wiːt
wiːta plant grown for its grain that is used to produce the flour for bread, cakes, pasta, etc; the grain of this plant
wheat flourIdioms
sort out/separate the wheat from the chaff
to distinguish useful or valuable people or things from ones that are not useful or have no value
We sifted through the application forms to separate the wheat from the chaff.
Usage note: FarmingGrowing food and raising animalsplant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barleygrow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruitplough/(North American English) plow land/a fieldsow/harvest seeds/crops/fieldsspread manure/fertilizer on somethingcultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/landdamage/destroy/lose your cropripen/pick fruit/berries/grapespress/dry/ferment grapesgrind/thresh grain/corn/wheatraise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigsraise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheepkill/slaughter livestockpreserve/smoke/cure/salt meatModern farmingrun a fish farm/an organic dairyengage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farminguse/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticidesbegin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) cropsgrow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foodsfund/invest in genetic engineering/researchimprove/increase crop yieldsface/suffer from/alleviate food shortageslabel food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)eliminate/reduce farm subsidiesoppose/be against factory farming/GM foodpromote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming