…owner of Monsanto Company. Monsanto shareholders are being paid 128 U.S. dollars per share. J.P. Morgan assisted Bayer with processing the purchase price payment for the largest acquisition in the…
USDA Announces Producer Approval of California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…the Announcement of Advanced Prices and Pricing Factors, and affected parties must comply with all provisions beginning November 1, 2018. USDA will work over the next few months to educate…
More Than 20,000 Dairy Farms Have Signed up for MPP
…milk production. Congress earlier this year revised MPP retroactively for 2018, including lower premiums for higher levels of coverage. Dairy groups had long advocated for changes to the program that…
Agri View: Trade War Threat Continues
…dollars. While talk is about pork, soybeans, and a couple of other staples it will have price reaction to a lot more than just farm goods. Fact is. We don’t…
Almond Matters: Preventing Hull Rot
…to stop.” Hull rot comes from either Rhizopus or Monilinia infecting hulls and releasing pathogens into the fruiting wood, killing the wood and causing crop loss. Hull split is the…
Margin Protection Program for Dairy Enrollment Deadline June 8
…much needed safety net for dairy producers, and signup will continue until Friday, June 8, 2018, for them to elect coverage. All dairy operations must make new coverage elections for…
NMPF Thanks USDA for Extending Margin Protection Program Sign-up Window
…calculate their coverage needs based on price projections. NMPF’s Future for Dairy website also offers informative resources and tools to help farmers determine the best insurance options for their operations….
RVP Period Begins Friday as Fuel Prices Climb Higher
…a time when gas prices are approaching a national average of three dollars per gallon. That’s a higher average price than consumers have paid in years. “Every summer, earth-friendly E15…
Agriculture Groups Oppose Tariffs
…considerable lost value for U.S. pork producers. According to Iowa State University Economist Dermot Hayes, hog futures dropped $18 per animal, amounting to a $2.2 billion loss on an annualized…
USDA Reopens Application Period for Producers Recovering from Cattle Loss, Other Disasters
…applications on June 4 from agricultural producers who suffered livestock, honeybees, farm-raised fish and other losses due to natural disasters. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reopening the application period…
Trade Retaliation Already Hurting Pork Producers
…farmers have lost $2.2 billion on an annualized basis. The losses are a direct result of the events leading up to and following China’s 25 percent punitive tariffs in retaliation…
Reminder: MPP Enrollment Deadline Looming
…revised by Congress earlier this year. USDA says many producers will see payments in early June, depending on the coverage they elect. The program protects dairy producers by paying them…
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
A request for $300 million in dairy relief funds to assist dairy farmers dealing with low milk prices has been made by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The request that was sent…
Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
Producer Losses at $2.2 Billion Since March 1 The National Pork Producers called for a swift resolution of the United States-China trade dispute, paving the way for increased U.S. pork…