Ongoing trade disputes, along with President Trump’s tariff efforts are hurting U.S. consumers of steel and aluminum. Market fluctuations in prices are impacting the makers and builders of grain bins,…
Farm Bureau to Offer Dairy Revenue Protection Insurance
…President Zippy Duvall. “This coverage will help shield dairy farmers from unexpected declines in milk prices as well as unexpected declines in milk production by addressing overall revenue. We are…
Highlighting the Importance of Foreign Markets to California
…by, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, Farmers for Free Trade Executive Director Brian Kuehl and other representatives from Lange Twins Family Winery and Vineyard, Lodi Farming,…
Rabobank: Corn Prices Could Exceed $4 a Bushel
…production through acreage or yield loss will put pressure on corn prices. The Rabobank Pricing Probability model forecasts that there is now over a 50 percent probability that futures prices…
Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Slips in April Report
…Soybean prices are particularly vulnerable to disruptions in trade with China, as China’s share of U.S. soybean exports is approximately 30 percent. The monthly index surveys 400 producers from across…
USDA Celebrates World Trade Month
…China, and the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Agricultural trade is critical for the U.S. farm sector and the American economy. In 2017, U.S. exports of food…
USDA Supports Specialty Crop Industry with Multi-State Initiatives
…projects announced today include: California Department of Food and Agriculture will partner with: The University of California’s Western Institute for Food Safety & Security and Oregon State University for a…
Syngenta Says European Decision Takes Ag In The Wrong Direction
…access to safe and affordable food. Farmers also have to be able to minimize the negative impact and amplify the positive effects agriculture has on the environment. Syngenta says the…
Secondary Impacts of Chinese Tariffs on Apples
…put pressures on a domestic market, thus lowering prices and slowing a lot of the movement of not just California apples, but U.S. apples in general.” There is already a…
Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar at a Record Low
…The largest decline in the farmer share of the food dollar was in food not consumed at home. The family farm share of food consumed away from home dropped to…
NFU Board of Directors Opposes Current House Farm Bill
…the improvements needed to help farmers cope with continued low commodity prices. The bill fails to provide farmers with the tools they need to be the best possible stewards of…
Farm State Senators Worry About Trade During Hearing
…trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea is an example that the strategy is working, but he did acknowledge there wasn’t much added benefit for food producers in the…
Agri View: Tough Year for Cotton Farmers
…the crop the most? It is in the books now. 2017 was a tough year for cotton farmers. It wasn’t the crop. It was the prices. In fact, the crop…
National FFA Presents Bill to Amend Federal Charter on House Floor
…individuals representing education, agriculture, food and natural resources. This involvement will guarantee the relevance of agricultural education in our nation’s schools and prepare students to fill the 235 unique careers…