The House Agriculture Committee met Wednesday to discuss dairy provisions in the Farm Bill. House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott (D-GA) says while the creation of the Dairy Margin Coverage…
Almond Matters: Good Application Coverage Critical to Effective Pest Management
In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, a critical factor in effective pest management is achieving good application coverage. With hull split closing in, growers are busy getting…
Problems Continue for Honeybees
…pretty much an ongoing phenomenon since 2006/2007.” He said for this year, the national average is around 40 percent winter loss and likely 50 percent or greater annual loss of…
Impacts of Shipping Delays Being Felt in California Dairy Industry
…Exchange is of course betting on. If the supply reads high, because we have all this stuff in storage, then eventually that pushes down the price.” Listen to the radio…
Stabenow on Senate Ag Committee Work
…lack of transparency and competition in the meat processing industry. When we’ve got four big meat processors and two foreign-owned and we see farmers not getting the price that they…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 06-03-22
…in fuel price, and a study that demonstrates the value of programs supporting export market development. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
…reduce food loss and waste. The United States wasted $408 billion worth of food in 2019 – more than a third of the total U.S. food supply. Wasted food results…
Farm Bureau Virtual Event Focuses on Farmer Mental Health
…suicide at a rate of 2-5 times higher than the national average? It is critical that we do something to change that statistic! Stress, addiction, loss, financial hardship, relationship struggles,…
U. S. Wine Imports
…in wine imports in 2021, although the volume from Italy was more than twice that of France because of its lower average price. In 2020, imports from the EU temporarily…
Almond Matters: Prioritizing Coverage with Miticide Applications
…really getting good coverage,” said Burkdoll. “To the degree that you get coverage is the degree you will get kill.” The potential for mite propagation increases as the temperatures start…
USDA to Provide $6 Billion in Natural Disaster Assistance to Producers
…coverage that producers have. Producers that receive phase one payments through ERP will be required to purchase either crop insurance or NAP coverage for the next two crop years. Once…
Bidens Plan to Boost Crop Production and Address Cost Increases
…were highlighted as a central figure in combatting “Putin’s Price Hike.” In total, the announcement is meant to lower cost production costs for farmers and ultimately address increasing food costs….
Almond Update: Irrigation Approaches with Limited Water Availability
…at the historical average for that period of time to give you an idea of what the water loss is and what the applied water needs to be. Or if…
Witness Intimidation at House Ag Hearing on Cattle Markets
The House Ag Committee held a hearing last week titled: “An Examination of Price Discrepancies, Transparency, and Alleged Unfair Practices in Cattle Markets.” Four cow/calf operators were scheduled to testify…