…dairy digester processes cow manure so that the nutrients in it can be used either as a fertilizer or in other ways. California is the largest dairy state in the…
CDFA Considering Dairy Decision
…in Sacramento on whey prices. The hearing was an attempt to move the value of whey in California closer to the federal amount. California producers are currently paid less than…
More Concern for Nation’s Corn, Soybean Crops
We continue our watch on the drought around the nation, which as we know could affect the prices of some things here in California. Another week of drought means another…
CA Farm Bureau On Water Shortage
…farm water supplies delivered through the CVP Friant Unit. “Our water prices have been steadily going up as supplies have become more uncertain,” said Cosyns, who is a Madera Irrigation…
Farm Income Down Across Nation
As food prices stay where they are, farm income could be down this year and down below previous expectations. Gary Crawford reports. Click to Open or Download Audio Report…
Fruits and Vegetable Crops Struggle in Some States
…parts of the country may see some higher prices for fresh produce this fall. Rains have damaged some southeastern fruit and vegetable crops. Gary Crawford has the details. Click to…
California Pastures Remain Poor
…drop – with only 1.7 head going into feedlots. Prices are currently averaging about $123 a hundredweight. Shagum says prices will go up as the year continues. Feedlot inventory is…
A Early Forecast for Next Year’s Food Prices
2013 is only a little more than half over, but analysts are already trying to forecast how much more food will cost in 2014. Gary Crawford has more. Click to…
Upcoming USDA Report
USDA analysts have been preparing ahead of time for their upcoming forecasts of U.S. crop supply, demand and prices, but they will have to wait until the early hours of…
USDA Price Report
While the overall prices received by producers during July rose from the previous month, some individual categories were down. Rod Bain has more. Click to open or download audio report…
Future of Food Prices
Taking a look into the future,what can food shoppers expect from food prices next year? Here’s Gary Crawford with the answer. Click to open or download audio report…
Beef Prices Increases Expected to Continue
Food shoppers can expect to keep paying more for beef this year and next. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open or download audio report…
Food Prices Avoid Major Increases
Overall, food prices this year are rising much less than expected and that has caused a major change in the USDA’s food price forecast. Gary Crawford reports. Click to open…
Produce Prices Show Food Supply Improvement
…fruit and vegetable prices have done a somewhat unexpected major course correction downward this year. Volpe says that the very small amount of food price inflation is good news on…