…root in American culture. The family hawked their Christmas flower at roadside stands. Paul Ecke Jr. advanced the sales of the poinsettia through shipping and marketing. The poinsettia has become…
Antibiotic Use in Livestock Drops
The Food and Drug Administration began keeping records on antibiotic use in livestock animals in 2009. For the first time since then, the agency says antibiotic usage dropped. Sales of…
Monsanto Asks Judge to Block Arkansas Dicamba Restrictions
…of dicamba from April 15 through October 31. “Monsanto is losing sales every day the ban remains in effect,” the company says in its court filing. “The losses cannot be…
Yara North America Highlights Conservation at Almond Conference
While at the 2017 Almond Conference at the Sacramento Convention Center, AgNet West spoke with Vice President of Western Region Sales and Marketing at Yara North America Brian Kenyon. “What…
Grant Funding Study on Consumers Willingness to Pay for Animal Ag Practices
…and beliefs will help to guide choices in research, production, and retail sales. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service. from FFAR The Foundation for Food and Agriculture…
Chowchilla Dairy Farmer Named 2017 Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovator
…developed a very successful strip-tillage system for his silage corps. The change was spurred initially by his interest in reducing the number of times he had to drive a tractor…
Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports to Continue Strong in FY 2018
…surplus is expected to grow eight percent, from $21.3 billion last year to $23 billion in 2018. “Much of this expected success can be attributed to robust sales to our…
Ontario Proposes 10 Percent Ethanol Mandate
…percent ethanol mandate is likely to see sales of E15 and higher blends to meet the new average. The organization says the proposal will create expanded job and growth opportunities…
Agri View: Tractor Restoration
Everett Griner talks about tractor restoration in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses what it takes to get into the business of restoring older tractors, including the money involved. It’s not…
John Deere Sales and Income Numbers Climb
Improving farm and construction equipment markets contributed to higher sales and income numbers for the fourth quarter and full year for John Deere. The company’s performance benefitted from advanced products…
NIFA-Support for Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs to Help New Farmers and Ranchers
…beginning ranchers were taught Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program practices. BQA-certified ranchers generally improve average sales by 12 percent – about $9,500 per rancher. NIFA’s mission is to invest in…
Turkey Prices Struggling at Thanksgiving
…been cutting prices, which is showing up in recent turkey sales. Things may be somewhat more optimistic for turkey prices in 2018. Shale Shagham is a USDA livestock analyst who…
October Farm Equipment Sales Increase
…and under 100 horsepower tractor sales were up two percent. Sales of two-wheel drive 100-plus horsepower tractors were up 43 percent, while four-wheel drive tractors were up 15 percent. For…
Fresno State Ag Mechanization Lab Gets Update
…classes in small gas and diesel engines, power equipment safety, advanced farm machinery, tractor topics, mechanized agriculture skills and basic agricultural machinery. A permanent fabrication class is also planned so…