…HSUS claims the biggest welfare issues with poultry production include moving toward healthier strains of chickens, providing more space per bird, offering enrichments and shifting to controlled-atmosphere slaughter methods. Several…
Rural Mainstreet Economy Weakens
…straight month the overall index has remained below growth neutral. As a result of weaker farm economic conditions, bankers expect almost one in five crop farmers, or 19.5 percent, to…
Rabobank: Land Rent Values Must Decline
…to row crop production. The subsequent steep increases in agricultural land values have pulled enough acres into row crop production to oversupply most commodities, both domestically and globally. Now, Rabobank…
Application of Dicamba on Cotton and Soybeans Is Unlawful
The Environmental Protection Agency and several state agencies have gotten reports about crop damage that appears to be related to the use of herbicides containing dicamba. Extension experts in several…
Canada and China Canola Talks End Without Deal
…Trudeau. China’s quarantine authority recently announced it would impose stricter import inspection standards due to concerns over the crop disease blackleg. The move was supposed to take place on April…
Agri View: Modern Technology
…Benefits include: Higher crop productivity Decreased use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides, which in turn keeps food prices down Reduced impact on natural ecosystems Less runoff of chemicals into rivers…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…the Central Valley. This is roughly 14 percent less than a normal statewide surface water supply for crops. This shortage is reduced with nearly 1.9 million acre-foot of additional groundwater…
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…people who work in forestry, livestock production and rural recreation are busiest during the summer. “People who will be directly affected by these documents need time to review them thoroughly,”…
Grains Council Promoting U.S. Sorghum in Peru for Export
…up with another visit this week. As the fifth largest importer of U.S. corn, USGC says Peru’s growing meat, milk and egg production make it an ideal location for new…
Farm Bureau Asks USDA for Emergency Dairy Assistance
…the past decade. Duvall said AFBF was “extremely appreciative” of USDA’s deadline extension to sign-up for MPP as well as the expansion of a farm’s production when new family members…
USDA Forecasts Record-High Corn and Soybean Production in 2016
Both U.S. corn and soybean growers are expected to harvest record-high crops this year, according to the Crop Production report issued by the Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service….
Agri View: Needle in a Hay Stack
…the cattle industry. It is a crop that needs good weather. You won’t raise cattle without it. It doesn’t claim the attention of the other crops, but it is just…
Crop Production Forecast
…type grape production is forecast at 1.75 million tons, down 13 percent from last year, and represents 25 percent of California’s total grape crop. California’s table type grape production is…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…lighter. Total state production is estimated at 156,041 tons this year, down from 170,048 tons in 2015, according to the advisory board. Pear growers expected a reduced crop this year,…