…near major rivers. Spring flooding helped renew soil fertility. Ashes from burning trees, burning shrubs and grasses served as additional fertilizer. It’s all part of American agriculture history. That’s today’s…
Port Strike Could Hinder U.S. Ag Shipments
DepositPhotos image A potential strike at three dozen U.S. ports could upend supply chains and raise prices weeks before election day. Farm Policy News says the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)…
Looking Long Term at Markets
…premium into the market, and so that might provide some marketing opportunities,” he said. He said those who don’t want to gamble on the weather can look at deferred prices….
Farm Struggles Similar to Those Seen in 1980’s Continue to Impact Growers
…the situation with the water going on with the, as I mentioned, the input costs, combined with interest rates, combined with market prices, combined with just other whole host of…
Another Decline in Farm Income Expected for 2024
…even before the COVID-19 pandemic.” Lower crop receipts are a big reason for the drop, but falling production costs including feed, fuel, and fertilizer will help soften the impact. The…
NPPC Pushes for Prop 12 Changes
…strong export market. However, prices have gone up more in California than in the rest of the nation, due to the costs incurred by the pork industry because of Prop…
California Dairy Industry Adapts to Challenges with Efficiency Improvements
…over the past four decades, noting that the volatility of the product is down to the dollar. In 2014, the industry’s best year in recent history, milk prices were $23…
Opposing Views of USDA September Net Farm Income Report
…and so is the debt-to-asset ratio that’s falling.” He said prices that farmers are getting for many of their crops continued to fall. USDA protecting a 12% drop in crop…
California Wine Industry Facing Several Challenges
…involved with increasing inputs and labor over the years” is substantial, Bitter said. “We have not seen commensurate price increases in commodity prices or grape value,” he said, adding that…
Egg Prices Rising
Wholesale egg prices continue to rise. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by agnormark.gmail.com/DepositPhotos image Wholesale egg prices are continuing to climb. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored Content…
Larger California Peach Crop Expected Despite A Warm Winter
…tons, a slight increase from 2023, though significantly below the early 2000s levels. Prices have stayed flat, with the 2024 base price agreement at $635 per ton. Canned fruit prices…
Dairy Price Forecasts
…Board Chair Mark Jekanowski goes over this month’s USDA price forecasts for dairy categories, classes, and all-milk prices. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy…
RaboResearch Reports Slow Down of Global Walnut Market
…competition, and weak demand, which have pushed prices down. To cope, growers are reducing acreage, especially in less competitive and water-scarce areas, and focusing on producing better-quality walnuts to balance…
COVID Shipping Problems Remain
…of those congestion charges and all kinds of things. Even people that had steady shipping contracts saw their prices soar.” She says that’s just not how the system is supposed…