…vegetable oils, more than offsetting firmer dairy, meat and sugar prices. Average prices for cereal grains fell 2.8 percent for the month, and vegetable oil prices were down the same….
USDA Announces Assistance for Dairy Farmers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday announced that dairy producers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program for Dairy will get approximately $11.2 million in financial assistance. Vilsack said Thursday “we…
Grower Campaign to Help Market Olives
Some California olive growers are getting their 15 minutes of fame. A new campaign is focusing on their stories to help market olives. In an age where farmers are a…
Safety Net Assistance for Milk Producers
…to American dairy producers enrolled in the 2016 Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). The payment rate for May/June 2016 will be the largest since the program began in 2014….
Specialty Crop Research Grants
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers growing fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture…
Limit and Cut Production Cost
Rabobank Advising Farmers to Limit and Cut Production Cost Amid a third year of negative margins, farmers need to cut production costs to maintain access to capital, according to a…
Atrazine Report Ignores Science
…on science, and the science is pretty clear. Atrazine is one of the safest and most effective crop management tools farmers have in their toolboxes. It’s also one of the…
McDonald’s Announces New Antibiotics Policy
…about eating, all the way from the farm to the restaurant table, and these moves are a way to help that happen.” McDonald’s has been working with its farmers for…
Agri View: Farm Labor
…that require it to help farmers find adequate help to produce and harvest our crops. The sad commentary is, it isn’t just this year. This problem has been going on…
CFBF Encourages Overtime Bill Action
…years and Gives the Governor the authority to postpone a scheduled overtime pay increase if employment in California is declining. Tell your legislators how this legislation will hurt both farmers…
July Dairy Market Report
The July issue of the NMPF-DMI Dairy Market Report is now available online. Dairy futures markets suggest milk prices have likely bottomed out for the year, following a drop of…
Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments
Secretary Vilsack Announces $36.5 Million for Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced 19 grants totaling $36.5 million for research and extension to support American farmers…
Survey Shows Cover Crops Boost Yields
A recent survey of over 2,000 farmers showed increasing support for cover crops and found higher yields for the fourth year in a row for corn and soybean fields after…
Farmers Increasing Rye Plantings
North American Farmers Increasing Rye Plantings on Higher Whiskey Sales Farmers in North America are turning back to what Reuters calls a neglected crop, sowing fields with the largest rye…