…$6.7 billion from 2012 through 2016 translates to $23.3 billion in economic output when considering how the exports affect other industries that are linked to dairy production. The dairy exports…
USDA Report Indicates Increased Corn Demand
…based on increased production and exports by Brazil. The price range for soybeans was increased, but the average expected price remains at $9.30 a bushel for the 2017-18 crop year….
Bayer in Exclusive Talks With BASF to Sell Vegetable Seed Business
…ruling earlier, according to Dow Jones. Bayer had already agreed to sell selected crop-science businesses to BASF for $7.3 billion last October. This first deal covers Bayer’s LibertyLink technology for…
Agri View: Agriculture Weather
…farmers in the southeast heavily. The major damage was to the fruit and vegetable crops. But, other sectors of agriculture were also impacted. Few people are aware that almost half…
Ethanol Industry Workers, Veterans Ask Trump To Support RFS
Plant managers, general managers, and CEOs from 150 biofuel production facilities, including nearly every Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) producer member, sent a letter to President Trump today, urging him to…
Almond Matters: California Weather Increasing Importance of Fungicides
…Valent Field Market Development Representative Tino Lopez said, “being on top of it to control disease is paramount.” The vast amount of agricultural production that takes place in California also…
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
…roast, does not begin with the growers profit. It is there. But the true cost is based on where the cost of production begins, and where it ends. You know,…
AEM’s Slater: Trump Tariffs Won’t Help U.S. Manufacturers ‘Win’ Again
…production, the best way would be to invest in our infrastructure system, and focus on further streamlining regulations.” The industry’s reaction was featured by multiple media outlets including the Wall…
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Contracts
…expiring contracts are due by April 13. Through CSP, agricultural producers and forest landowners earn payments for actively managing, maintaining, and expanding conservation activities like cover crops, ecologically-based pest management,…
New Study: RIN Price Cap for E15 RVP Waiver “Deal” Would Cut Ethanol Consumption and Trounce Corn Prices
…for biofuels; the other is intended to reduce demand. The net result would be an effective cut to the RFS, lower ethanol production, lower corn prices, and higher consumer gasoline…
California Strawberry Commission Website Offers Improved Grower Resources
…is a resource for strawberry growers, or for anyone who wants to learn about strawberry growing and production,” said California Strawberry Commission Communications Director Carolyn O’Donnell. Some of the major…
Paraguay Market Now Open To U.S. Pork
…products. “The U.S. pork industry is very dependent on exports,” said Heimerl. “Last year, were exported nearly 27 percent of our total production, and those exports added more than $53…
USDA Helps Cotton Producers Maintain, Expand Domestic Market
…based on the 2016 cotton crop, will help to fill the safety net void until the seed cotton ARC/PLC program is implemented beginning with the 2018 crop year. American Cotton…
European Union Will Hit Back Against U.S. Tariffs
…aimed at China, Malmstrom says global overcapacity caused by non-market based production was a problem. However, Malmstrom also says Trump’s response was wrong, adding that this can only be addressed…