Agri View: Foreigner’s Farmland

DanAgri View, General

…1,790 acres of farmland in Blythe, California — an agricultural town along the Colorado River — for nearly $32 million. Two years ago, Fondomont’s parent company, Saudi food giant Almarai,…

Home-Made Fertilizer

DanGeneral, This Land of Ours

…amend the soil. Of course, that is true. Compost can be made at home out of leftover food scraps and lawn clippings, and so it is virtually cost-free. Composting may…

Agri View: Cattle Ranching

DanAgri View, Cattle

…from $7.135 (billion) • Top export markets for 2015 (in order): Japan, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Hong Kong, Middle East (U.S. Meat Export Federation) 2015 National Cattlemen Directions Statistics  …

Loans for Farm Storage-Handling Equipment

DanGeneral

…chickpeas, dry peas, sugar, peanuts, barley, rye, hay, honey, hops, maple sap, unprocessed meat and poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and renewable biomass. FSFL microloans can also be used…