…price collapse that began in 2015. Politico’s Morning Ag Report says Jess Peterson is the group’s Vice President, who said they’ll be re-doubling their efforts to bring about changes to…
Bayer and Monsanto Boards to Meet Soon
…Monsanto of $127.50 per share, roughly $65 billion, which is 18 percent above Monsanto’s closing price last week. People familiar with the deal who asked not to be indentified say…
WASDE at a Glance
WASDE Report Corn: This month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn outlook is for lower production, reduced feed and residual use, lower stocks, and higher prices. Corn production is forecast at 15.093 billion…
Dairy Groups Urge Challenge to Dairy Agreement in Canada
…Canada’s increasingly protectionist policies violate “international trade obligations, hold out the prospect of trade diversion with attendant global price-depressing impacts and are in conflict with the principles of free markets…
Heritage Foundation Looking to the 2018 Farm Bill
…the 2014 farm bill to be eliminated, including support programs like Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage. The group also wants to eliminate the dairy insurance program and current…
Atrazine Important for Conservation Farming
…is an effective way to control weeds but disturbing that top layer of soil leads to a loss of 90 percent of crop residue from the soil. Tillage damages the…
Island Coffee Crop Acreage Down
…numbers however. Average yield is at 5,300 pounds per acre, up 580 pounds from the previous season. The statewide farm price for coffee averaged $1.56 per pound a drop of…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…weather conditions, including impacts from regional flooding and/or drought conditions; crop planted acreage, yield and prices; the supply and demand and price levels for our major products may vary from…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…to fall in 2016, with dairy farms expected to suffer the largest declines in absolute and percentage terms. After record high milk prices in 2014, this would be the second…
Fruits & Nuts Review
…July. Worm sprays were applied to some almond orchards. Yellowing and leaf loss in Carmel almond orchards were reported in Stanislaus and Merced Counties. Spider mite activity picked up with…
Low Wheat Price Support Needed in New Farm Bill
Wheat prices have tumbled to the lowest point they’ve been at in the last decade, thanks in part to a successful harvest in the U.S. and strong harvest prospects overseas….
Falling Food Prices Hurt Farm Belt
The U.S. is on pace to continue the longest stretch of falling food prices in over 50 years. While the lower prices are a boon to shoppers, it’s putting serious…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Farm Income Forecasts
…2014 Farm Bill has provided for a comprehensive farm safety net that will ensure financial stability for America’s farming families. Farm Bill program payments-including Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss…
Pacific Region Poultry/Egg Report
…egg price, at $0.23 per dozen, decreased 1.1 cents from May and is 169.0 cents below June 2015. The June broiler price, at 58.0 cents per pound, is up 2.0…