…different U.S. business sectors. Metal company stocks rose sharply after the midday announcement. At the same time, the announcement pushed the Canadian dollar sharply lower. While it did bounce back…
February Garden Prep for Spring Gardening
…beds to lie undisturbed for 3 to 4 weeks before planting. February is also a good month to prune back rose bushes and replenish mulch in flowerbeds. I’m Cathy Isom……
Celebrating National Cherry Pie Day
…actually belong to the rose family. Whether it’s for breakfast, lunch or dinner, today have a slice of cherry pie fresh from your local bakery. Or try baking your own….
Agri View: Pine Beetle Outbreak
…UF/<a href=”http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/trees/southern_pine_beetle.htm” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>Entomology & Nematology</a>/Lateral view of southern pine beetle, <em>Dendroctonus frontalis</em> Zimmermann. Photograph by David T. Almquist, University of Florida. (bottom right) Courtesy UF/<a href=”http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/trees/southern_pine_beetle.htm” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>Entomology &…
2017 California Winegrape Crush Size Confirms Grape Supply Stability
…overall average up from where it was in 2016”, said Allied Grape Growers’ President Nat DiBuduo. Despite vineyard planting and removal trends in recent years, California’s Central Valley production rose…
January Ag Economy Barometer Results
…11 points, and the Index of Current Conditions rose to a reading of 144, up five points compared to December 2017. Organizers pointed to an improvement in the share of…
Rural Mainstreet Index Declines
…rose three points to 42.2, remaining below growth natural for now 50 months, and the January farm equipment-sales index slumped to 24.4 from December’s 29.3. Confidence indicated by the rural…
Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Wings
…research by The NPD Group, which found 64 percent of chicken wings served in restaurants are bone-in. Servings for the bone-in wings rose by 6 percent in 2017, while boneless…
Register for Annual Tri-County Walnut Day
…moth will also be presented. The half-day session will conclude with a presentation on the status and impact of thousand cankers disease and the walnut twig beetle in California, followed…
Farmers Are Becoming Less Optimistic About the Future
…for their farms in the next year fell 20 percent from the previous survey, while the share of farmers expecting worse financial conditions over the coming year rose 30 percent….
Organic Milk Sales Lower
…white milk that fell 4.5 percent. Plant-based milks rose 2.9 percent in sales. However, the largest gains in milk sales were seen by specialty milk which would include products like…
New Zealand Production Drop Causes Dairy Prices to Rise
…at $3,124 per ton. The most widely traded product, whole milk powder, saw the largest gain in prices at an increase of 4.2 percent. Skim milk powder prices also rose…
Demand Supporting Hog Prices
…of 2018 and by near four percent in the last-half of 2018. The theme for the pork market in 2017 was higher production and higher prices when pork production rose…
Downward Pressure Expected on 2018 Cash Rents
…stay the same as last year rose to 45 percent, up from 24 percent last year and 21 percent in 2015. Walsten says, “The boost in respondents expecting no change…