…biofuels, which negatively affected roughly 800 million bushels of corn demand. Because of those waivers, the National Biodiesel Board says that amounted to a loss of 300 million gallons of…
Agri View: Worst Wildfire Year Ever?
…people involved in trying to gain control, to no avail. The loss of lives is at a new record. Property losses haven’t even begun to be counted. It is easy…
USDA Announces Investment to Expand Markets for Specialty Crop and Other Farmers
…lays eggs in ripening fruit just prior to harvest. As a result, growers often increase insecticide applications near harvest or accept increased loss of product in response to the damage…
There were at least 35,000 acres of asparagus...Now you're looking at about 2,000 acres.
Jeff Klein, California Asparagus Commissioner
Farm Bureau Details Trade, Tariff Impacts on Agriculture
…from $7.65 to $10.15 per bushel, down from a month earlier, when the projected average price was $8.00 to $10.50 per bushel. In one month, the estimated price declined 3-to-4…
WASDE Predicts Second-largest Corn Crop, Record Soybean Crop
…price received by producers is projected ten cents lower with a midpoint of $3.50 per bushel. Meanwhile, U.S. Soybean production is projected at a record 4.6 billion bushels, up 107…
2019 Farmland Rental Rates Expected Steady with 2018
…for the most part. The company notes that despite current low grain prices, many farmers had the opportunity to forward price corn and soybeans at similar or better prices than…
Senate Ag Leaders Question USDA Reorganization
…many employees to leave USDA and cause a loss of expertise, along with making it difficult for USDA researchers to work with other federal agencies on issues such as infectious…
Agri View: River Barge Traffic
…farm products. Not just the soybeans. Those idle barges means the loss of jobs. Although, the Mississippi River drags along through several states. It seems that Illinois, Iowa, and Arkansas,…
Record Walnut Production Forecasted for 2018
…the price per ton, have both shown a steady trend of growth. The past ten years of data show that on average final production numbers have been within approximately 25,000…
USDA Launches Trade Mitigation Programs
…sell a good crop at a fair price, rather than receive government aid, and that’s what long-term trade deals will accomplish. But in the meantime, President Trump has promised that…
The Western View: CRB Study in Ag Financial Issues
…California growers will have to charge more for their products – even with the shipping costs of the foreign-grown fruit factored in. We all know that when the price of…
Water Works: Diverse Opposition to the State Water Proposal
…on agriculture as a main economic driver, a significant loss of financial activity from a decline in farm production could be catastrophic for entire communities. After receiving more than 250…
Agri View: Christmas Tree Crop Problems
Everett Griner talks about problems with the 2018 Christmas tree crop in today’s Agri View. Everett explains how the problems with the drought, and other problems, will affect the price…