…issues.” Meatingplace reports a letter from HSUS senior director of food policy Josh Balk said many issues HSUS focused on recently have been “largely put to rest,” including confinement issues…
Rural Mainstreet Economy Weakens
…Mainstreet Index fell below growth neutral. * Farmland prices remained below growth neutral for the 32nd straight month. * Bank CEOs reported a 6 percent decline in farmland prices over…
Rabobank: Land Rent Values Must Decline
…on land values and rent prices. Rabobank says from 2006 to 2013, significant increases in commodity prices, due to surging demand, signaled the need for more land to be converted…
Agri View: Equipment Sharing Plan
…commodity prices tank, growers look to rent out their tractors by Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg Three months out of the year, the 5,500 members of the Heartland Co-op push their sprayers…
Edible Flowers
…way to the fruit, and thus the seed, ensuring the cycle of life continues. Do you dare give into the temptation to pluck it for food? Many a chef certainly…
U.S. Dairy Farmers Ask USDA to Buy Cheese
…million pounds of cheese to help feed the poor, and it also would help farmers struggling with the lowest milk prices they’ve seen since 2009. National Milk Producer’s Federation CEO…
Agri View: Modern Technology
…Benefits include: Higher crop productivity Decreased use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides, which in turn keeps food prices down Reduced impact on natural ecosystems Less runoff of chemicals into rivers…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…have improved for livestock producers, but low cattle and milk prices place intense economic pressure on producers. Groundwater reserves and national and global market conditions continue to support the health…
Mason Jar Recycling
…plastic bags, and plastic containers that hold our food and beverages. It’s what you carry your groceries home in. It’s part of your daily beauty ritual, housing your lotions, cosmetics,…
Grains Council Promoting U.S. Sorghum in Peru for Export
…Cordero hopes that current prices and changing weather patterns in Argentina and Brazil will lead buyers in Peru to consider U.S. sorghum as a first choice. From the National Association…
Farm Bureau Asks USDA for Emergency Dairy Assistance
…provide emergency assistance to the nation’s dairy farmers, against a backdrop of plummeting farm-level milk prices. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, AFBF President Zippy Duvall noted that…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
After years of declining prices and reductions in acreage, California pear growers agree they have finally hit a sweet spot. They say the pear market has remained firm for several…
Funding to Train the Next Generation of Agricultural Leaders
…and economics; food science, human nutrition and human sciences; sciences for agricultural biosecurity; veterinary sciences; food and agriculture data analytics and tools; and integrative biosciences for sustainable food and agricultural…
California’s Agricultural Vision – Help Shape the Future
Nearly eight years ago, the California State Board of Food and Agriculture began a strategic planning process for the state’s agriculture and food system that ultimately led to California Agricultural…