…raised broader questions among some analysts on payoffs from the milk company’s long-term strategy to focus investment on branded milk products. Meanwhile, retailers have added to the price pressure by…
June Results Confirm Strong First Half for U.S. Red Meat Exports
…($558.4 million). This reflected the strong price commanded for pork variety meat, as first-half variety meat exports to the region climbed 19 percent in volume (172,269 mt) and 28 percent…
Global Food Prices Hit Three-year High
Global food prices reached a three-year high in July, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. The FAO Food Price Index in July averaged 179.1 points in July…
Tomato Harvest Slowly Gains Momentum
…three years ago just slowed the export trend down. We’re just trying to realign in the current marketplace.” Sanguinetti said the price worries him. “That’s about a break-even price,” he…
Bees Are Buzzing Back from Colony Collapse
…and other factors still stressing bees, the overall increase is largely the result of constant replenishment of losses. Colony Collapse, while not a leading cause of loss, has perplexed scientists…
Farmers Indicate Higher Outlook on Farm Economy
…cotton prices in the next 12 months. Many indicated they expected to see higher commodity prices through the next year. The improvement in producers’ expectations for commodity prices corresponded with…
Wind Power Advancing in U.S.
…good for their bottom line, locking in clean energy at a stable price for many years into the future. In the second quarter, construction started on 2,495 MW of projects,…
Trucks Carry Majority of NAFTA Freight
…recent months, there was only a modest year-over-year increase in the price of mineral fuels (3.8 percent). In May, the increase in the value of freight by pipeline and vessel…
Drought Expands Across the U.S.
…double-digit percentage increases. Drought coverage is growing around the nation, with the current drought monitor showing over 32 percent of the country in some form of drought. From the National…
Apiculture Insurance Expanded to More States
…breeding stock. “Expanding this coverage so that more producers can participate in the Federal crop insurance program strengthens the rural economy through a broader farm safety net,” said RMA Acting…
Folta: Ben and Jerry’s Report Work of Bad Science
…item gets readers, fulfills an activist agenda, and most of all spreads fear of perfectly safe food. News coverage the day after spreads the manufactured fear throughout the gullible media…
Health Care Reform: NFU on What’s Happening Now
…the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a step in the right direction. It installed a system of tax credits and premium subsidies that allows many farmers to maintain consistent coverage,…
Improvements to Margin Protection Program Advance
…free coverage for the first 5 million pounds of milk produced to $5 per hundredweight. National Milk Producers Federation originally developed the program as a response to the disastrous losses…
Readout on Principals Meeting on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity Task Force
…Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. Also in attendance were representatives from the…