…rows at a time, or apply twenty-four rows of fertilizer or insecticides simultaneously. All in a half of a mile long row without a bump or a bend. You have…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…refine fertilizer management, irrigation efficiency and other farming practices to manage nitrogen, and the work continues. The following are some examples of UC ANR research and extension projects underway. App…
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…
France Facing 30-year Low in Wheat Yields
…drop in production. The drop in French production comes at a period of high output in other wheat-producing countries, which has led to a fall in world prices, further adding…
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…
Farmers Business Network Announces $20 Million in Funding
…manufacturer direct prices on farm inputs. The new round of fundraising brings total funding to nearly $48 million for the services. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
Drought, lower commodity prices and production issues drive report down The Fresno County Department of Agriculture’s 2015 Crop and Livestock Report was presented to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors….
Farmland Values Dip Amid Lower Crop Prices
…per acre. Lower farm income over the last few years had not impacted land values until recently. Bloomberg reports the trend in land prices is likely to be similar to…
CME ‘Enhancing’ Live Cattle Markets
…concluded the discount would better align delivery values with cash market prices. CME Group will also revise grading and quality specifications and delay the listing of addition futures contracts. With…
Global Food Prices Slightly Lower
…vegetable oils, more than offsetting firmer dairy, meat and sugar prices. Average prices for cereal grains fell 2.8 percent for the month, and vegetable oil prices were down the same….
Farm Credit System Loan Volume Up
…Credit Banks Funding Corporation, Tracey McCabe, says “despite continued lower agricultural commodity prices and global economic challenges, the overall credit quality of the System’s loan portfolio remained favorable.” 2016 first…
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
…The narrowing margin between milk prices and the cost of feed triggered the payments, as provided for by the 2014 Farm Bill. “We understand the nation’s dairy producers are experiencing…
Renewable Fuels Question Credit Spike
…about “recent irregular activity and volatility” in the market for Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, which prices climbed about 30 percent since mid-May. Last week, prices of RINs neared three-year…
Limit and Cut Production Cost
…statements. Over the next five years, the report estimates flat to lower prices for wheat, a three to eight percent increase in corn prices and consistent export growth for soybeans….