…sustainable agriculture production is broader than dairy, Mulhern added. The farming community must continue to project a unified voice as it dispels false marketing claims about biotechnology and other claims…
Dicamba Dispute Leads to Farmer’s Death
…regarding the spraying of dicamba, according to DTN. Wallace farmed about 5,000 acres of corn, cotton and soybeans. He was quoted in the Wall Street Journal in this summer expressing…
Agri View: Export Trade
…be 133 billion dollars. There is horticultural products, cotton, livestock and dairy products. Don’t forget poultry, oilseed and tree nuts. China is expected to be our biggest customer. Just a…
UC Releases New Cost Study for Growing Almonds
…study estimates costs from the previous crop, including orchard removal, through orchard establishment and the production years. The economic life of the orchard used in this cost analysis is 23…
Enrollment Period for Safety Net Coverage in 2017
…rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), safflower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunflower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity….
Changing Organization and Well-Being of Midsize Farms
…other crops (e.g., peanuts, tobacco, hay, and cotton) represented a smaller share of total production on midsize farms compared to 1992. In contrast, production on midsize farms that specialized in…
Trade Essential for U.S. Beef and Poultry Markets in 2017
…for U.S. chicken comes as China’s poultry production is expected to decrease by 10 to 15 percent in 2017 from 2016. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Agri View: Land facts
…crops. It is pasture land. It is a well-established that the biggest crops are corn, wheat and soybeans. Next is rice and cotton. Now here are some other interesting land…
October Dairy Market Report
…prices are reacting positively. Also helping world prices is the recent stalling of the past year’s explosive growth in European Union milk production. U.S. cheese imports dropped during June–August after…
Biodiesel Industry Urges Extension of Tax Incentive
…to make a simple, common-sense reform by focusing the credit on U.S. production,” said Donnell Rehagen, Interim NBB CEO in the letter. “Legislation pending before Congress – S. 3188 and…
Protecting Sensitive Agricultural Lands
…almost 24 million acres of wetlands, grasslands and wildlife habitat in 2016. CRP provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who remove environmentally sensitive land from production to be planted…
Agri View: Population Growth Challenges
…increase food production. Certainly our farmers are. It is accepted that by 2075 the population of the world will reach seven billion people. It will take twice as much food…
Crop Insurance Options for Upland Cotton Farmers
…for cotton (1975-2013) are from USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). Only counties with continuous cotton production (recorded every year are included in the analysis, leaving 151 cotton-producing counties, which represent…
Farm Groups Discuss Food Industry GMO Marketing Claims/Conflict with Sustainable Agriculture
National farm association leaders unveiled plans for a “straight talk” campaign to engage the food industry in a dialogue on sustainable agriculture production, the marketing practices used to reach consumers,…