…allow further increases in ethanol production and use. However, a number of burdensome EPA regulations are stifling growth in ethanol production and demand, inhibiting job creation, imposing unnecessary costs on…
Canada Ag Census Shows Increase in Young and Women Farmers
…and more area is devoted to crop production according to the results from the 2016 Census of Agriculture. Over the next six weeks, articles digging deeper into different aspects of…
Secretary Perdue Announces Creation of Undersecretary for Trade
…of the Ohio River. As part of a reorganization of USDA, Perdue also announced the standing up of a newly-named Farm Production and Conservation mission area to have a customer…
WASDE Report Shows Increase in Livestock and Poultry Production
…red meat and poultry production for 2018 is projected to be higher than 2017 due to an increase in livestock and poultry production. Cattle placements during second half 2017 and…
Almond Board: Nitrogen Calculator
…also where you will find modules to fill out under Almond Board of California’s California Almond Sustainability Program (CASP). CASP uses grower-submitted production information to demonstrate the sustainability1 of the…
May WASDE Report Mostly Neutral
…at 2.11 bushels, and at 480 million bushels for soybeans. For the nation’s wheat crop, USDA lowered expected production to 1.25 billion bushels, down 25 percent from last year. Those…
Agri View: Modern Farming Machines
…grow 100 pounds of cotton. It also required a mule, couple of plows and of course the mule drawn cultivator. Then it had to be picked by hand. Well today…
2016 California Raisin Grape Mechanical Harvest Report
…after placing bunches on paper trays on terraces between vine rows. The Overhead Trellis System has led to increased production of dried-on-the-vine raisins, increased machine harvesting, and decreased hand labor…
2017 California Almond Forecast
The initial subjective forecast for the 2017 California almond production is 2.2 billion pounds. Forecasted production is 2.8 percent above last year’s production of 2.14 billion pounds. Forecasted bearing acreage…
ASTA Hosts Meeting to Discuss Palmer Amaranth, other Weed Issues
…weeds. Professional regional seed suppliers take great care in managing seed production to reduce the presence of diseases, pests and weeds to meet local needs. This includes field preparation and…
USDA Announces Delay, Reconsideration of Organic Livestock Rule
…and was subsequently delayed to May 19th, 2017, by a document published in the Federal Register in February. The final rule amends the organic livestock and poultry production requirements by…
Global Food Prices Fall for Third Consecutive Month
…Ample milk supplies, as production in the northern hemisphere has entered its seasonal peak, allayed immediate sourcing concerns and raised expectations of increased production of milk powders and cheese. In…
Agri View: Farmers Losses to Thieves
…to thieves in my part of the country. My part of the country. It wasn’t about the bale of cotton or a cow. Thieves have gone big time. Tractors, tillage…
NMPF April Dairy Market Report
…smaller increase in casein imports, coincides with the strong recovery of U.S. dry ingredient exports, which likely increased the net domestic demand for milk proteins. Milk Production Milk production in…