A new report from the University of California features the estimated raspberry production costs for California’s central coast. The cost and return studies that are released by UC Division of…
Time is Nearly Up for Cotton Ginning Cost-Share Applications
…to sign up for the 2016 cotton crop,” said Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council Reece Langley. “This is the second Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program that…
First-Ever WTO Counter Notification Against India’s Market Price Support Issued by U.S.
…with India’s notification of its market price support for rice and wheat. These include issues with the quantity of production used in market price support calculations, the exclusion of state-level…
Report Shows Improvements in Animal Welfare, Quality and Sustainability
…includes a comprehensive profile of the beef community today, the impact of beef production to the U.S. economy, and the research-based tools and resources used to raise beef. National Cattlemen’s…
Armed to Farm Program Provides Veterans with Farming Skills
…expressed a specific interest in sustainable and organic farming practices to be used in small-scale production. “Many of our applicants this time really were passionate about not using chemicals or…
Fresno State Awarded Irrigation Innovation Grant
…industry researchers will help producers and the irrigation community to continue to be more efficient in food production and water management — something the Central Valley prides itself on in…
Trump Tariffs Impacting Manufactures, Ag and Beer Makers
…higher globally, increasing the cost of beer production for all brewers. The comments come as President Trump extended his exemption to U.S. trade allies from the ten percent aluminum tariff….
Agri View: What About Pistachios
…of the economy. Most of it goes into nearly 240 acres of land. All of this involves production, labor, and processing. Finally, last year’s crop produced an impact that reached…
Farm Bureau to Offer Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance
…President Zippy Duvall. “This coverage will help shield dairy farmers from unexpected declines in milk prices as well as unexpected declines in milk production by addressing overall revenue. We are…
Rabobank: Corn Prices Could Exceed $4 a Bushel
…stocks are declining compared to the past few years. The report notes that this environment provides little room for production deterioration in the 2018 growing season. Any additional loss of…
Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Slips in April Report
…and 15 points below its February reading. Organizers say the sharp drop in the ag producer sentiment index was attributable to producers’ weakening perceptions of current conditions in the production…
Agri View: NAFTA and Farm Bill Problems
…until the end of this year. Like a lot of other people, this speaker sees cotton and dairy farmers under the most pressure right now. Dragging this through another year…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…pest and plant health project to better understand esca trunk disease in multiple grape-production systems. Awarded $348,991. Indiana State Department of Agriculture and Purdue University will partner on a project…
EPA Waivers Lower Ethanol Production Six Percent
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Renewable Fuels Standard waivers to dozens of refineries over the last couple of years. The Renewable Fuels Association analyzed the EPA’s own compliance…