…prompt the nation to engage with the United States. The trade war is shifting agricultural markets and where China is sourcing commodities such as soybeans. However, the low price of…
Canada Dairy Industry: New NAFTA a Bad Outcome
Dairy farmers in Canada “paid the price” to conclude an international trade agreement, according to Dairy Farmers of Canada. The recently announced U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement that will replace the…
Bipartisan Support for Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension
…Affairs is Kurt Kovarik, who says, “Right now, soybean farmers are harvesting a record crop. However, they’re facing an extreme uncertainty about the price they’ll get and whether or not…
Walmart to Require Blockchain to Limit Impact of Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks
…Vice President of Food for Walmart U.S. Charles Redfield said in a statement. “We have to go further than offering great food at an everyday low price. Our customers need…
Cargill CEO Concerned with Long-Term Health of Ag in Trade Dispute
…a long-term dispute with China could squeeze the U.S. out as China turns to other sellers of soybeans, as the nation is doing now. Soybean prices are near the lowest…
Perdue Comments on DOJ Filing in 9th Circuit Chlorpyrifos Ruling
…States and the world. This ruling, which would mean the sudden and total loss of chlorpyrifos, prevents farmers from using an effective and economical crop protection tool. Chlorpyrifos is used…
NCGA Calls on Congress to Pass Farm Bill Before Heading Home
…price of corn from the beginning of May, right before tariffs were announced, through July, when tariffs were implemented. This is a $6.3 billion loss to corn farmers alone. In…
High-Yield Farming May Be Better for Environment Than Previously Believed
…and European wheat. The results suggest that more intensive production methods require less land, cause less soil loss, consume less water and may result in the production of fewer pollutants….
EPA Releases RFS Waiver Information Online
…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…