…a time when gas prices are approaching a national average of three dollars per gallon. That’s a higher average price than consumers have paid in years. “Every summer, earth-friendly E15…
USDA Reopens Application Period for Producers Recovering from Cattle Loss, Other Disasters
…adjusted gross income of more than $900,000 are not eligible.) Changing LIP to allow producers to receive a payment for injured livestock that are sold for a reduced price due…
Reminder: MPP Enrollment Deadline Looming
…based on the difference between the national all-milk price and the national average feed cost. The 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act made several changes to the safety net program to provide…
Secretary Perdue Receives Request for Dairy Relief Funds
A request for $300 million in dairy relief funds to assist dairy farmers dealing with low milk prices has been made by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The request that was sent…
Trade Retaliation Hurting U.S. Pork Producers
…of the few sectors of the U.S. economy that can immediately reduce the trade imbalance with China, where pork represents approximately ten percent of the consumer price index. Eliminating punitive…
Brazil Truck Drivers Quit Working Because of High Diesel Prices
…known as ABCAM, says the move isn’t sufficient because the cuts only last 15 days. After that, the company returns to setting domestic prices based on international oil prices. Even…
Dairy Farmers Have Until June 1 to Apply for Improved Safety Net under MPP
…between the national all-milk price and the national average feed cost. The 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act made several changes to the safety net program to provide better protections for dairy…
Controlled Environment Ag Growing
…high rates according to the report, partially due to the price premiums and significantly higher yields that technology, such as hydroponics, provides. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News…
Perdue Names Bruce Summers AMS Administrator
…grading, laboratory and quality verification programs. The agency also manages the USDA Market News Service, which provides free, unbiased price and sales information on farm commodities, and ensures fair trade…
Agri View: Who Loses in the Event of a Trade War?
…Iowa farmer $120 dollars to raise a hog to market weight. When that trade war talk began to circulate, the cost fell to $100 dollars. Or soybeans. The price fluctuates….
Conaway Comments on Trump Challenging India Market Practices
…the Trump administration, contend that India is under-reporting its market price support for wheat and rice. The U.S. says that India’s market price support for wheat and rice far exceeded…
USDA Projects Smaller Corn, Soybean Crops
…summer growing season weather. The season-average farm price for corn is projected at $3.30 to $4.30 per bushel, up 40 cents at the midpoint from 2017/18. Meanwhile, the U.S. soybean…
First-Ever WTO Counter Notification Against India’s Market Price Support Issued by U.S.
…with India’s notification of its market price support for rice and wheat. These include issues with the quantity of production used in market price support calculations, the exclusion of state-level…
Agri View: Fruit and Vegetable Labor Problem
…is causing this price increase is labor. Farmers are dealing with two problems. Both labor related. In the first place, it is getting harder and harder to find the labor…