…your garden ahead of time so you don’t have any guess work while shopping. 3. Compost Composting makes more financial sense than purchasing fertilizer every year. Compost your garden leftovers…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Sampling
…nitrogen use efficiencies (NUEs) of more than 70%, making almonds among the most efficient nitrogen using crop. Applying these fertilizers in amounts that exceed what the tree can take up,…
Getting Garden Ready
…level squeeze a clump of dirt in your hand, if it breaks apart when you open you hand, it is dry enough to work. Apply slow release fertilizer to shrubs…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…to global supplies and prices. As population and incomes rose worldwide in the 1990s, U.S. consumer-oriented agricultural exports inlucding high-value products (HVP) expanded in response to demand for greater diversification…
Bus Stop Farmers Markets
…to make farm fresh goods available, typically at discounted prices, in low-income neighborhoods. And in the past eight months, several cities around the US have piggybacked on that idea by…
Agri View: Food Prices
Everett Griner talks about the 2016 food price projection report in today’s Agri View. Food Prices From The Street.com What 2016 Food Prices Can Tell Us About the Economy As…
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
…the introduction of foreign pests and diseases can have severe consequences for agriculture production, consumer prices and, potentially, food availability. They also could adversely affect U.S. exports, with foreign trading…
Agri View: GMO Production
…Corn Seed $65 $114 Fertilizer $123 $123 Herbicide $40 $21 Crop Insurance $40 $40 Fertilizer Application $7.50 $7.50 Planting $28 $28 Nitrogen Application $9.50 $9.50 Pesticide Application $9.00 $9.00 Harvest…
House Agriculture Committee Reviews State of the Rural Economy
…the Great Depression. While members thanked the Secretary for his service, they also raised a number of concerns, including the impact that the continued outlook for depressed prices could have…
February Dairy Market Report
…percent, and domestic commercial use of cheese and butter continues to increase somewhat faster than production. Despite this, milk prices are weakening going into the first half of 2016. Weakness…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…the generation of electricity. The Fertilizer Research and Education Program has a long-standing collaboration with UCCE to provide growers with cost-effective practices to improve the efficient use of fertilizer and…
Another Challenging Year for Cotton Industry
…U.S. cotton industry. At the 2016 NCC annual meeting in Dallas, Texas, a market economist warned of the challenges amid low cotton prices, ample global stocks and uncertainties regarding global…
Analysts Outline Changing Situation in Wine Business
…balance in the third and fourth quarters of the year. Fredricks also described the difference in bulk wine prices in different growing regions. The bulk price for cabernet sauvignon, for…
Cost Estimates for Growing Romaine Hearts and Organic Spinach Released
…prices and yields. Other tables show the monthly cash costs, the costs and returns per acre, hourly equipment costs, and the whole farm annual equipment, investment and business overhead costs….