…(through the burning of fossil fuels) and habitat fragmentation, degradation, and reduction (as natural terrestrial environments are converted into farmlands). Habitat loss is the leading cause of biodiversity loss, and…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
Everett Griner talks about how farmers benefit from low oil prices in today’s Agri View. Farmers Benefit From: Norton Rose Fulbright Low oil prices – what do they mean for…
USDA Says Organic Eggs Have Largest Price Premiums
A new study by the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service finds organic eggs have the largest price premiums over their non-organic counterparts. The study estimated price premiums in grocery…
Agri View: Crop Losses
Everett Griner talks about crop losses due to weather in today’s Agri View. Crop Losses From: EarthSky Extreme weather lowers global crop yield By Benjamin D. Duval, Contributing writer for…
Tomato growers reduce acreage to match markets
…crop and the world crop.” With leftover inventory in warehouses, prices to California growers dropped from $80 a ton in 2015 to $72.50 a ton this year, a price that…
Farming from the Heart- Walnut Prices
This year California Walnut growers seem to be struggling with the low selling price of walnuts. Poidexter Nut Company’s Keith Caetano tells us more about this unsual slump in prices….
Avocado Growers Face Obstacles but Harvest More Fruit
…turns of variables such as import competition, market price fluctuations, weather and pests, and it’s been a real roller coaster ride to the packinghouse, they say. This year’s crop surprised…
China Reports Soft Inflation Data
…percent in June, versus a 5.9 percent gain the month prior. Of note, pork prices are up 30.1 percent from year-ago levels. Non-food prices are up 1.2 percent from this…
USDA Sets 2015 PLC Wheat, Oats Payment Rates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has set Price Loss Coverage payment rates for 2015 crops of wheat at 61 cents per bushel and oats at 28 cents per bushel. However,…
Weigh a Bee
…habitat,” he said. Bees and ‘flower deserts’ California’s wildflowers have disappeared as land has been converted for agriculture, creating “flower deserts.” Bees can respond to a short-term loss of resources…
Agri View: Money Crops
…are located in the following inter-related products: Data by Category (e.g., price, production, etc.) provides monthly U.S. imports and exports, producer and consumer price indexes, and selected retail prices. Data…
Global Food Prices Rise in June
…to June last year, the Dairy Price Index was down 23 points, or 14 percent. Meanwhile, the Meat Price Index increased 2.4 percent compared to May. Finally, sugar prices jumped…
Agri View: Vines Controlling Temperature
…coverage is totally dependent on the size and extent of the support. Tendril-climbing Vines Such vines support themselves by wrapping tendrils, modified, slender, flexible side-shoots, around anything to which they…
Monitoring Anthracnose After Wet Spring
…crop loss because the nuts that get the lesions and the gumming are not marketable,” Lightle said. Advisors have seen the inoculum in orchards this year and if growers notice…