…the smaller farms. The USDA says farmers with direct-to-consumer sales can get a higher price for their product and reach a certain level of sales with less machinery and land….
Monsanto Sales and Profits Lower in 2016
…and transformation cost savings. Monsanto reported a net loss of $191 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to a net loss of $495 million at the same time…
U.N. Official Says Lower Food Prices Threaten Anti-Hunger Efforts
…month following the most recent FOA Food Price Index that recorded a 15 month high. The September Food Price Index averaged 165.6 points in August 2016, up 1.9 percent from…
Safety-Net Payments to Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that many of the 1.7 million farms that enrolled in either the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs will…
Pacific Region Poultry and Egg Report
…Poultry and Egg Prices The July market egg price, at $0.36 per dozen, increased 13.1 cents from June but is 143.9 cents below July 2015. The July broiler price, at…
World Dairy Expo Kicks off in Madison, WI
…industry, World Dairy Expo attracts more than 70,000 attendees from over 90 countries to Madison, Wis. each year. AgNet West’s coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by SCR Dairy….
USDA to Require Meat Packers to Report Online Cattle Buys
…in weekly price reports. The price reports are used by companies like Tyson Foods and Cargill to determine prices to pay ranchers for animals. USDA noted participation in the cash…
Agri View: Food Prices
Everett Griner talks about America, still number one in food prices, in today’s Agri View. Food Prices We are still the best fed nation in the world, at the best…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…Another SCRI grant helped a research team led by the University of Georgia to develop an advanced sensor system to help harvest and process blueberries at high-speed with low loss….
Citrus Crop Forecast Live Coverage Wednesday, October 12
…new premier sponsor for this crop forecast coverage series, OnlyMoso USA, will host AgNet’s Gary Cooper to anchor the broadcast from a related bamboo business headquarters in Italy, which has…
Sacramento Valley Rice Harvest Accelerates
…prices. This comes as state rice inventories have been building. Marketers say lower prices now allow them to sell more rice and win back price-sensitive markets that had largely turned…
Apple a Day
…prevent memory loss. Eating an apple a day, with one teaspoon of honey and one cup of milk, is recommended in the treatment for loss of memory and mental irritability….
USDA Launches Cage-Free Egg Report
…transparency to the cage-free shell egg market. The new monthly report includes wholesale price information for cage-free shell eggs traded on a contract basis and negotiated spot market basis. The…
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Lower Food Prices
…8 percent compared to a survey conducted a year ago. Of the 16 items surveyed, 13 decreased and three increased in average price. Egg prices dropped significantly due to production…