…are higher than in other states. Next came a law that said any company that sold eggs in California would have to meet those same standards. That law is set…
Nation’s Ag Co-ops Set Record for Annual Sales and Income
…only major farm supply to see sales drop in 2013. With grain and oilseed prices generally lower in 2014, it appears unlikely that co-ops will set a fourth consecutive sales…
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…
Citrus Utilized Production Down 15 Percent, Value Up 7 Percent
…decreased 5 percent from last season while grapefruit value is down 10 percent. Tangerine and mandarin value of production is 27 percent higher than last season and lemon value of…
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…
California Labor Agency and California Community Colleges to Administer $1 Million Drought-related Training Program in the San Joaquin Valley
…that assists employers with training funds. For more information about the program, please visit www.etp.ca.gov, or call 916-327-5368. The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in…
Table Olive Growers Report a ‘Real Bad’ Crop
…grows predominantly Manzanillos, Hester said. Silveria said the olive committee’s statewide estimate is 32,500 tons, but he thinks yield will be higher—about 42,000 tons, with the north district’s production coming…
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…
Drought Relief Food Giveaway
…Souza, President and CEO of the Community Food Bank. The drought has begun to cripple farmers, which in turn is contributing to higher rates of unemployment as additional land lays…
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…