…product price is down $7.50 a ton compared to last year. In areas not getting a decent water allocation, they’re looking at high water prices and lower market prices. It…
Dairy Growth Could Be in Waste Stream
Analysts say finding values in the waste stream of dairy production will help drive future demand in the industry. Dairy Growth Could Be in Waste Stream Dairy prices are not…
Dollar Up Means Ag Exports Down
The value of the United States dollar has been trending upward overseas and all of the agriculture sectors see a direct result from that with lower exports and dropping prices….
Agri View: Egg Prices
Everett Griner talks about egg prices not expecting to decline in today’s Agri View. Egg Prices From: National Restaurant News Egg prices expected to ease this year Effects of avian…
Farms Face Increased Financial Pressure, FB President Tells Ag Subcommittee
Farmers are feeling the pain of the continued slump in commodity prices, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall told Congress today. Lower prices will affect income for all farmers…
Farm Economy Top Focus for NFU Pres.
…a diverse set of challenges in the farm sector. “As commodity prices continue to decline and farmers and ranchers struggle to adjust to lower prices, there is a growing burden…
Protecting Bloom from Spring Freeze
…or 24 to 25 degrees F with a light wind. More water is needed to protect at lower temperatures and higher wind speeds (see Table 1). Read the full article….
USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations
…for dairy farmers that pay premiums to buy-up higher levels of coverage by clarifying that 90 percent of production is covered below the $4 level even if a lower percentage…
High Tunnel System Initiative
…Reduce nutrient and pesticide transportation Improve air quality through reduced transportation inputs Reduce energy use by providing consumers with a local source of fresh produce Core Practice High Tunnel System…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
…in the United States, since these producers would have to sell at prices low enough to compete with rainforest beef. If NAFTA is accepted as currently proposed, an increasing share…
Almond Board: Nitrogen and ILRP
…revisited in May, when April leaf sample data is available and there is a better sense of yield potential to refine planned inputs. Separately, under the revised Irrigated Lands Regulatory…
Agri View: 2016 Farm Outlook
…to fall 36 percent through 2016, primarily due to lower prices. While production is expected to increase slightly in 2016, continued weakening in corn prices is expected to more than…
Agri View: Farmland Value
…can affect the financial well-being of agricultural producers. This report examines both macroeconomic (interest rates, prices of alternative investments) and parcel-specific (soil quality, government payments, proximity to urban areas) factors…
Local Food Market
…Manual” (Penguin, 2009). Does it taste better? Surveys conducted at farmers markets have found that people tend to shop there because they think the food is of higher quality and…