…what he called “a highly speculative estimate” of approximately $14.3 million in losses for the southwest Louisiana rice crop. This estimate does not include potential ratoon rice losses. Rice farmers…
Prospects Good for Record Almond Crop
…current price. “You can’t have big prices every year,” he said. “The price levels out year to year. I’d like to have a little bit more, but I’m fine with…
Cultivating the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…land, and equipment. USDA has also provided greater access to quality crop insurance coverage to over 13,500 new and beginning farmers and ranchers with special crop insurance benefits designed just…
Rural Mainstreet Economy Weakens
…Mainstreet Index fell below growth neutral. * Farmland prices remained below growth neutral for the 32nd straight month. * Bank CEOs reported a 6 percent decline in farmland prices over…
Beet Curly Top Virus Control Program Report
…treatment was completed in June. The Program began mapping fallow fields that had good coverage of fall host plants, such as Russian thistle and goosefoot. Preparations to send out treatment…
Indonesian Wheat Milling Executives Coming to America
…says it will also promote the advantages of soft white for great performance in cakes, cookies, and other soft wheat products. U.S. wheat has been at a price disadvantage against…
Farm Bureau Asks USDA for Emergency Dairy Assistance
…provide emergency assistance to the nation’s dairy farmers, against a backdrop of plummeting farm-level milk prices. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, AFBF President Zippy Duvall noted that…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…year’s price, while Arceo said packers are paying an even-higher price in order to secure enough fruit for the fresh market. He estimated growers will average about $430 a ton…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
NMPF Asks USDA to Provide Assistance to Dairy Farmers Struggling from Global Milk Price Depression As America’s dairy farmers endure the lowest milk prices since the Great Recession of 2009,…
Cargill Full Year Earnings Down 11 Percent
…that reflected lower commodity prices, a strong U.S. dollar and divestitures. Cash flow from operations equaled $3.41 billion. Fourth-quarter results The company recorded an adjusted operating loss of $19 million…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…state’s best farmland with more than $83 million in funding. DLRP is also working with the High Speed Rail Authority on securing permanent agricultural conservation easements to offset the loss…
China Extends Cotton Stockpile Sales
…China’s massive stockpiles, accumulated through an abandoned price support scheme, were overshadowing world cotton markets. Up until this year, China was the world’s top cotton purchaser. From the National Association…
U.S. Drought Coverage Creeps Upward Again This Month
Since March, the area of the US covered in drought has nearly doubled, with another month to month increase reported in August. U.S. Drought Coverage Creeps Upward Again This Month…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…over 20 engagement events on heirs property loss to help socially disadvantaged landowners keep land in their families; and in 2015, OASCR signed a historic memorandum of understanding with the…