The latest USDA Agricultural Prices Report shows lower prices as a whole for producers, and particularly for livestock, poultry, and egg farmers. Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December …
Food Prices pt. 2
Which items we’ll be paying more and less for in 2016. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Food prices pt. 2 Will prices…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…butter prices were going through the roof,” she said. But changing menu prices to reflect a volatile market is simply not feasible. Donatelli raised her prices shortly after the holidays,…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…such as fertilizer leaching. Visit Hortau.com for more information on Hortau’s proprietary irrigation management systems, and simplified software and mobile apps, or contact us at (805) 545-5994, ext. 358 or…
Food Prices 2016
…price Economist Ann Marie Kuhns predicted that grocery store food prices in 2015 would go up by 2 – 3 percent. However, prices only went about about 1-point-two percent –…
Four Californians Selected to Air Quality Task Force
…Phil Silva, USDA Agricultural Research Service Louisiana Annette Sharp, Louisiana Dept. Environmental Quality Maryland Lara Moody, The Fertilizer Institute Ana Rule, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Michigan Gerry May,…
USDA, Microsoft Announce Innovation Challenge Winners
…can use this mobile phone application to compare their input costs (fertilizer, seed, fuel, etc.) to regional averages, and find financial efficiencies where their costs are above the norm. •…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…per cultivated area should lead to lower prices. However, public attention has focused on the risk side of the risk-benefit equation, often without distinguishing between potential environmental impacts and public…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…way to better monitor how their crops are grown, Orrey says, farmers are able to use inputs — like water, or fertilizer — as efficiently as possible on their land….
Milk Output Record High in the Forecast for 2016
…chairman Seth Meyer says with a little bit more milk output, “So a little bit of a lowered expectation for milk prices,” In fact Zach Myers says price respect are…
Cattle Price Declines Expected This Year
Early forecasts for 2016 call for more beef output and lower cattle prices, but markets and analysts are awaiting two big USDA reports later this month that could help narrow…
USDA Microloans Help Purchase Land and Improve Property
…providing more than 16,800 low-interest loans, totaling over $373 million to producers across the country. Microloans have helped farmers and ranchers with operating costs, such as feed, fertilizer, tools, fencing,…
Agri View: Bad Economic Year
…further negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, as well as expanded access in China. Expanded trade will help to drive higher commodity prices, additional farm income and agribusiness…
Almond Board: Almond Video Teaches About Lifecycle
…to note that the Board is not involved with and is expressly prohibited from setting field or market prices. The Board is composed of 10 members. The more than 6,000…