…the world, while rising world incomes are driving the demand for meat higher as well. The country has an oversupply of corn stocks as production has grown every year but…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…average net cash incomes in 2016 due to lower cash expenses—primarily fertilizer and fuel—offsetting declines in cash receipts. Average NCFI for most farm businesses specializing in livestock production are forecast…
Co-ops and Ag Retailers Face Economic Challenges
…incomes and tightened up on-farm cash flows. The ag industry has seen a downturn in fertilizer prices as well as mergers in the seed and fertilizer industries. “The drop in…
Cancelling Atrazine Would Cost Farmers $2.5 Billion
…could cost the industry up to $2.5 billion in yield losses and increased production costs, all at a time when incomes are down sharply. A 2012 University of Chicago study…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
…hundredweight over the course of a year, increasing the incomes of all U.S. dairy farmers by approximately $380 million. Global dairy demand has sagged in the past two years, due…
Farm Tech Investing Dips after Record Year
…also comes as weak grain prices put pressure on farmers’ incomes and corporate profits. Investment slipped in the drones and robotics and food e-commerce categories, while soil and crop technology…
Make Plans to Talk with Lenders before Machinery Purchases
…a machinery loan, lenders want to hear more from farmers now than they did a few years ago. That’s attributed to lower commodity prices and lower farm incomes. AgriBank says…
Food Security
Food Security of Developing Countries Expected To Improve Through 2026 as Food Prices Fall and Incomes Rise by Stacey Rosen, Karen Thome, and Birgit Meade USDA Economic Research Service staff…
John Deere Tightens Leasing Terms
Deere and Company announced it has tightened conditions for equipment leasing as lower farm incomes are leading farmers to lease rather than purchase equipment. Dow Jones reports that the fall…
Adapting to a Changing Climate
…management options 7.Helped rural businesses save enough energy to power 959,000 homes annually 8.Cofounded an alliance of 120 nations and partners to enhance agricultural productivity and incomes and reduce GHG…
Agri View: Drone On
…work on farms due to factors such as low farm incomes, its lack of reliability and seasonal nature, and its demanding and risky nature,” the report states. “Today, less than…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…to global supplies and prices. As population and incomes rose worldwide in the 1990s, U.S. consumer-oriented agricultural exports inlucding high-value products (HVP) expanded in response to demand for greater diversification…
PMA Brings Fresh Produce Insight to White House Meeting on Trade Policy
…11 Pacific Rim countries projected to boost incomes by $285 billion over the next 10 years. The 12 countries represented in the agreement account for 40 percent of the global…
Agri View: Agriculture Future
…several months amid lower commodity prices and lower farm incomes. It’s resulted in layoffs at some of the major farm equipment companies, including Deere. Additionally, some of the poultry companies…