…as farmers fertilize their lands preparing for crop season, rain washes fertilizer off the land and into streams and rivers. Learn more with this video visualization. Less oxygen dissolved in…
EU Dairy Farmers Spray Milk Powder in Price Protest
Dairy farmers from the European Union sprayed milk powder onto a European Council building in Brussels during a protest over dairy prices. The EU recently purchased large quantities of skimmed…
Cattlemen Express Concerns With Trump Administration’s Trade Action
“Sparking a trade war with Canada, Mexico, and Asia will only lead to higher prices for American-produced beef in those markets,” NCBA Says Tracy Brunner, President of the National Cattlemen’s…
Rising Global Temperatures Poised to Crush Crop Yields
…temperatures may ultimately lead to higher global food prices. An international team of scientists wrote in the journal Nature Communications that by the year 2100, if global emissions rise at…
Inflation Up, Food Prices Unchanged
Overall inflation over the last 12 months increased 2.1 percent, but food prices remain unchanged. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was up…
Agri View: A Clear Misunderstanding
…even fertilizer and insect chemicals won’t do it. There is nothing simple about growing food and fiber. And then there are those that can’t fathom the fact that all farmers…
Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet
…and changing energy prices (such as through a CO2 emissions tax on fossil fuels) relate. Our research addresses limitations of previous studies by examining the relationship between energy prices and…
Funding for Potato Breeding Research
…demand for irrigation and fertilizer applications while maintaining desired yield and quality performance; Desirable yield, storability, consumer and other value-added quality traits identified and developed for incorporation in new potato…
Perdue Nominated as Ag Secretary; Ag Groups Show Support
…role as the chief advocate for farmers and rural America is absolutely crucial in the new Trump Administration, especially when milk prices have been in a prolonged slump. Former Gov….
China Halts Ethanol Shipments
…The import tariff is likely to rise to 30 percent from five percent and would shut imports out of the market based on current prices, according to Reuters. Seven cargoes…
Rains Don’t Damper Citrus Harvest
…good news to growers when it comes to prices. “Typically, this time of year we’ll see those prices firm up and moving higher so growers can be looking at some…
Agri View: Guayule Crop
…rubber with moderate agronomic inputs. It has been studied as a source of domestic rubber by the public and private sectors, especially during times of short supply or high prices,…
Ad Recognizes Trump Leadership on Biofuels
…support for the RFS will drive billions in new investments and ensure that consumers don’t have to choose between low prices and clean, homegrown fuels. We’re grateful for the President-elect’s…
Agri View: Fresh Fruit
…prices most families can easily afford. Now we export more than most countries consume. Look at China. Until the early 1990’s bananas were one of the few fruits that the…