…as companies suffered billions of dollars in losses on the recent port slowdowns. The National Pork Producers Council and 112 other trade associations in March sent a letter to the…
Farm Bureau Asks USDA for Emergency Dairy Assistance
…the U.S. all-milk price fell to $14.50 per hundredweight in May, the lowest level since 2009. In addition, he told USDA, dairy farm cash receipts from milk sales have fallen…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…to how few processors are left, with Pacific Coast Producers, Del Monte and Seneca Foods being the last three canners. Packers have also consolidated. In the Lake/Mendocino growing region, Scully…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
NMPF Asks USDA to Provide Assistance to Dairy Farmers Struggling from Global Milk Price Depression As America’s dairy farmers endure the lowest milk prices since the Great Recession of 2009,…
Vegetable Seeds Headline Breeder Field Day
HM. Clause held its 2016 Davis Field Days at its research farm in Davis. The HM. Clause field day brought in producers from several countries to learn more about the…
Dairy Industry Leaders Pledge Cooperation
…for the exclusive use of some European producers. Signing the memorandum for the United States were Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, and Tom Suber,…
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
Brazil’s agriculture ministry is seeking the approval of U.S. GMO corn imports as the country’s livestock, and poultry producers struggle with tight supplies and rising domestic prices. Pro Farmer’s First…
Land Grant Universities Compiling Animal Feed Database
21 land-grant institutions are collaborating to provide researchers, producers and industry partners’ up-to-date, research-based information on the nutrient needs of agricultural animals. Since forming in 2010, the National Animal Nutrition…
CA Free of TB Testing for Cattle Movement
…products produced in California. Milk pasteurization destroys organisms that could be harmful to humans, including tuberculosis organisms. The state’s two raw milk dairies are regularly tested for tuberculosis. All cattle…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…Amounts in the report reflect the gross income values only (income before expenses) and does not reflect net return to producers. According to the released figures, an increase was seen…
Technology Needed to Meet Population Growth
…are usually located in areas in which there is productive farmland and they consume it as they develop.” Hodgson says there’s a need to make sure producers get the latest…
Dollars Spent at Farmers Market
…generating twice as much economic activity within the region, as compared to producers who are not involved in direct marketing. Sacramento Region direct market producers averaged $164,631 in sales per…
Wal-Mart donated $1 Million for Conservation Efforts by Rice Farmers
…with conservation practices. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: Ducks Unlimited More rice producers will have the opportunity to increase sustainability and profitability on their farms…
Agri View: Telematics
Everett Griner talks about telematics saving producers time and money in today’s Agri View. Telematics For the first time, I just read an article about Telematics. The word in itself…