When Jim Diepolder was 9 years old, he first helped his father plant durum wheat, Now, 39 years later, the Willow City, N.D., farmer is seeing the highest durum prices of his lifetime. "It's pretty ...

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Durum wheat (Triticum durum) is a species of wheat widely used in the production of pasta, couscous, and semolina. This hard wheat variety, named after the Latin word durum, meaning hard, is the ...

The U.S. durum industry has faced major challenges in recent years. But the 2020 crop season is one that many durum growers will look back on favorably, a durum official said. "There were some things ...

PARIS/MILAN — Italian pasta makers are fearful of a substantial supply squeeze in the coming months after this summer’s durum wheat price shock, as the market runs out of ways to offset a dire harvest ...

KANSAS CITY — "It’s been a different kind of year" has been a common refrain in the durum wheat milling and pasta manufacturing worlds for at least two years running. In 2020, during the worst of the ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. —With as many as 36 inches of snow blanketing the entirety of North Dakota and wintry temperatures yet to wave a white flag, it’s possible US northern Plains durum farmers ...

MCCLUSKY, N.D. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture in the July Crop Production report predicted North Dakota's 2024 spring wheat and durum crops could blow past previous yield records, and Emily ...

The aroma of freshly baked bread wafted through Durum Pasta in Lynn on a recent morning as shoppers chatted, waiting in line as they shopped for dinner. With its cases displaying house-made cheese ...

Kansas is known as the nation’s breadbasket thanks to its hard red winter wheat production. Yet, when Ray Brengman looks out across the southwest Kansas landscape, he sees potential for something else ...

FARGO When Jim Diepolder was 9 years old, he first helped his father plant durum wheat. Now, 39 years later, the Willow City, N.D., farmer is seeing the highest durum prices of his lifetime. "It's ...