…and sustainability implications of raising slower growing chickens, revealing a sharp increase in chicken prices and the use of environmental resources – including water, air, fuel and land. NCC also…
Ag Producer Sentiment Improves in December
…2017 CBOT soybean futures prices during the November survey period were virtually unchanged, and in December were only slightly stronger, compared to prices observed during the October survey collection period….
2017 Crop Price Outlook Still Below Average
…and Ag Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri. Based on trends, Westhoff says prices will continue to be below average in 2017-2018 and be lower than 2016. Yields…
Pig Farmers Complying with New VFD Requirements
…the wrong track.” This improvement in optimism is encouraging despite the market supply pressure many are feeling with lower prices for pigs. The biggest challenge facing producers is “too many…
South Korea Agrees to U.S. Egg Imports
…it had “completed discussions regarding shell-egg exports to South Korea.” It’s good news for American producers who are coping with an oversupply of eggs that is driving down prices. From…
Trump Ag Adviser Wants Mergers Blocked
…behind the deals is a clear one: “To increase prices and production costs for producers.” He says the federal government’s long and costly approval process for new biotech products and…
Agri View: Eating Out
…moving up in prices at a more rapid pace than that purchased and prepared at home. Actually, food at home cost slightly less now than it did a year ago….
New Communications Concept – SMART Farm Debuts at CES ®
…like fertilizer and pesticides. “Media, influencers and consumers all understand the notion of ‘smart’ as a descriptor for the innovation and technology that helps improve their lives – the smart…
Dedicated Energy Crops and Competition for Agricultural Land
…on a large scale could affect other agricultural land uses, prices of other crops, and trade in agricultural products. Each scenario provides 250 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity generation from switchgrass…
Crops Benefit from Holiday demand
…felt the pinch of low egg prices for most of 2016, as U.S. egg production recovered from the 2015 outbreak of avian influenza with fully restocked barns and supplies that…
Debt-To-Asset Ratios Projected to Climb 13%
…machinery sales slumped, and prices were bad across the board. Nathan Kauffman, an economist with the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, says, “We saw a lot of carry over debt…
Almond Board: Health Benefits of Almonds
…market prices. The Board is composed of 10 members. The more than 6,000 almond growers and 104 almond handlers elect the five growers and five handlers in an annual election…
Net Farm Income Down for Third Straight Year
…net farm income higher. However, prices declined for a large group of commodities in 2015 and fell further in 2016. Production expenses were forecast to contract in 2016 but not…
No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program
…may repay the loan in full or forfeit the collateral (sugar) to USDA if prices are too low. The Feedstock Flexibility Program was reauthorized by Congress in the 2014 Farm…