…ways to lower expenses. Fertilizer sales usually account for about half of ag retailers’ total revenue, so falling prices have made it difficult for them to maintain positive margins. Forecasts…
Algeria Returns to U.S. Corn
U.S. corn sales to Algeria are making a strong showing in 2016, doubling 2014-15 marketing year imports. A U.S. Department of Agriculture’ export sales report showed 527,000 metric tons—20.7 million…
Agri View: Duck Eggs
…sells, duck eggs. Since he started the man has exceeded production. This is not your average duck though. It is a duck bred for laying purposes. Sales are strong because…
BPI Dropping Some from “Pink Slime’ Lawsuit
…complaint. The lawsuit was filed over a series of reports BPI alleges were inaccurate and cost the company a significant chunk of its sales of lean finely textured beef. Politico…
August Dairy Market Report
…record inventory levels. Commercial Use of Dairy Products Sales of all fluid milk products during March–May were just 0.1 percent less than a year earlier. Within this period, year-over-year sales…
Ritchie Bros.’ Largest-Ever Tipton, CA Auction
…a largely construction and transportation focused auction last week and set a new site sales record in the process. On August 17, more than 1,350 equipment items were sold for…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…Deere 8360R Tractor (Courtesy John Deere) Deere & Co. will layoff about 145 production workers in Waterloo and Davenport in September, the maker of the iconic green tractors and combines…
California’s Strawberry Industry Without Methyl Bromide?
…California’s peer-reviewed journal California Agriculture examines the impact of the methyl bromide phaseout on strawberries, California’s third most valuable crop, behind only almonds and grapes, with annual farmgate sales of…
Chicken Consumption Study
…list of protein being consumed most often per week. And while retail sales continue to be strong, the survey shows that more people are eating chicken away from home, which…
Senator Toomey Announces Opposition to TPP
…corporations to boost their foreign sales. Every trade agreement must be studied on its own merits. Some are good, some are bad. I have carefully analyzed the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a…
Agri View: Advancement of Farming
…when the first tractor was used on a farm? Tractors were becoming popular in the 1930’s and 40’s but the first tractor to be used extensively in about 1915. So…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…is now stabilizing and almond sales have picked up. Reduced prices, in turn, have helped to revive demand for almonds, with record shipments in the last three months, said Richard…
Decorating With Flowers
…any size are usually easy to come by. Scour thrift stores or garage sales, and you’re bound to come across a few old drawers or a piece of furniture where…
Rural Mainstreet Economy Weakens
…The July farm equipment-sales index sank to 10.7 from 12.8 in June. “Weakness in farm income and low agriculture commodity prices continue to restrain the sale of agriculture equipment across…