…competition. The TPP trade agreement represents 40 percent of global gross domestic product and would mean billions of dollars in added exports and farm income for the United States. President…
USDA Ups 2016 Export Forecast and Projects Growth in 2017 Exports
2017 U.S. agricultural exports could show their first yearly increase since 2013. 2017 Exports…
Western View: Just What is Ag Big Data
…that value so they can harvest the rewards from providing big data. Western View Just what is your farm’s agricultural big data? It’s the accumulation of information of anything affecting…
Bayer, Monsanto Merger Talks Advancing
…antitrust approval. Any Bayer-Monsanto deal would follow two other billion-dollar acquisitions in the agricultural industry, ChemChina’s $43 billion takeover of Syngenta AG and Dow Chemical’s merger with DuPont to create…
USDA Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey Coming Soon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding hog producers nationwide to keep an eye out for the quarterly Hogs and Pigs Survey in late August….
California Has a Stable Farm Workforce
…the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Davis, scientists analyzed all Social Security numbers reported by farm employers in 2014. The total number of farmworkers employed in California…
USDA to Measure Small Grain Production
During the first two weeks of September, growers of small grains around the country will receive survey forms from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The…
August Dairy Market Report
…$5.76 per hundredweight May–June margin triggered MPP payments at the $6 through $8 coverage levels. Also,exports of cheese, particularly American-type cheese, remain well down from a year ago, contributing to…
Ritchie Bros.’ Largest-Ever Tipton, CA Auction
More than 2,500 people from 42 countries registered for the August 17 auction; 1,350+ items sold Traditionally an agricultural hub for Ritchie Bros., the company’s Tipton, CA auction site held…
Poll: Support for TPP
…products. After Americans were told TPP would increase net farm income by $4.4 billion and agricultural exports by $5.3 billion, 52 percent said they would be more likely to support…
U.S. Egg Production up Nine Percent in July
…and Pacific Northwest by 11 percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. Chickens and Eggs Released August 22, 2016, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural…
Pesticide Resistant Whitefly Poses Threat to U.S. Crops
…and the newly proposed 24 discrete species and they can only be identified by performing genetic analysis. Losses in agricultural production have increased owing to B. tabaci as new, more…
John Deere Slowing Tractor, Combine Production
…used equipment levels. Overall, agricultural equipment sales are expected to be down 15 to 20 percent this year in the United States and Canada, according to the company. From the…
Senator Says TPP Will be A ‘Challenge’
…the agreement to Congress soon. North Dakota farmers stand to benefit from the trade agreement through agricultural exports. However, Politico reports as a result of the campaign-influenced climate in Congress,…