…low disease pressure conditions, this may be the only bloom spray needed. With higher disease pressure, two sprays may be needed: the first at pink bud and then again at…
Wetter Winter Helps Ranchers Offset Lower Prices
…as “an absolute rollercoaster,” with prices soaring in 2014 into early 2015, then crashing last fall. But he said the market appears to be holding steady and prices may have…
Agri View: Agriculture Future
…several months amid lower commodity prices and lower farm incomes. It’s resulted in layoffs at some of the major farm equipment companies, including Deere. Additionally, some of the poultry companies…
Agri View: China Relations
…relatively high prices. The authors interpreted this finding as a reflection of the reputation of French wine and a strong preference for European wines. This pattern of imports reversed during…
Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December
The latest USDA Agricultural Prices Report shows lower prices as a whole for producers, and particularly for livestock, poultry, and egg farmers. Ag Producers Received Lower Prices In December …
Food Prices pt. 2
Which items we’ll be paying more and less for in 2016. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This Land of Ours – Food prices pt. 2 Will prices…
Agri View: Cost of Food
…butter prices were going through the roof,” she said. But changing menu prices to reflect a volatile market is simply not feasible. Donatelli raised her prices shortly after the holidays,…
Global Cleantech Recognizes Ag Companies
…technological revolution in terms of innovating, and leveraging the information-age tools to grow more food with less inputs and strain on the environment,” Boudreau added. “We’re fortunate in that we…
Food Prices 2016
…price Economist Ann Marie Kuhns predicted that grocery store food prices in 2015 would go up by 2 – 3 percent. However, prices only went about about 1-point-two percent –…
Agri View: GMO Questions
…certain viruses which cause disease in plants. Virus resistance makes plants less susceptible to diseases caused by such viruses, resulting in higher crop yields. Herbicide tolerance is achieved through the…
Ag Seeks Silicon Valley’s Help to Satisfy World Food Demand
…way to better monitor how their crops are grown, Orrey says, farmers are able to use inputs — like water, or fertilizer — as efficiently as possible on their land….
Consumer Nutrition
…are really interested in saying I want to give my consumers products that have higher nutrient densities.” She says producers are doing so through natural enrichment. Looking at increasing trace…
Milk Output Record High in the Forecast for 2016
…chairman Seth Meyer says with a little bit more milk output, “So a little bit of a lowered expectation for milk prices,” In fact Zach Myers says price respect are…
Agri View: Agriculture Productivity
…for countries and regions worldwide. Though total annual use of agricultural inputs has changed little since 1948, the mix of inputs shifted significantly, with intermediate inputs (e.g., agricultural chemicals and…