WHEAT Documentary: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Wheat

This wheat documentary provides a thorough explanation of wheat farming, including growing and harvesting wheat, along with its history, and future outlook on the world's wheat supply.

It could be argued that wheat is one of the most significant natural resources of all time, with a history stretching back tens of thousands of years.

Though the wheat we grow and harvest today is a far cry from the wheat our ancestors consumed, largely due to genetic manipulation as agriculture was commercialized, it still remains a staple food source in many nations.

In today’s world, the global wheat supply has been put under duress by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and concerns about its availability and price have started to bring to the forefront just how important wheat is to sustaining the world’s growing population.

In this wheat documentary, we seek to find the grains of truth within this commodity that has been feeding us all for millennia.

00:00 Introduction
01:38 What is Wheat?
06:28 How is Wheat Harvested?
09:24 A History of Wheat
15:13 The Future of Wheat

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[sividproductions]

I'm a wheat farmer in Australia, and we grow around 20, 000 acres (7500 hectares)
Our average yield per hectare is around 2 tonnes with only 1 crop per year unlike in the US, where they can grow 2 different crops on the same land in a year.
Our all in costs of growing 2/ha, is around $ 500, meaning that we need 1.5 tonnes to break even, and to cover all the costs of growing it.
Some years we have total loss from drought or frost and we need to borrow from the bank to put the next years crop in.
This may take 10 years to recover and in some cases it bankrupts the farmer.
Extremely high risk when dealing with nature , and the only reward , is that we have a love of the land, to have as our workplace.
If we could get just 10 cents more per loaf equivalent, then we could all prosper and make a life for our families.
Currently at the moment, we get around 20 cents per loaf equivalent, out of the $3 to $4 dollars retail. (Not fair)

[lexter]

I was doing research for a worldbuilding story, looking through explanations of this and that. So I was shocked. Shocked. That this channel has "only" 7.6k subscribers! What the hell, it is on the same level as the 1M+ channels.

[zacshaheen]

Should not be watching this on a low carb diet

[TechieTard]

Such an underrated video! Thanks man, very interesting!

[misty]

Nicely done, stunning visuals. Sadly most people don't take much interest in the food they eat. The history of how our food and diets evolved is fascinating. 🍻

[artstudent]

Thank you for posting this video. Should be viewed by more people. Great job👍

[Nominal_GDP]

Amazing documentary! I learned, enjoyed and loved

16:56 Greatest pun of all time

[trastointuil]

Amazing documentary, definitely deserves more views! Well done 👏🏼

[sonan]

I am currently working on wheat genetic related to stem rust resistance....
This introduction gave me all that i should know about wheat ❤
Wonderfully compilated..

[kingarveleg]

Thank you for sharing this knowledge! 🙏 ❤

[patrickbalayong]

This video is everything, wow just wow

[carbonas]

i was watching rebel moon 2 and figured out this would have the same visual imapact but more entertainment

[gloriosatierra]

32 seconds on the microwave for quesadillas.

[joshualarson]

I am so autistic that I really sought a video like this out and did not stop until I found one of sufficient quality. Great work!

[luislopes]

Before it is time to plant, farmers need to prepare the soil. Some use a machine to plow the soil. However, today most farmers are switching to a method called “no-till.” “No-Till” farming is a way for the farmers to maintain a better soil structure by not plowing the fields. Once the soil is ready, a machine called a grain drill is used to plant the seeds.

Wheat is planted at different times depending on a region’s weather conditions. Some farmers grow theirs in the winter while other grow theirs in the fall. Once the soil is ready, a machine called a grain drill is used to plant the seeds. Wheat grows through stages. At first, the wheat is green and can look like grass. Then it grows taller and becomes a golden brown color as it dries.

Carbohydrates are important to your health. Your body needs carbs to work properly. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans say that 45% to 65% of your total daily calories should be carbohydrates.

[alvanalvino]

Ancient Egypt wasn’t a completely moneyless society as they had gold rings bigger than our gold bars in their state coffers to pay for national state sponsored projects. The citizens were self sufficient and didn’t lack food or quality accommodations. Every society have its problems eventually.

[dailyamusing]

In ancient times the wheat would fall off the stem and made it harder to harvest but it was modified to stay on the stalk but I'd like to know how they made that happen.

[jonathanlee]

Is this a general education video for a junior high school geography class, when we are expecting a vlog about investing in wheat

[Harakan]

Corn allowed for ancient tribes in the Americas to settle in one spot and build large structures.

[TheOneLifeRider]

You've used barley in some of the clips.