…penny. Now another insect has taken over. Not in cotton. In citrus fruit production. Florida citrus industry is doing all it can to halt the destruction. But it seems the…
January Dairy Product Report
January 2017 Highlights Total cheese output (excluding cottage cheese) was 1.04 billion pounds, 3.7 percent above January 2016 but 1.2 percent below December 2016. Italian type cheese production totaled 452…
Agri View: Does Size Matter
…this happen? Because farmers are better educated they say. But mid-sized farms are still essential to overall farm production all over America. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner….
Almond Board: When Should You Water?
…almond production and tree health, as well as in ways to protect ground-and surface-water from potential runoff or leaching of grower inputs. One of these investments is the Almond Irrigation…
Agri View: Eating Habits
…should say is has already changed. Very likely it is either organically grown or it is genetically modified. A major research center is currently studying not just how food production…
Cotton System Consumption and Stocks Report
Extra long staple cotton consumed on the cotton system was 1.32 million pounds in January 2017, down 2 percent from December 2016 but up 24 percent from January 2016. January…
Broiler Hatchery Report
…production during the week ending February 25, 2017, up 1 percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program placed 171 million chicks for meat production…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…mid-1980s. I started those farm networks with seed capital from about three dozen Florida farmer visionaries who realized a need for independent farm radio news to serve their diversified production…
Agri View: Poultry Labor
…U.S. poultry industry provides 441 billion dollars for the nation’s economy. But wait, I’ll break that down. There are 6,344 firms that have a part in the production. That translates…
January Agriculture Prices Report
January Prices Received Index Decreased 1.6 Percent The January Agriculture Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 86.4, decreased 1.6 percent from December 2016. At 78.3, the Crop Production Index decreased…
January Chicken and Egg Report
January Egg Production Up 9 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.04 billion during January 2017, up 9 percent from last year. Production included 7.91 billion table eggs, and 1.12…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
…fields out of production. This is completely unacceptable.” “Federal water policy is failing this region. It has failed to protect fish species, and, most importantly, it has failed to provide…
New Research Challenges 2050 Agricultural Production Needs
New research suggests the world’s agricultural production may not need to double by 2050, but offered a wide range in what the increase in production may need to be. Penn…
Starling Named Special Assistant for Agriculture
…support the appointment. National Cotton Council: The National Cotton Council (NCC) appreciates President Donald Trump’s appointment of Ray Starling to the position of Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture,…