…reflect the value of the loss…. Second, under crop insurance, when a farmer experiences a loss, an indemnity payment will be made within 30 days following the signing of the…
USDA/NIFA Invests in Exploratory Research
…found at the NIFA website. Previously funded projects include a project at Ohio State University to determine the effect of sleep loss on the immunity of dairy cattle. Researchers at…
Final Grape Crush Up Slightly Over Last Season
…1,403,145 tons. The average price per ton in District 13 was $304.47. Grapes produced in District 4 (Napa County) received the highest average price of $5,225.04 per ton, up 11.4…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…analysis made it clear that a price cap on conventional ethanol RINs would result in lower volumes of biomass-based diesel produced and used in the United States. “Capping the price…
USDA Report Indicates Increased Corn Demand
…by 175 million bushels to 2.2 billion bushels based on price competitiveness, and increased expected corn ethanol use by 50 million bushels to 5.5 billion bushels. The average price for…
Agri View: Trend Changing for Grocery Shopping
…generation which we call millennials, tend to shop at three or more stores. It isn’t price alone that drives this change. Although it does play an important part. Price, and…
Almond Matters: California Weather Increasing Importance of Fungicides
…and use contact type fungicides, but by then we’re playing catch-up in other words, and we may have suffered some loss already in production because we didn’t get on top…
Celebrating National Celery Month
…B6. Benefits of celery include weight loss, relief from high cholesterol levels and arthritis pain. Celery also helps to detoxify the body and reduce high blood pressure. Why wouldn’t you…
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
Everett Griner talks about the reasons for meat prices increasing in the grocery store in today’s Agri View. Now the cost you pay for a T-Bone steak, or a chuck…
New Study: RIN Price Cap for E15 RVP Waiver “Deal” Would Cut Ethanol Consumption and Trounce Corn Prices
…proposal’s D6 RIN price cap;” and “Corn prices under this scenario would drop, in the short-run, by around 25 cents per bushel.” “The study confirms imposing a price cap on…
Agri View: What is Going on with NAFTA?
…farmers, Canadian farmers, and American farmers, want to keep it strong, and stable. Our Secretary of Agriculture himself said that the loss of NAFTA could have tragic consequences for all…
California Strawberry Commission Website Offers Improved Grower Resources
…information collected by USDA, appear to be the most popular. “We now have live, real-time updated, interactive reports that are daily price-and-volume, the national berry report, as well as the…
USDA Announces More Local Control for School Meal Operations
…application processes. These resources include support for online applications, evidenced-based materials, and best practices to simplify the process for families and ensure that eligible children receive free and reduced-priced meals….
Paraguay Market Now Open To U.S. Pork
…– representing almost 36 percent of the $149 average value of a hog in 2017 – to the price we received for each animal marketed. “The United States can’t sit…