…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…
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…
Dairy Farmers work to Help Cows Stay Cool
…buoy milk prices being weighed down by large inventories and other factors. Milk production typically falls during summer months, as cows respond to the heat. Record-setting heat in June had…
Current Farm Downturn Not Likely to Reach 1980’s Crisis
…points out that interest rates were very high in the 1980s, and today’s interest rates are historically low. The price of oil is another major difference, according to his report….
American Farm Bureau Lists Farm Bill Goals
…upcoming farm bill debate. “Because of low commodity prices, many of America’s farmers and ranchers are struggling,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “The risk management and safety net provisions of…
Farms and Ranches Need Tax Relief Now
…On his family farm in Volga, South Dakota, VanderWal has seen the price of corn go as high as $7.60 per bushel to as low as $2.80 per bushel in…
USDA Releases July WASDE, Crop Production Reports
…in higher than the pre-report average estimate as well, according to DTN-The Progressive Farmer. The farm price for the 2017-18 soybean crop was pegged at an average of $9.40 a…
Farmland Market Trend Hard to Define
…shows a price decline from previous selling prices. Ag land values in most areas should be expected to continue gradually declining over the next several years if commodity prices and…
Cost for Your Summer Cookout
…hamburgers, watermelon and American cheese was $55.70, down slightly from last year’s total. He says the declines in price follows the market action and on-farm production, with an increase in…
Coffee Grown in California
…southern California are figuring out ways to make coffee thrive by growing the coffee bush under the shade of older, taller, low-yielding avocado trees. At the moment, the price of…
Eastern Canada Dairy Producers Get Quota Increase
…products. Canada is mulling a nation-wide milk class that lowers the price of milk to make milk protein isolates to compete with U.S. products. However, that plan is being scrutinized…
Late-Harvest Processing Peaches Bring More Green
…often pay more for extra-early harvested peach varieties, but the researchers found significant differences in price, yield, and fruit thinning costs. The study showed late-harvested varieties to have a price…