…the Pacific Northwest Barge Rate Data Series are now available on the Agricultural Transportation Open Data Platform (AgTransport). The Fertilizer Transportation Dashboard provides up-to-date information on key fertilizer supply chain…
USDA Unveils New Actions to Boost Fair Markets and Lower Food Prices
…price discovery and fairness in cattle markets. For years, USDA has fielded complaints from producers around beef packers using reported regional cash or spot prices as base prices for fed…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 10-07-24
…initiatives. Today’s third guest is Mark Milam, Senior Editor, Fertilizers, for ICIS. He gives his perspective on the suspended port strike and how could affect the fertilizer industry if workers…
American Agriculture History Minute: Learning from the Squanto Indians in Plymouth Colony
…with them from England. But soon their most important crop would become Indian corn, or maize, as they were shown cultivating and fertilizer techniques from the Squanto Indians. Fertilizer came…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 10-02-24
…growers were already struggling with high costs and low prices before the storm. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour…
Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Addresses Agricultural Consolidation in Webinar
…case against Agri Stats, which the DOJ alleges engaged in practices that inflated prices and negatively affected both consumers and family farmers. Kanter encouraged attendees to monitor the case as…
Key Farm Programs End as Farm Bill Extension Expires
…prices and hurting the market. Farmers are worried about the future. Zippy Duvall, President of the American Farm Bureau, says the current farm bill needs updating to reflect the realities…
American Agriculture History Minute: What the First Europeans Saw When Landing in the New World
…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…