…products. ABC had nicknamed the product “pink slime,” which Beef Products Inc. claims led to significant losses. BPI filed the lawsuit in 2012 claiming the reporting led to the closure…
Agri View: Consumption Factors
…a certain food but I doubt education does. Everybody pays the same price at the checkout counter. And where do those that grow their own fit in? That’s Agri view…
Food Price Index Up in September
…upward pressure on prices. * Unlike for other commodity groups, most prices utilized in the calculation of the FAO Meat Price Index are not available when the FAO Food Price…
Early-Autumn Weather Affects Coastal Crops
…crop loss. “We’re not hearing of any significant effects on the crops,” Robert Roach, the county’s assistant agricultural commissioner, said. “The markets are kind of depressed anyway … a little…
Species of Bee Officially Endangered
…loss, pesticides, and a loss of genetic diversity. The Xerces (Zehr-sees) Society, named after an extinct species of California monarch butterfly, was involved in filing petitions to get bees under…
Direct Sales Helps Beginning Farmers to Survive
…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….