Expect a yield loss of 1.5 percent per day beyond the optimum for wheat and 1.7 percent per day for barley.

However, producers may want to be more aggressive than normal in forward-pricing crops that provide acceptable profit.

Quality factors, such as preharvest sprouting (PHS) and mold, have appeared in the 2008 barley crop.

Stored grain needs attention as outdoor temperatures rise.

Monitor the grain’s moisture content and temperature to avoid losses.

Stored grain can spoil quickly at warm temperatures.

Grain storability depends on grain quality, moisture content and temperature.

Moisture content, temperature and quality will affect stored grain.

National Hard Spring Wheat Show has taken on a different look this year with the incorporation of the Best of the Best program.

A concern with ACRE is the ""if"" questions.