…good produce in the wintertime can be a bit of a challenge, and can also hit your pocketbook if you’re not careful. Organic produce prices tend to go up, and…
Important Tax Deadline Looms for Farmers
…you are in, and if you can, purchase new equipment and take the deduction in the year of the higher write-off. Fields, who has a small ranch and cow-calf operation,…
Chill Hours Getting More Complicated
…up to the 60s during the day, and the bud temperatures get even higher than that because the sun is shining on them all day,” he said. Cooperative Extension Advisor…
EU Dairy Farmers Spray Milk Powder in Price Protest
Dairy farmers from the European Union sprayed milk powder onto a European Council building in Brussels during a protest over dairy prices. The EU recently purchased large quantities of skimmed…
Fourth Quarter 2016 Farm Lending Slows
…the Kansas City Fed says some of the reduced loan volume likely stemmed from lower costs of farm inputs. However, as the outlook for farm income has remained weak and…
Cattlemen Express Concerns With Trump Administration’s Trade Action
“Sparking a trade war with Canada, Mexico, and Asia will only lead to higher prices for American-produced beef in those markets,” NCBA Says Tracy Brunner, President of the National Cattlemen’s…
Rising Global Temperatures Poised to Crush Crop Yields
…temperatures may ultimately lead to higher global food prices. An international team of scientists wrote in the journal Nature Communications that by the year 2100, if global emissions rise at…
Inflation Up, Food Prices Unchanged
Overall inflation over the last 12 months increased 2.1 percent, but food prices remain unchanged. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers was up…
Role of Fossil Fuels in the U.S. Food System and the American Diet
…and changing energy prices (such as through a CO2 emissions tax on fossil fuels) relate. Our research addresses limitations of previous studies by examining the relationship between energy prices and…
Common Crop Chemical Leaves Bees Susceptible to Deadly Viruses
…the organosilicone adjuvant had higher levels of Black Queen Cell Virus,” said Fine. “Not only that, when they were exposed to the virus and the organosilicone adjuvant simultaneously, the effect…
Perdue Nominated as Ag Secretary; Ag Groups Show Support
…role as the chief advocate for farmers and rural America is absolutely crucial in the new Trump Administration, especially when milk prices have been in a prolonged slump. Former Gov….
China Halts Ethanol Shipments
…The import tariff is likely to rise to 30 percent from five percent and would shut imports out of the market based on current prices, according to Reuters. Seven cargoes…
Funding to Support Agricultural Education at 1890s Land-grant Institutions
…universities and institutions sustain their programs in agriculture, food and human sciences.” The 1890 land-grant institutions were established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890 to foster higher education opportunities…
Rains Don’t Damper Citrus Harvest
…good news to growers when it comes to prices. “Typically, this time of year we’ll see those prices firm up and moving higher so growers can be looking at some…