…rise in farmers’ expectations regarding farm input price inflation with more than one-third of respondents expecting input prices to rise by more than 12 percent in the upcoming year. Farmer…
Continuing Resolution Includes Disaster Relief for Agriculture
…federal agencies funded through December 3. Included in the bill is $10 billion in support for disaster relief for farmers and ranchers who have suffered losses in 2020 and 2021….
American Bumblebees Could be Listed as Endangered
…the species’ decline has resulted from multiple concurrent threats, including habitat loss, pesticides, disease, climate change, and competition from non-native honeybees. The organization says Pesticide use, especially the widespread use…
Ag Groups Seek Supreme Court Appeal of Proposition 12
…forced to make expensive and unnecessary changes to their operations. This will lead to more consolidation in the pork industry and higher prices at the grocery store, meaning every family…
USDA Takes Steps to Build More Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems
…loss and waste domestically. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to this report. Sponsored Content Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire Ants July…
Reducing Irrigation Achieves Same Quality and Yield in Winegrape Research
…rate with the fruit composition. Meaning that we were optimizing the fruit composition from anthocyanins, to flavonols, to tannins without any significant loss in yield.” Kurtural, who is an Extension…
Health Bite: Best Meat to Eat on a Diet
…we’re discussing the best meat to eat while watching your diet. Moderate to high protein diets are often recommended for fat loss, for several reasons. Protein is satiating, therefore it…
Citrus Production Declines in Volume and Value
…with the last three marketing years showing a loss of bearing acreage. Figures for the 2020-2021 season show U.S. bearing citrus acreage at 668,100 acres, which is 13,200 acres below…
Common Diseases to Look Out for to Protect the Citrus Crop
…halo-like lesions on the fruits, leaves, and twigs on the tree. If left to spread, citrus canker causes leaf loss, blemished fruits, and even the death of the tree. Greasy…
Consumer Food Prices Up Slightly Again
The monthly Consumer Price Index shows a further increase in food prices. The food index increased 0.4 percent in August after larger increases in recent months. The food at home…
Meat Institute: Scapegoating Industry Does Not Help Consumer
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) claimed the Secretary of Agriculture’s transparent attempts to scapegoat the meat and poultry industry to shift blame for inflationary prices will not help consumers….
White House Points to Meat Processors for High Consumer Prices
The Biden administration has identified four major meat processors as being largely responsible for increased consumer prices. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese recently released…
Drought-Impacted Ranchers to Get Help for Feed Transportation Costs
…transportation costs when there are not adequate grazing and hay resources available. Coverage of the program will extend to areas that have a drought intensity of D3 or greater or…
Rising Rail Freight Costs Squeezing Farmers and Ranchers Incomes
…in rail fuel prices, but that’s primarily a recovery from COVID-19-related price drops linked to reduced consumption in early 2020. In the first half of 2021, the prices have all…