…air quality, add fertilizer to surface waters, and pollute ground water. Nitrogen is the major building block of proteins, which are required by dairy cows in relatively large amounts to…
Enrollment Deadline for Dairy Risk Management Programs Extended
…support when margins between feed costs and milk prices reach a particular threshold. SDMC is available for smaller and mid-sized operations that have been unable to enroll additional production. The…
DHS Vaccine Mandate Creates Concern for Agriculture
…and have been designated as essential by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Further limiting the available workforce will exacerbate existing supply chain issues as families face rising prices and…
Week in Review: SWP Allocations Increased and Production Costs Outpacing Winegrape Prices
…prices being far outpaced by rising costs of production. California officials will not be enforcing the guidelines for animal welfare established in Proposition 12 after a recent court ruling. New…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 01-28-22
…with overall water infiltration, and domestic and international issues are pushing oil prices lower. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
Meat Prices Inquiry by House Oversight Subcommittee
…that the high prices feeding these outsized profits are explained by higher input costs, earnings data tell a different story,” Chairman Krishnamoorthi wrote. “I am deeply concerned that meat processing…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 01-24-22
…as a resource for the English and Spanish ag workforce, and winegrape prices aren’t keeping up with the rise in the cost of production. Tune in to the show for…
Winegrape Prices Not Keeping Pace with Rising Costs of Production
…the San Joaquin Valley, that’s a problem industry wide. Winegrape prices simply are not keeping pace with production costs.” Listen to the radio report below. Winegrape Prices Not Keeping Pace…
California Farm Bureau Welcomes Budget Proposal
…food prices are soaring and inflation and shortages are no longer speculative, it is critical that we shore up the farm economy. As they say though, the devil is the…
Mixed Response to Biden’s Meat Industry Action Plan
…the bottom of why farmers and ranchers continue to receive low payments while families across America endure rising meat prices,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said in a press release. “Farmers…
Biden Investing $1 Billion to Improve Meat Processing Sector
…rising food prices. The North American Meat Institute points to rising costs of inputs and fuel, coupled with unprecedented demand, as pushing consumer prices higher. About the Author Brian German…
2020 Crop Report Puts Fresno County at the Top Once Again
…20 years. “2020 was a COVID year so there was a lot of uncertainty with markets. There were substantial shifts. Overall, it seemed like commodity prices were generally down,” Jacobsen…
Valuable Tips for Growing Citrus Trees Indoors
…as your tree is healthy, feed it monthly with organic granular citrus fertilizer. Avoid exposing your plant to hot or cold blasts of air. And, never place it beside a…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 12-24-21
…rains and the uphill battle when it comes to water, and fertilizer inflation under scrutiny. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to…