…prices, movements in prices of other commodities play an important role in the food security picture. For example, the direction of oil prices is important for revenue for the oil…
Drone Data Becomes Cheaper with FAA Rules
…“That’s two people out in the field, one of which has to be higher paid because not everyone has a pilot’s license. Now with this ‘drone license’ that they are…
July 4th Cookout Prices
…Cookout Prices From: American Farm Bureau All-American July 4th Cookout Ticks Up, Still Under $6 Per Person A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for the Fourth of July, including hot…
Opening Markets for Almond Hulls
…feed prices are pretty expensive so this would actually be a good partnership to send hulls to China and reduce the surplus of hulls here in California.” Establishing a market…
Pacific Region Egg and Poultry Report
…and Egg Prices The April market egg price, at $0.39 per dozen, decreased 33.9 cents from March and is 48.0 cents below April 2015. The April broiler price, at 52.0…
Agri View: New Nut Champion
…can sell straight to consumers through farmers’ markets and online websites for retail prices or to accumulators, wholesalers and shellers for wholesale prices. Farmers shelling their pecans prior to selling…
Safe Fruit and Juice
…the greenhouse. Image courtesy of USDA/ARS The American tree fruit industry is facing challenges of climate change, reductions in available labor, global competition, the need for reduced chemical inputs, the…
Farm/Food Groups Urging Passage of Biotech Food Labeling Legislation
…of foods made with biotechnology, and we need them to act quickly on the matter.” A federal policy would help food producers avoid the higher economic costs of having several,…
More Groundwater Found in Central Valley
…drop by tens of feet. Furthermore, some of the deep aquifer water is also brinier – higher in salt concentration – than shallower water, so desalination or other treatment will…
June Dairy Market Report
…cheese prices in April, but large butter stocks did not prevent a continued rise in butter prices.The average all milk price was 30 cents per hundredweight lower in April compared…
Agri View: Growing Mushrooms
…around 12,000 pounds of mushrooms. You’ll probably sell one-third of your crop at retail prices (currently $16 a pound) and two-thirds at wholesale prices. That’s a solid $128,000. Read more….
Agri View: Farm Trends
…cash receipts reflects continued declines in prices for most commodities compared with the period of 2011- 2013, when prices for many major commodities experienced record or near-record highs. Read more….
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
…food and fiber products with fewer inputs than ever before. While the imagery and mapping technology we discussed today paves the way for additional increases in farm productivity and efficiency,…
Marijuana Sales
Everett Griner talks about spending on marijuana sales threatening our food supply and food budgets in today’s Agri View. Marijuana vs Food Sales From: Forbes America’s 2015 Marijuana Sales Higher…