…concentrate production. The average price of all varieties in 2023 was $1,036.72, up 11.2 percent. Prices increased for both red and white wine grapes, while prices decreased for raisin and…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 03-13-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s show the 2023 Grape Crush Report shows increases in tonnage and average prices, and…
ARC and PLC Deadline for 2024 Crop Year Quickly Approaching
…farmers experiencing significant declines in crop prices or revenues. Producers can choose between ARC-County, ARC-Individual, or PLC coverage options. Failure to revise elections by the deadline will result in maintaining…
Fuel Prices See Double-Digit Increase for Gasoline
…first step toward summer gasoline.” After a weekend that saw Saudi Arabia announce an extension of their one million barrel per day production cut, oil prices were seeing slight losses,…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 02-29-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s show, there’s optimism for ag chem prices in the second half of 2024 and…
‘Significant Rebound Underway’ for Almond Industry
…already seeing prices improving over the past few months,” said Magaña. “If shipments continue this strong pace – particularly exports that have been up in double digits – for the…
Increasing Gap Between Supply and Demand of Pistachios
…means more pistachios carrying over from year to year,” said Goodrich. “Which is problematic and why we’re seeing some of these lower pistachio prices than we’re used to.” Listen to…
Almond Update: Disease Management Strategies for Tough Times
…companies have made generic materials. So, these are usually much less in cost,” Adaskaveg explained. “If hard times are on us because the prices of almonds are down, we can…
Fuel Prices Trending Higher
…the most critical elements to how much gas prices will climb is how quickly and effectively refiners can finish their pre-summer maintenance, start producing EPA-mandated summer gasoline, and build up…
USDA Helping Small Farms
…purpose. Reducing fertilizer costs with investing in in new fertilizer capacity in the U.S. So, there’s a broad array of strategies.” Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program…
Record Income Drop Expected, What Can Farmers Do?
…in a Market Intel. Net farm income is the profit farmers see after paying for operating expenses. Two major factors are impacting income forecasts – lower prices paid to farmers…
Grocery Prices Staying Higher
A look at the higher prices in grocery stores. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Many grocery prices remain high and could go even higher according to the…
USDA Spotlight on Specialty Crops
…of all sizes. We’re working to help ensure that producers can get fair prices for their products and have more markets, both domestic and international to sell their products.” The…
Week in Review: Grower Perspective on Pest Management & Navigating New Challenges with Neonics
…new series of regulations from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation will impact neonicotinoid use in certain agricultural commodities. The Fertilizer Research Act has been introduced to address the escalating…