A measure of global food prices increased in May, after a decline in April. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released its monthly Food Price Index Thursday….
Agri View: Food Cost Drops in 2016
…America pay for food we consume. The Consumer Price Index is the most accepted source for yearly spending. For instance, we paid less for the foods consumed at home in…
Healthy Diet with Affordable Produce
…spotted, since green and bright yellow bananas can cause indigestion and bloat. Green Apples. Not just low in price, but low in sugar and high in fiber. They also contain…
Secretaries Perdue and Zinke Stress Inter-Departmental Collaboration as Wildfire Season Approaches
…and the management tools available to us. By keeping our employees and the public safe from harm or loss, by effectively suppressing an unwanted fire, and by doing everything we…
Agri View: Good Vidalia Onion Crop
…a big price. Other farmers, who through the Depression years hadn’t been able to get a fair price for their produce, thought Coleman had found a gold mine! They began…
May Dairy Market Report
…up inventories and putting some pressure on cheese prices. Still, exports of most products showed strong year-over-year growth during the first quarter of 2017. Federal order Class prices have dropped…
Citrus Disease HLB Detection and Quarantine in Orange County
…disease in 2005, and the two have now been detected in all 30 citrus-producing counties in that state. The University of Florida estimates that the disease causes an average loss…
Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
…once a month or as needed to make important decisions on disaster and conservation programs, emergency programs, commodity price support loan programs, county office employment, and other agricultural issues. Members…
NPPC White Paper Details Benefits Of NAFTA
…$14 per hog, or a nearly $1.7 billion aggregate loss to the industry. “A loss in exports to Mexico of that magnitude would be cataclysmic for the U.S. pork industry,”…
Plants That Are a Magnet for Bees
…populations due to colony collapse disorder, native bee populations including bumblebees, mason bees and many other solitary bee species, are also on the decline. Habitat loss due to urban and…
White House Budget Proposal Cuts Ag Spending $46 Billion
…price option. The proposed budget cuts would actually eliminate the Rural Development Program, which provides zero-interest loans to rural utilities and support to rural businesses. It would also reduce government…
Ag Groups Respond to White House Budget Cuts
…cuts, especially in the midst of a farm crisis that has family farmers and ranchers enduring a drastic, four-year slide in farm prices and a 50 percent drop in net…
Consumers Overwhelmed by Conflicting Food Information
…Almost all consumers (96 percent) seek out health benefits from what they eat and drink (the top benefits being weight loss, cardiovascular health, energy, and digestive health), but out of…
Children’s Book – Busy on the Farm
…more about the book series by visiting octanepress.com. I’m Cathy Isom… A discounted web price of $10.00 is available by clicking here. Retailers can make orders and inquiries by emailing…