…said, “and have seen those jobs reduced at the same time as prices farmers and ranchers earn for many crops and commodities have fallen.” About three-quarters of the responding farmers…
California Beef Producers Working Through Tough Market Conditions
…uptrends…up until and when the government mandated all the social distancing, quarantine, those type of things. It had a dramatically negative impact on prices of cattle.” There have been several…
Food Availability is ‘Not the Thing to Worry About’ During Pandemic
…consumer habits will trickle down to farm prices, although Sumner notes there are not any strong projections made as of yet. The issue becomes even more complex when considering the…
Coronavirus Assistance Payments Expected by ‘End of May’
…our producers who’ve seen prices crash and $3 billion in the purchasing of these misalignments of supply be it produce, be it milk, or be it meat.” The bulk of…
USDA Reports Record Enrollment in Key Farm Safety-Net Programs
…enroll in ARC and PLC for the 2020 crop year. “Producers for several years have experienced low commodity prices, a volatile trade environment and catastrophic natural disasters,” said Richard Fordyce,…
Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall Named to Economic Revival Group
…farm families hard. The prices paid to farmers and ranchers have spiraled down, and in some cases, demand has disappeared, despite empty grocery shelves. No one is more eager than…
Pandemic Markets Continue Roller Coaster Season for California Citrus
…citrus growers dealing with low prices. Before exports could increase from that news, parts of the United States started shutting down because of COVID-19. “You still have a lot of…
Nationwide Gas Avg. Falls, CA Still 2nd Most Expensive State for Gas
…mid-April, the lowest since 2004, with potentially hundreds of stations pushing their price to 99 cents per gallon for the first time since the early 2000’s. Gasoline prices have continuously…
Assessing the Potential of Harvesting Elderberry Hedgerows
…interested in harvesting elderberry hedgerows, as the berries need to be destemmed once they are harvested. However, the potential for increasing mechanization combined with the prices that growers in the…
Plants Most Vulnerable to Rust and How to Deal with it
…to not over-water; pruning when appropriate; planting in areas with proper draining; avoid plantings things too close together; using a nutrient balanced fertilizer, and applying fungicides. I’m Cathy Isom… Sponsored…
Senate Approves Coronavirus Stimulus Bill, Bringing Agricultural Assistance
…farmers and ranchers. “Millions of producers will need help with cash flow given the rapid and unanticipated decline in commodity prices, the likely closure of ethanol processing plants, the effective…
USDA Continues Focus on Service During COVID-19 Outbreak
…national emergency. AMS will continue to report commodity prices through its market news service. Yesterday, USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach and USDA Deputy Under Secretary…
Automated Fertigation Could Be Ideal for Avocado Trees
…benefit. “So when you fertigate and automate your system, you can essentially spoon-feed your trees. Every time you irrigate, you can have a little bit of fertilizer so that what…
California Citrus: Tariff Exemptions Are ‘Break We’ve Been Looking For’
…momentum with the trade relationship between the U.S. and China with tempered optimism. There is still concern regarding pricing, as Creamer noted that prices the past few years have been…