…were actually delivered. There was a lot of food waste and loss that we uncovered as a result of these listening sessions.” Looking ahead Vilsack believes existing and emerging programs…
Improved Soil-Moisture Data Tool Available to Farmers
…free and reportedly provides more thorough spatial coverage and consistency than other methods for measuring soil moisture. Users will mainly be USDA researchers and statisticians, but the tool has been…
Produce Working Group Seeks Food Box Program Adjustments
…using low cost as a determining factor for contract decisions. The belief is that emphasizing price in contract decisions limits produce selections and reduces the potential quality of food boxes….
More Money: CFAP 2 is Back Open
…a duration between six months and one year. Some of the updates to CFAP 2 include additional payments of $20 per acre for farmers of eligible flat-rate or price-triggered crops….
Ag Groups Largely Support $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
…management and further development of climate-smart technologies. The American Jobs Plan also seeks to provide 100 percent broadband coverage to rural areas and make improvements to water infrastructure. Research and…
American Jobs Plan to Improve Broadband and Water Infrastructure
…than 35 percent of rural Americans lack access to quality broadband services. The American Jobs Plan aims to provide affordable broadband coverage to all of rural America. Funding will be…
Water Futures Market May Not Have the Ag Solutions Proponents Suggest
…similar to the stock market. Market participants enter into a contract for a certain price based on the Nasdaq Veles California Water Index hoping the price will rise. Advocates of…
Farm Groups Push for Swift Action on Agriculture Labor from The Senate
…Senate, many farmers do not see a future in labor-intensive agriculture as the margins between profitability and loss disappear due to the federal government’s outdated policies and broken immigration system.”…
Understanding the California Water Futures Market
…function similarly to futures markets for other commodities. The market will allow water users to lock in a particular price they are willing to pay for water. This new futures…
2019 Crop Report Shows More Than $50 Billion in Cash Receipts
…2019 Crop Year Report. “While I am grieved by the tremendous amount of loss and hardship created by this pandemic, I am heartened and grateful to recognize the countless examples…
Legislation Introduced to Improve Cattle Market Transparency
…don’t control the prices they are paid for their products and those raising livestock have legitimate questions about pricing,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a news…
The Western View: Ag Safety Awareness
Safety needs to be top of mind for anyone on the farm. Statistically, farms are risky places. With an loss time accident rate of around 20 per cent, farming is…
Preliminary Grape Crush Down Nearly 14 Percent from 2019
…price for all varieties was down nearly 17 percent. The $674.72 per ton average was the lowest price since 2015. Prices for table grapes fell the furthest at 38.2 percent….
Forecasted Drop in Cotton Acreage Attributed to Uncertainty Ahead
…18 percent down to 28,000 acres. The decline in acreage can be attributed to a multitude of issues that all center on uncertainty facing the industry. “Price is still a…