…a time of high commodity prices, adding “we need to revamp it.” Miller deferred specific comment until Trump’s campaign for President rolls out its full agriculture platform. Miller is one…
Brazil Could Clear U.S. GMO Corn Imports This Fall
Brazil’s agriculture ministry is seeking the approval of U.S. GMO corn imports as the country’s livestock, and poultry producers struggle with tight supplies and rising domestic prices. Pro Farmer’s First…
Multi-Party Water Exchange Will Benefit Donner Lake
…water exchange transactions, allowed under TROA, to maintain higher water levels at Donner Lake through August. The upper 12 feet of Donner Lake is reservoir storage that is wholly owned…
Farm Tech Investing Dips after Record Year
…also comes as weak grain prices put pressure on farmers’ incomes and corporate profits. Investment slipped in the drones and robotics and food e-commerce categories, while soil and crop technology…
France Facing 30-year Low in Wheat Yields
…drop in production. The drop in French production comes at a period of high output in other wheat-producing countries, which has led to a fall in world prices, further adding…
Make Plans to Talk with Lenders before Machinery Purchases
…a machinery loan, lenders want to hear more from farmers now than they did a few years ago. That’s attributed to lower commodity prices and lower farm incomes. AgriBank says…
Farmers Business Network Announces $20 Million in Funding
…manufacturer direct prices on farm inputs. The new round of fundraising brings total funding to nearly $48 million for the services. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
Drought, lower commodity prices and production issues drive report down The Fresno County Department of Agriculture’s 2015 Crop and Livestock Report was presented to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors….
Dollars Spent at Farmers Market
…$155,235 in 2013. Expenses of the producers in the Sacramento Region who are not engaged in direct marketing averaged $214,486, which is 39 percent higher. Read more of the study…
Farmland Values Dip Amid Lower Crop Prices
…per acre. Lower farm income over the last few years had not impacted land values until recently. Bloomberg reports the trend in land prices is likely to be similar to…
CME ‘Enhancing’ Live Cattle Markets
…concluded the discount would better align delivery values with cash market prices. CME Group will also revise grading and quality specifications and delay the listing of addition futures contracts. With…
Japanese Learn About Biotech, Biofuels
…the Illinois Corn Marketing Board to better understand how farmers are adopting technologies to increase production while using inputs more efficiently. Following those visits, the team met with the Illinois…
Global Food Prices Slightly Lower
…vegetable oils, more than offsetting firmer dairy, meat and sugar prices. Average prices for cereal grains fell 2.8 percent for the month, and vegetable oil prices were down the same….
Farm Credit System Loan Volume Up
…Credit Banks Funding Corporation, Tracey McCabe, says “despite continued lower agricultural commodity prices and global economic challenges, the overall credit quality of the System’s loan portfolio remained favorable.” 2016 first…