…in Sutter and Yuba counties. She says the lack of cold weather during the chilling period brought the yield numbers down yet quality and prices made for a good season….
Nation’s Ag Co-ops Set Record for Annual Sales and Income
…and livestock, co-ops are also major players in the farm supply market. Co-op sales of petroleum, feed, seed and crop protectants were all up in 2013. Fertilizer sales declined, the…
Old Contracts Saving Consumers Money
Why hasn’t the drought in California caused huge run-ups in fruit and vegetable prices? Old Contracts Saving Consumers Money…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…programs offer farmers protection when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices and/or revenues. Producers will have through early spring of 2015 to select which program works best for…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…ended direct payments. Both programs offer farmers protection when market forces cause substantial drops in crop prices and/or revenues. Producers will have through early spring of 2015 to select which…
California Shell Eggs: Daily Egg Report
Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 2 cents lower on Jumbo, 2 cents higher for Extra Large and Large and 6 cents higher for Medium and…
Large Crop Dropping Rice, Cotton Prices
…there will be less rice and cotton yield than projected last month, a huge forecasted yearly increase is driving prices down. Gary Crawford explains. Large Crop Dropping Rice, Cotton Prices…
California’s Fertilizer Research Conference Comes to Modesto October 29-30, 2014
(From CDFA) The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the Western Plant Health Association are hosting their 22nd annual fertilizer research conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Modesto on…
Drought Has Strengthened Bond to Ag
…desk. Some growers in the state are paying a high cost for water now, and although that water may not be there in the future, they also can’t afford prices…
Secretary Vilsack Highlights Innovative Conservation Efforts
…markets for water quality and have shown how farmers and ranchers may use fertilizer, water and energy more efficiently. Since 2009 through this year’s funding, 323 projects were or are…
Water and the California Farmer – Don Cameron
…“We eliminate evaporation from the soil surface and provide uniform distribution of water and reduce fertilizer usage along with producing a 28 percent higher yield. We no longer have excess…
More Meat Producers Switching to Grain Feed
Lower grain prices are prompting more meat producers to switch to grain as feed, resulting in increased weights. Rod Bain has the details. Less Expensive Grains and Their Impact on…
Russia Food Ban Affecting Consumers There
…shortages and price hikes on staples such as fish and fruit, according USA Today. Suppliers have raised prices for some fish by 20-36%. Suppliers reported shortages and higher prices for…
Winegrapes: New Acreage Helps Offset Drought Impacts
…the smaller crop and buy these other grapes. The speculation is that some of these wineries will come out with lower prices when all of these growers are in panic…