Farmers, law enforcement officers and county agricultural commissioners say they have taken a big bite out of crime in California’s eight leading walnut-producing counties. As the price of walnuts increased…
USDA to Provide $4 Million for Honey Bee Habitat
…impacts, and the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts limited surveys of honey production, number of colonies, price, and value of production which provide some data essential for research by…
USDA Extends Dairy Margin Protection Program Deadlines
…to enroll in the voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The program provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin – the difference between the price of…
USDA to Launch New Farm Bill Program to Help Provide Relief to Farmers Affected by Severe Weather
…as the Agricultural Risk Coverage, the Price Loss Coverage, Supplemental Coverage Option and Stacked Income Protection Plan. USDA is now able to leverage data from the Agricultural Risk Coverage and…
AZ/CA/NV Direct Feeder Cattle Review
…300 lbs. 270.00 Mar Del; 325 lbs. 306.00 Mar Del. Large #3 Holstein steers Head Wt. Range Avg. Weight Price Range Avg. Price Delivery 150 300 300 270.00 270.00 Mar….
Farmers Deciding on Farm Bill Programs
The nation’s farmers are looking at their options of farm bill programs, and many are deciding whether to choose the Agricultural Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs. Sabrina Hill…
Experts Urge Farmers to Use New Tool
…farmers to enter specific information about their operation. Farmers will have the option to choose between the Price Loss Coverage and the Agricultural Risk Coverage programs and their choice will…
USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk
…programs, Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), are cornerstones of the commodity farm safety net programs in the 2014 Farm Bill, legislation that ended direct payments. Both…
USDA Announces 2014-Crop Sugar Loan Rates and FY 2015 Sugar Program Provisions
…reflect marketing cost differentials. The Commodity Credit Corporation also announced sugar program provisions of the fiscal year (FY) 2015 domestic sugar program. USDA’s Sugar Loan Program provides price support loans…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Unveils Key New Risk Management Programs
…manage risk.” The new programs, Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), are cornerstones of the commodity farm safety net programs in the 2014 Farm Bill, legislation that…
California Shell Eggs: Daily Egg Report
Benchmark prices are steady. Asking prices for next week are 2 cents lower on Jumbo, 2 cents higher for Extra Large and Large and 6 cents higher for Medium and…
USDA: 2013 Potato Production Down 6 Percent
…slightly from the previous year. The average price, at $9.71 per cwt, is up $1.08 from 2012. The quantity of potatoes sold from the 2013 crop totaled 404 million cwt,…
Enrollment for New Dairy Farm Risk Management Program to Begin Sept. 2
…provides financial assistance to participating farmers when the margin – the difference between the price of milk and feed costs – falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer….
All Mushroom Sales Approach $1.12 Billion in Value
…is $1.12 billion, up 1 percent from the previous season. The number of growers, at 348, is up 44 from last season. The average price is $1.24 per pound, the…