…included the following commodities: Cotton – Upland cotton production in California is forecast at 195 thousand bales, an increase of 18 percent from last year. Harvested acreage is estimated at…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…production with nearly $4.5 billion in commodities – had five easement projects and a planning grant approved. “Investing significant climate dollars in Monterey County exemplifies the state’s dedication to preserving…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…of crops produced. This year’s report covers nearly 400 commodities, of which, 62 exceed $1 million in value,” said Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures Les Wright. “The…
Lower Hog Prices
…The U.S. Department of Agriculture says supplies are likely to pick up through the rest of the year. A commodities broker at Archer Financial Services in Chicago says, “Feed is…
Freight Cars Can Wait on American Railroads
American agriculture uses freight train cars on the nation’s railroads to ship countless numbers of commodities to ports for overseas shipping. The Washington Post says freight railroads lost out to…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…currency of such countries is weakening against a strong dollar (the currency in which most agricultural commodities are denominated), these effects will be compounded to reduce that country’s commodity spending…
Agri View: Fire Ant Problem
…regulate high risk commodities, such as nursery stock, hay and soil-moving equipment. Also, APHIS works with states, industry, and other Federal agencies to develop and evaluate the efficacy of regulatory…
New Olive Growing Cost Studies
…in the Sacramento Valley – 2016” Free copies of these studies and other sample cost of production studies for many commodities are available. To download the cost studies, visit http://coststudies.ucdavis.edu….
Agri View: Money Crops
…crop land, farm cash receipts from this sector account for 13 percent of the total receipts for all agricultural commodities and 7 percent for all crops. Foreign markets serve as…
New Proposal Eases Cuba Travel Burden
…are open for shipping agricultural commodities to Cuba, “those sales have made it difficult to compete with our foreign competitors in the Cuban market.” From the…
Conaway re: Global Food Security Act
…globe. “I am pleased that the Global Food Security Act reflects and capitalizes on that commitment without overhauling time-tested food aid programs that provide U.S. commodities for emergency feeding and…
Food Security
…prices, movements in prices of other commodities play an important role in the food security picture. For example, the direction of oil prices is important for revenue for the oil…
2018 Farm Bill Discussions
…policy.” The farm bill is omnibus multi-year legislation for major food and farm programs, covering such issues as research, conservation, nutrition, commodities and rural development. The current farm bill will…
Agri View: Farm Trends
…cash receipts reflects continued declines in prices for most commodities compared with the period of 2011- 2013, when prices for many major commodities experienced record or near-record highs. Read more….