…dairy farmers to reduce their net income risk due to volatility in milk or feed prices,” said Dr. Mark Stephenson, Director of Dairy Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin, Madison. “Higher…
Deadline Extended for Producers to Certify 2018 Crop Production for MFP Payments
…commodity multiplied by the MFP rate for that specific commodity. “Trade issues, coupled with low commodity prices and recovery from natural disasters, have definitely impacted the bottom line for many agricultural producers,”…
NCBA CEO Kendal Frazier Announces Plans for Retirement
…falling prices. This work ultimately helped to reverse those declines and set the industry on a new, consumer-focused path. Frazier was also instrumental in helping secure the passage of the…
Farm Groups Ask President, Congress for Disaster Relief
…2019 with challenging market prices and destructive weather conditions,” the groups wrote. “Historic hurricanes Florence and Michael, along with unprecedented wildfires, droughts, flooding and other natural disasters, devastated agricultural regions…
Grape Prices Expected to Come Down After Strong 2018
…Contract expirations compounded with a shift in demand will likely depress prices somewhat from levels seen last year. “We do anticipate that for many categories the average prices will not…
USDA Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…in the MPP-Dairy for 2018. Dairy Margin Coverage Program: On March 28, 2019, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) revised monthly price survey reports to include prices for high-quality alfalfa hay…
2017 Census of Agriculture Data Now Available
…operations making under $50,000 represent just 2.9 percent. Farm expenses are $326 billion with feed, livestock purchased, hired labor, fertilizer and cash rents topping the list of farm expenses in…
E&J Gallo Acquires Several Constellation Wine Brands for $1.7 Billion
…in a press release. Constellation is said to be moving away from lower-prices wines, with the average price of the wines acquired by Gallo being around $11. Earlier in the…
American Lamb Checkoff Program Proves Value in Recent Report
…lamb also fell by about five percent when beef prices experienced a decline of ten percent. Pork and chicken prices did not appear to have a measurable impact on lamb…
More California Asparagus Acres Going Under
…Mexican asparagus.” Klein told us last year that California producers can’t compete with Mexico’s prices and multiple reports say that’s why he is discing under 200 acres this year. Listen to the story….
AFBF Concerned about Labor, Trade if Border Closed
…livelihoods of tens of thousands of producers. Prices for many commodities remain depressed. We are doing the best we can in a very challenging environment. “While our members support border security, they…
Trusted, reliable protection
…is especially effective at controlling water mold fungi (Phytophthora, Peronospora, Plasmopara, Phytium) but has activity on other plant disease organisms as well. Is Phostrol a fungicide or a fertilizer? Phosphorous…
Details on the Administration’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2020
…prices and also the ongoing issues on the trade front and the impact of retaliatory tariffs,” Langley said. Details on the Administration’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2020 About the…
Dairy Producers Previously Enrolled in the Livestock Gross Margin Program Now Eligible for 2018 Margin Protection Program
…milk prices drop. The gross margin is the market value of milk minus feed costs. This retroactive sign-up is only for dairy producers with 2018 LGM coverage who produced and commercially marketed milk in 2018 but did…