…$27 million worth of cattle, which includes both cattle and estimated losses of this season’s calf crop. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Texas Wildfire Loss…
‘Innovation is the Cornerstone’ of the California Water Plan
…currently available, Newsom said “We put out a hotter, drier strategy” to offset the loss. This includes plans for improving water security, desalinization plants, stormwater capture, water recycling, and new…
USDA Lowers its Forecast for 2024 Food Prices
Image by Alexa from Pixabay Food price inflation this year could be the smallest in several years. Gary Crawford has more in today’s This Land of Ours report. USDA Lowers its…
Almond Update: ‘Own Your Prime’ Campaign Outperforms Expectations
…on national and cable TV, social media, and other outreach channels. Marin said that the partnership with Coach Prime has generated about 400 percent more high-profile media coverage when compared…
Commodity Groups Object to Petition Related to Duties on Herbicides
…Trade Commission (ITC), the groups stressed that farmers, as price takers, would bear the brunt of this dispute between multinational companies. They urge the ITC to vote against advancing the…
The Race for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
…from the Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), which held a webinar this week titled Putting a Price on Sustainable Aviation Fuel. OPIS Biofuels Director Jordan Godwin says the conversation around…
American Farmland Trust Establishes ‘U.S. Farmed’ Label to Promote Local Ag
…the program is helping to ensure a stronger farm sector for generations to come and to slow the loss of farmland to other uses. The company produces beer brands such…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…pathogen. So, it can help the grower protect their crop and minimize loss. And with the increased costs, whether it’s labor or fuel, every trip across the field, they have…
FARMER Act Introduced to Help Agriculture and Beyond
…by enhancing and providing more support to buy a higher level of coverage and it actually provides that higher level, with coverage on a more affordable basis, and not only…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…a new ranch just coming up with that tentative program to make sure that their fungicide program is going to cover any diseases or pathogens to reduce crop loss and…
Delta-Mendota Canal Floating Solar Project Receives $15 Million
…the dual benefit of generating renewable energy while mitigating water loss through evaporation. It is being spearheaded by collaborations between the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, the U.S. Bureau…
Food Prices Halt Seven-Month Decline
…United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization’s Food Price Index was 118.3 points in March, up 1.3 points or 1.1 percent from its revised February level. The rise in prices was…
Operating Costs Increase While Prices Decrease for Pistachios
…or investment,” Goodrich noted. The 2020 study shows the cost to produce pistachios as $3,210 per acre. While costs increased, prices declined further. “I have the average price of pistachio,…
Optimism for the 2024 California Cotton Season
…Association (CCGGA), Roger Isom said a driving factor in projected increases is the availability of water. Prices of other commodities have also made cotton a more attractive option for growers….