…without the flowers getting pollinated, plants lose a chance at reproducing in a given year. Read more. [1] Memmott, J., P. G. Craze, N.M. Waser and M.V. Price. 2007. Global…
Bayer Releases More Info on Monsanto Bid
…employees of both companies alike. Our all-cash offer is compelling for Monsanto’s shareholders and represents a premium of 37 percent to the unaffected share price. We also expect to create…
Milk-for-Cheese Pricing Formula Adjustment
CDFA announces adjustment to milk-for-cheese pricing formula CDFA has released a letter to dairy processors and producers announcing a permanent adjustment in the price for milk sold for cheese production….
Two Sides of TPP
…$21 million. AFBF also predicts price increases for beef ($2.66 per hundredweight), pork ($2.45 per hundredweight) and poultry ($1.40 per hundredweight). In the dairy sector, prices will increase for butter…
Farmers Check Impact of Spring Storms
…Association, which negotiates with buyers to establish the price for prunes. If California prune growers are unable to effectively supply the market, Thompson said, this may open more doors for…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
…2015) • U.S. beef production (commercial carcass weight) was 23.69 billion pounds. (2015) The total U.S. beef consumed was 24.807 billion pounds. (2015) Average annual U.S. retail Choice beef price…
Factors Impacting Cost of Production
…of production to America’s farmers and ranchers is impacted by many factors ranging from market price and land values to government policies and regulations. According to our witness from Illinois,…
Slightly Higher Acres Removed in Almond Report
…the previous high prices for almonds. Prices have dropped significantly however, and producers are taking those trees out of production. Doll says the other factor is water scarcity and price….
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…The Issue: The ostrich market is now experiencing large growth increases, due to the breakup of a South African ostrich monopoly. This breakup has caused the worldwide price of ostrich…
Clean Water Crisis Threatens U.S.
…of lead contamination. While the price tag is daunting, advocates and lawmakers argue the costs of inaction are far greater. “The first reaction we always get when we talk about…
Agri View: Robot Tractors and Agriculture
…Automation software also is used to manage the tractor’s path and controls by using GPS and radio feedback. “The average selling price of driverless tractors will be quite high in…
Smithsonian – “Ask a Farmer”
…MD Chuck Fry, Rocky Point Cremery • Tuscarora, MD Todd Price, Historic Wagner Farm • Glenview, IL Katie Heger, Heger Farms • Underwood, ND Glenn Shirley, Shirley Farms • Westminster,…
Agri View: Grand Champion
…The price of beef reached a record high last year at the Fort Worth Stock Show. The grand champion steer, Bob Marley, sold for a record $240,000 in the annual…
Conaway-“Cotton Growers Under Assault”
…start selling off government-owned stockpiles, a result of their reckless policy that has depressed world cotton prices and that continues to hang over the market. Add to that the fact…