…appropriate form to the producer’s administrative county FSA office, along with applicable fees, without necessitating a trip to the local FSA office. If electing higher coverage for 2018, dairy producers…
Almond Board: Internship at the Almond Board
…Order, it is important to note that the Board is not involved with and is expressly prohibited from setting field or market prices. The Board is composed of 10 members….
Most U.S. Farmers Will Feel Impact from Hurricane Harvey
…of these transportation issues, grain elevator operators, which will have reached capacity, will discourage farmers from delivering crops by lowering the commodity prices that farmers are usually paid. Steenhoek told…
Amazon Poised to Disrupt the Grocery Industry
…of Amazon saw prices on popular items drop by a third. More discounts are expected in the future in their effort to shed the grocer’s reputation for high prices. In…
RFA Asking EPA to Expand Hurricane Harvey Fuel Waiver
…12 percent of U.S. refining capacity, driving gas prices up as much as eight percent. RFA President Bob Dinneen says ethanol is readily available nationwide, to fill the missing supply….
Wholesale Chicken-Wings Hit Record High Prices
Wholesale prices of chicken wings are hitting record highs, leaving restaurants to choose between raising prices or cutting portions. The Wall Street Journal reports that Americans ate more than one…
Pork Industry Pressing for FMD Vaccine Bank in 2018 Farm Bill
…FMD outbreak would be even higher. Farm bill writers will already be under huge pressure to keep costs down in the 2018 bill. But the National Pork Producers Council wants…
U.S. and Mexican Dairy Industries Make United Call
…market prices.” The U.S.-Mexico Dairy Alliance members agreed to continue to maintain an open communications channel between the industry organizations as they analyze and seek mutually beneficial solutions to problems…
Low Education Rural Counties Worse Off than Higher Education Rural Counties
…percent or higher since 1980. Low education rural counties also had a higher average child poverty rate on average than for all other rural counties. Additionally, the unemployment rate of…
The Western View: Farmbot
…the road with great produce at great prices, and all I have to do is go pick it up. Well, Rory Aronson may be changing all that. He’s taking the…
Starting a Hydroponic Garden or Farm
…Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate, or LECA. The cost associated with building your own hydroponic systems will depend on exactly what your needs are. Prices can start at as little as…
Agriculture Looks for Ways to Boost Exports
…Russia and India. Warner says export sales remain the answer to boosting domestic prices. Exports The same demand-price boost for grain that faces GMO barriers in the EU and China….
Farm Trade Expert Says Trump “Playing With Fire” on NAFTA Comments
…Favored Nation’ WTO-bound rates, placing much higher tariffs on U.S. goods going to Mexico, than on their goods coming to the U.S. And then, there’s the potential loss of international…
NFU Hires Steckel to Make Push for Biofuels
…growth. The Farmers Union initiative will promote legislative and regulatory solutions for expanding markets for higher blends of ethanol, like E30, and advanced biofuels. Through her efforts, Steckel says: “NFU…