Since March, the area of the US covered in drought has nearly doubled, with another month to month increase reported in August. U.S. Drought Coverage Creeps Upward Again This Month…
The People’s Department: A New Era for Civil Rights at USDA
…over 20 engagement events on heirs property loss to help socially disadvantaged landowners keep land in their families; and in 2015, OASCR signed a historic memorandum of understanding with the…
Global Food Prices Slightly Lower
…vegetable oils, more than offsetting firmer dairy, meat and sugar prices. Average prices for cereal grains fell 2.8 percent for the month, and vegetable oil prices were down the same….
USDA Announces Assistance for Dairy Farmers
…level will receive payments. MPP-Dairy payments are triggered when the national average margin—or the difference between the price of milk and the cost of feed—falls below a level of coverage…
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
…MPP-Dairy payments are triggered when the national average margin (the difference between the price of milk and the cost of feed) falls below a level of coverage selected by the…
Renewable Fuels Question Credit Spike
…about “recent irregular activity and volatility” in the market for Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs, which prices climbed about 30 percent since mid-May. Last week, prices of RINs neared three-year…
Poultry Review
…of 23.0 million. U.S. Poultry and Egg Prices The June market egg price, at $0.23 per dozen, decreased 1.1 cents from May and is 169.0 cents below June 2015. The…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…the rancher. “It’s got to be profitable. You can’t do it for free and you certainly can’t do it for a loss,” he said. Land management agencies, however, continue to…
July Dairy Market Report
The July issue of the NMPF-DMI Dairy Market Report is now available online. Dairy futures markets suggest milk prices have likely bottomed out for the year, following a drop of…
Survey Shows Cover Crops Boost Yields
…really show their worth in challenging years. They help soils improve their capacity to hold more moisture and water infiltration improves. That can minimize cash crop loss due to stress….
Agri View: Changing Weather
…sooner. Effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring: loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise and longer, more intense…
Effects of Agricultural Conservation
…Lake Erie Basin shows voluntary conservation is making significant headway in reducing nutrient and sediment loss from farms and that there is opportunity to improve conservation management across the basin…
Organic Livestock Rule Concern
…the letter that says “the proposed rule raises significant concerns regarding the impact on current organic poultry and egg producers, as well as access and price for organic consumers.” Further,…
Agri View: Food Production
…our precious water supplies and a major polluter, as runoff from fertilizers and manure disrupts fragile lakes, rivers, and coastal ecosystems across the globe. Agriculture also accelerates the loss of…