…and installation cost of the overhead system is substantially higher than furrow irrigation. However, the UC and Fresno State research has shown many advantages. Overhead irrigation can be managed remotely…
May Dairy Market Report
…for milk prices for the rest of 2016. These anticipated low milk prices and the recent rally in grain prices during the spring planting and growing season have combined to…
Monsanto Rejects Bayer Bid; Bayer Wants ‘Constructive Discussions’
Monsanto says it will reject the $62 billion bid from Bayer and seek a higher price. However, company officials say they believe a deal with the German-based Bayer could get…
John Deere Tightens Leasing Terms
…in worldwide commodity prices has eaten into Deere’s sales and profits for nine straight quarters. The farm and construction machinery market slump has impacted Deere’s customer finance arm. Leases now…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
…as well as their concerns with recent and proposed regulations. “Many farmers and ranchers across rural America are facing significant financial challenges. Producers are experiencing a decrease in commodity prices…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…– which is facing the worst global turndown in milk prices since 2009. Mooney, a dairy farmer from Rogersville, Missouri, who also serves as chairman of Dairy Farmers of America,…
Adama Reports Strong Volume Growth, Increased Profits
…of an improved product mix, and despite the ongoing difficult agricultural market conditions, including low grain prices, high inventory levels in the distribution channels and tough weather conditions, all of…
Milk-for-Cheese Pricing Formula Adjustment
…available through the current milk pricing system. Financial conditions for producers in California and the U.S. are especially challenging right now due to declining milk prices caused by strong global…
Study Reaffirms GMO Safety
…higher vitamin content, and resistance to diseases. However, the only genetically engineered characteristics that have been put into widespread commercial use are those that allow a crop to withstand the…
Funding for Critical Water Research
…efforts at the watershed and farm scale. There is also a focus on solutions for conserving higher quality water and understanding human behavior and its influence on decision making for…
USDA Increases Sugar Quantity, Access
…sugar. Per sugar program provisions, USDA reassigned cane allocation from two cane processors in Florida with surplus to another Florida cane processor that needed more allocation to market its higher…
Agri View: Chocolate Pleasure
…due to a combination of higher temperatures and increased periods of drought. “What we found is that the savanna zone will expand southwards across West Africa,” said Christian Bunn, a…
Honey Bee Colony Health Survey Results
…information USDA and partners have been collecting for years. For example, in March NASS released its annual report on honey production and prices for 2015. This report, which is used…
Challenging Conditions in the West
…may have led to the poorer results in the West include generally higher temperatures; long, dry summers; and prolonged drought conditions. A total of 146 western sites (out of 1,179…