…percent of total non-real estate lending during the reporting period. In particular, a majority of the increase was supported by loans used to fund current operating expenses. The increase in…
Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge Offers Startup Funds for Entrepreneurs
…and awarded $10,000. The final four teams (selected from the 10 semifinalist teams) will be announced on Dec. 5 and will receive an additional $5,000 and have all expenses paid…
Agri View: Necessities of Farming
…list of expenses in modern agriculture that farmers didn’t have in the beginning. You see, it takes a lot of money to put down a well deep enough to supply…
U.S. Crop Protection Market Sees Sales Increase
…commodity prices impacting growers in the region, according to the report. The research shows that while low commodity prices force growers to look for ways to cut expenses, crop protection…
Agri View: Women Cattle Ranchers
…All of the responsibility, expenses. and time that is required, for the whole operation. You know what, they are doing quite well. That’s Agri View for today. I’m Everett Griner……
Water Works: More Wine Country Basins May Soon Come Under SGMA Rules
…complete a sustainability plan. Those requirements would come with added costs related to the creation of a new government agency and consulting expenses for determining groundwater fees. Listen to the report….
John Deere Raising Prices to Cover Steel Costs
…share rose nearly six percent as investors are focusing on Deere’s strong outlook for sales growth this year. Rising expenses in recent quarters have weighed down Deere’s performance, even as…
Farm Loan Rates Edging Higher
…loans used to finance various farm-sector purchases. Following a period of historically-low rates, interest rates increased most significantly on loans used to finance operating expenses. Operating loan interest rates have…
Agri View: Solar Power and Farming
…farmers electric power is one of their major expenses. Now a new way to meet that need is reaching more and more farmers every month. Solar power. Generating their own…
Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar at a Record Low
…tied to the food dollar expenditure. Non-farm related marketing associated with the food dollar rose to a record-high of 85.2 cents. Those expenses include things like transportation, processing, and marketing….
Conaway Says Democrats Wrong to Oppose SNAP Changes
…tightening work requirements and eligibility for the SNAP program. The proposals include eliminating broad-based categorical eligibility, breaking the connection between SNAP and a program that subsidizes utility expenses for low-income…
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
…in four categories for the rancher. At the top of his list is administrative cost. Next comes rising labor and management expenses. Then he has to keep up with his…
USDA Partners with Dairy Innovation Center
…adoption of innovative technologies and increase energy efficiency improvements on U.S. dairy farms,” Secretary Perdue said. “These improvements will help producers diversify revenues and reduce utility expenses, while they strive…
NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 13.1 Million Acres of Cotton in 2018
…2018. Production costs remain high, and unless producers have good yields, current prices may not be enough to cover all production expenses. NCC delegates were reminded that these expectations are…