California Almond prices are expected to climb as worldwide demand continues to put pressure on limited supply. The president and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers, Mark Jansen says last year’s…
Rice Predictions for 2013
…can expect 2013 to be much like 2012. International prices play a big part in what rice producers here get for their crops. California’s rice is exported to Asia, the…
Another Drop for Cotton
…plantings. USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber says prices dropped in 2012 from the 88 to 90 cents per pound of 2011 and another drop is expected this year. Prices could…
Trying To Predict the Future of Ag
…the worst drought since the ‘30’s, driving production of many crops in the nation down, and driving up prices for those crops. That effected dairy, egg and livestock ranchers here…
California Dairies Await CDFA Decision
…a milk price hearing on Friday, December 21, to discuss possibly raising all class milk prices for up to six months in an effort to help struggling California dairies. The…
Dairy Leaders Worry About Prices
…passage of the bill, dairy prices at the grocery store could skyrocket. Consumers could be forced to pay as much as six dollars a gallon for milk. Cheese prices could…
Dairy Hearing This Week
…for a milk price hearing at the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The meeting is scheduled for Friday the 21st at 7 am, at the Department Auditorium. Milk prices…
Former Ag Secretaries Speak at Meeting
…problem for today’s farmers 21. Block on food vs. fuel 22. Bergland on land prices 23. Bergland on subsidies for farms and fuels 24. Yeutter on the EPA and renewable…
Will Hurricane Sandy Affect Corn Prices?
The powerful Hurricane Sandy may have had an impact on grain corn being grown in the area, which would cause yet another spike in prices for California’s livestock industry. Hopefully…
Fresh Vegetable Prices Headed Down
There’s a little bit of good news for consumers at the grocery story. They may soon be paying less for fresh fruits and vegetables. Click to Open or Download Audio…
Voters Favor Prop 37
…prices they would change their vote. The Willard Sparks Endowment at Oklahoma State University funded the study. No funding was provided by groups supporting or opposing Proposition 37. The complete…
Agribusiness Management Conference Nov. 7th
…high input costs and sticky prices. “Our markets are subject to the trends of the general economy, and increasingly, the global economy as well,” Paggi said, adding that conference “participants…
Drought Fuels Feed vs Fuel Debate as 156 in Congress Weigh-In
…insist it would only raise fuel prices instead. Here are two news releases that capture each side’s story pretty well, at this moment in time anyway. Stay tuned. Please CLICK…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
…Nitrate in Groundwater released on March 13, 2012. The report, which focused on groundwater in the Tulare Lake Basin and Salinas Valley aquifers, concluded that agricultural fertilizer applied to cropland…