…net program or to increase their coverage. “Dairy producers have long been battling low prices, high input costs, and a surplus in the global market. Unfortunately, the 2014 Farm Bill…
Groups Respond to House Passage of Farm Bill
…The bill will reduce the cost of $5.00 margin coverage by roughly 88 percent. This aids larger producers and is critically important in times of catastrophically low milk prices. Greater…
California Farm Bureau Urges House to Pass Farm Bill
At a time of declining commodity prices, trade disputes and regulatory uncertainty, the California Farm Bureau Federation endorsed the federal farm bill adopted today by the U.S. Senate, and urged…
Agriculture Groups Respond to USMCA Signing
…prices and the damaging effects of retaliatory tariffs that have already cost them about $1.5 billion. With today’s signing, we encourage the administration to take a fresh look at other…
NRCS Takes Individual Approach to Sustainability Projects
…Conservationist Drew Mather was recently recognized for his work with Cantonese farmers in Silicon Valley, which resulted in significant reductions in fertilizer use. Mather noted that meeting with farmers individually,…
Roughly 11 Percent of the Thanksgiving Food Dollar Goes to Farmers
…Agriculture Prices report compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. That data is compared to average prices for grocery items from Safeway supermarkets. About the…
Turkey Prices at a Ten Year Low
…be due to turkey prices hitting a ten-year low. A report by Purdue University estimates turkey prices this year for Thanksgiving will average $1.45 per pound which would put a…
Independence Variety Finding its Niche
…has found its place in the market. Goudie said prices fluctuated early on for the new nut but with more production, it has settled in. Independence Variety Finding its Niche…
Farm Bureau Survey: Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Down for Third Straight Year
…year, coming in at $21.71 for a 16-pound bird. That’s roughly $1.36 per pound, down 3 percent from last year. The survey results show that retail turkey prices are the…
Pistachio Prices Holding Steady For Now
Pistachio prices remain steady for the industry but there is some uncertainty moving forward. Pistachio prices have been hovering between $2.25 and $2.50 per pound. That is, of course, good…
The Economic Impact of Proposition 12
…consumer prices by as much as 33 percent. Proposition 12 also stipulates that calves raised for veal production are required to have 43 square feet of usable floor space by…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…trade between the farmer and the first buyer of milk by enforcing timely payments from milk processors to milk producers and developing minimum milk prices based on market values with…
Coalition Looks to Limit Future Agribusiness Mergers
…prices and fewer choices for consumers, the erosion of rural economic vitality and a less resilient food system overall.” U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced the Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium…
Animal Welfare Doesn’t Improve with Larger Facilities
…those commodities in California to meet the new square footage standards. Some economic forecasts for the impact of the new spacing standards are predicting rising consumer prices for eggs as…