…in 2014 and the first half of 2015. However, cattle prices inexplicably collapsed in the second half of 2015. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed concerns about high-frequency trading…
HFCS Prices Near Records as Usage Nears Lows
…HFCS prices have risen since 2014, said corn wet millers and sweetener traders, when Cargill shuttered its corn syrup plant in Memphis, Tennessee. The reduced production capacity reduced supply to…
Agri View: Honeybee Rebound
…over eight thousand more colonies of honeybees than 2014. Does that mean we found a way to stop CCD? No. It means that bee farmers are doing a better job….
European Grapevine Moth Eradicated From California
…shrunk quickly from a high of 2,334 square miles in 2013 to 446 square miles in 2014. “This destructive invasive species put grape and stone fruit crops worth more than…
Poultry Facilities Recognized
…100 full time workers a year. That’s down from 4.5 in 2013. This is an 81 percent drop from 1994 when records were first kept when the rate was 22.7…
Environmental Impact Report Draft Released
…29 water supply contracts have the same general provisions, and each has an initial term of 75 years. From May 2013 to June 2014, DWR and the 29 State Water…
APHIS Accepting Applications for FY 2017 NCPN Cooperative Agreements
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is inviting stakeholders to submit applications for fiscal year (FY) 2017 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) projects under the 2014 Farm Bill…
Confidence Gaining in Brazil’s Agriculture
…confidence between and 200, a score of 100 represents neutral. This is the first time the index has topped 100 since the first quarter of 2014. Brazil’s business confidence, in…
Rabobank: Land Rent Values Must Decline
…on land values and rent prices. Rabobank says from 2006 to 2013, significant increases in commodity prices, due to surging demand, signaled the need for more land to be converted…
Zika Virus Battle
…Aedes aegypti mosquito, a tiny, black and white mosquito that can spread the Zika virus. Aedes aegypti were first identified in California in June 2013, when they were found in…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
…the President’s directive in early 2014 to develop new standards that run into the next decade. The final phase two program promotes a new generation of cleaner, more fuel-efficient trucks…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…agriculture in 2016, but with much less severe and widespread impacts than in the two previous drought years, 2014 and 2015. Winter and spring were wetter in the Sacramento Valley,…
Port Workers Agree to Discuss Contract Extension
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union delegates last week voted to discuss a contract extension with the Pacific Maritime Association. Pro Farmer reports an extension would spare shippers the prospect…
Farm Bureau Asks USDA for Emergency Dairy Assistance
…$16 billion since the record highs of 2014. USDA is projecting a 2016 average milk price of $15.70 per hundredweight, down 35 percent from 2014 and the second-lowest level in…