here
September 28, 2018 - Los Angeles, CA - Nita Strauss, the incredibly talented guitarist who has rocked out on stage with Alice Cooper, Femme Fatale, Jermaine Jackson, The Iron Maidens and more, announced today that she will be releasing her debut solo album, Controlled Chaos. She has joined the Sumerian Records family and will be giving fans 11 tracks of epic musicality on November 16th. The electric and quite literally "fire" music video for "Our Most Desperate Hour" is the first look into what's to come from this new chapter of Nita's career.
On the upcoming album, Nita shares "From bright and fun to aggressive and dark, from peaceful to chaotic, this album is a way for me to give the listener a glimpse into my personality and what goes on inside my mind." Controlled Chaos is available for pre-order at http://www.nitastrauss.com/.
Nita has been fighting to make a name for herself in the guitar world for years. She is one of the most sought after clinicians in the industry and has done extensive clinic tours across multiple continents. Her consistent touring schedule has shown her to play in front of over a million audience members per year consistently for the past several years. 2018 has already proven to be a banner year for Nita with her being named as the first ever female Ibanez signature artist in the company's 60-year history. She played WWE Superstar Shinsuke Nakamura's entrance music at WrestleMania in New Orleans in front of an audience of 78,000 fans and millions streaming worldwide just before surpassing her Kickstarter campaign 8x over, allowing her to self-produce and record Controlled Chaos.
The 11-track album was a challenge to Nita and an opportunity for her to reconnect with what inspired her to pick up a guitar in the first place. "I started playing guitar because of instrumental guitar music. All my real heroes made instrumental albums. All my own career has been spent playing in bands, but I never forgot that dream of what inspired me to pick up the guitar in the first place."
Controlled Chaos Track listing
1. Prepare for War
2. Alegria
3. Our Most Desperate Hour
4. Mariana Trench
5. Here With You
6. The Stillness At The End
7. The Quest
8. Hope Grown
9. Lion Among Wolves
10. Pandemonium 2.0
11. The Show Must Go On
This Fall, Nita will be hitting the road for her first solo tour in support of Angel Vivaldi. The tour will be hitting cities from coast to coast in the United States beginning November 19th and will wrap up on December 21st. A full list of tour dates can be found below with tickets and more details available at http://www.nitastrauss.com/.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
11/19 - The Vault @ Greasy Luck - New Bedford, MA
11/20 - Voltage Lounge - Philadelphia, PA
11/21 - Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ
11/23 - Brooklyn Bazaar, Brooklyn, NY
11/24 - The Outpost - Kent, OH
11/25 - The Loving Touch - Ferndale, MI
11/27 - Wire - Berwyn, IL
11/28 - Gabe's - Iowa City, IA
11/29 - Riot Room, Kansas City, MO
11/30 - Marquis Theater - Denver, CO
12/1 - Club X - Salt Lake City, UT
12/2 - The Shredder - Boise, ID
12/4 - Club Sur Rocks - Seattle, WA
12/5 - Paris Theatre - Portland, OR
12/6 - The Boardwalk - Orangevale, CA
12/7 - Brick By Brick - San Diego, CA
12/8 - Pub Rock - Scottsdale, AZ
12/9 - 1720 - Los Angeles, CA
12/11 - Come and Take It Live - Austin, TX
12/12 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
12/13 - Trees - Dallas, TX
12/14 - The Hi-Tone - Memphis, TN
12/15 - The Masquerade (Purgatory) - Atlanta, GA
12/16 - Haven Lounge - Orlando, FL
12/17 - O'Malley's - Margate, FL
12/18 - Crowbar - Tampa, FL
12/19 - Ground Zero - Spartanbug, SC
12/20 - Canal Club, Richmond, VA
12/21 - House of Independents - Asbury Park, NJ
Nita's skill, exuberant stage presence and love for all things about her instrument have earned her a stellar reputation in the music industry and endorsements including Ibanez Guitars, Marshall Amplification, DiMarzio pickups, Monster Energy and more. For more information on Nita Strauss, please head to http://nitastrauss.com/.
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