…by 5.8 percent and grain commodity prices have slumped by 4.5 percent. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is estimating 2017 will mark the fourth consecutive year that farm income has…
Spring Picnic Market Basket
…your grocery bill seemed a little bit cheaper for your Easter spending this year. You’re not alone. According to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Spring Picnic Market Basket Survey, we…
Valencia Oranges Increase, Non-Valencia Decrease in Citrus Forecast
Mark Hudson, USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service, Washington D.C. issued the April, 2017 citrus crop forecast. Valencia Oranges Increase, Non-Valencia Decrease in Citrus Forecast The California Valencia orange forecast is…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…were wrong right out of the gate – they missed the mark in both the first two full years of the program – has resulted in a program in need…
USDA Says Corn Plantings are Losing Ground to Soybeans
…projected to plant 46.1 million acres of wheat, down eight percent from last year. If realized, it would mark the lowest wheat acreage since the U.S. began keeping records in…
USDA Trade Mission to Explore Export Opportunities in Middle East, North Africa
…don’t know where to start or how to enter a particular market,” Slupek said. “Trade missions offer a unique opportunity for them to learn first-hand about local market conditions, to…
U.S. Red Meat Exports Strong in January
…abundance of protein, and move more product out of the country by growing U.S. market share in established markets and breaking new ground in emerging destinations.” Beef exports still red-hot…
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…lowest since 2009, but the measured average fruit size was slightly above the previous year. Hear the full report from Mark Hudson of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural…
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…mark reached in 2014. “At this time of record-large pork production, it would be hard to overstate the importance of Mexican demand to the U.S. industry,” said Philip Seng, USMEF…
Insider Shares Political Realities at Record-Breaking Cattle Industry Convention
…Perino was also confident that the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the country’s highest court would be successful. “Mark my words,” she said, “he will get confirmed to the Supreme…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…sight and off of the road, and mark hives, lids and frames with identifying information so that recovered bees can be traced back to their owner. Farmers paying for pollination…
Giving a Helping Hand
…our offices. Women, returning veterans, farmers of color. Others that have been traditionally underserved by other USDA programs.” Little Wild Things Farm. Credit: Mark Oviatt Little Wild Things Farm Little…
National Pork Producers Delegate Body Appointed
…Tigner, Jr., Henry Clay Johnson IV Florida: Tom Crawford, Ricky Lyons Georgia: Dania DeVane, Mark Clemmer Hawaii: Ronald B. McKeehan, Sr., Wayne Shimokawa Idaho: Brad Thornton, Robert T. Johnson Illinois:…
Farm Leaders Taking Part in Inaugural Parade Friday
…Broadcasting past and current presidents Mark Oppold and Max Armstrong. The farm leaders will take part in the RFD-TV Rural Tractor Brigade, driving new tractors along the parade route. Members…