…prices for watermelon growers, highlights from the House Forestry hearing, and another Voices of the Valley on global markets for specialty crops. Tune in to the show for these news…
California’s ‘Lowest Cotton Acreage’ in History Expected This Year
…Tulare Lake basin,” Isom explained. Upland cotton can be a good option for growers when facing a short season. However, Isom said that prices are “less than $0.90, so that’s…
Almond Update: Enthusiasm for 2023 Almond Crop, Despite Lower Forecast
…costs of inputs compiled with logistical slowdowns have created significant hardships. Lower almond prices have also been tough on growers. Despite the setbacks, Waycott said they are “cautiously optimistic” for…
EIA Expects Less Electricity Demand this Summer
…Those higher prices mean that even if households consume less electricity, their electricity bills will likely be similar to or slightly higher than last summer. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This…
Proposition 12 Moves Forward After SCOTUS Rejects Industry Challenge
…“We are very disappointed with the Supreme Court’s opinion. Allowing state overreach will increase prices for consumers and drive small farms out of business, leading to more consolidation,” said National…
AEM Offers Ways to Address the Industry’s Technician Shortage
…positions by 2025. In addition, the report stated equipment manufacturing possesses a job opening rate three times higher than the national average. Among survey respondents, 95 percent agreed with the…
Ag Exports in 2021 Generate Billions in Economic Activity
…the farm, agricultural exports supported an additional $43.6 billion in business activity beyond the value of the agricultural exports themselves. The impact starts at the farm through purchases of inputs…
Dairy Group Submits Plans for Updating the FMMO System
…was submitted. One suggestion is to increase the make allowances within milk pricing formulas. Another component of the proposal is requesting a return to the “higher-of” Class I mover. NMPF…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 05-09-23
…the wage rate with inflation, and the concerns with the push toward organic and what that means for prices. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
Some Food Prices Rise in April
…international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 127.2 points in April, 0.6 percent higher than in March. That reading was 19 percent below April 2022 but still five percent higher…
World Bank: Commodity Prices to Drop Through 2024
Look for a drop in commodity prices through next year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Global commodity prices are expected to drop this year at the fastest…
Hemp Report Shows Considerable Drop in Acreage and Value
…for floral hemp grown in the open fell by 26 percent. However, hemp for grain prices increased by two percent nationally. Hemp for fiber prices fell eight percent. The largest…
Millions of U.S. Seniors Face Food Insecurity
…food insecurity at disproportionately higher rates compared to their white counterparts as well as the overall food insecure population. In 2021, Black seniors were 3.8 times as likely and Latino…
Inflation Impacting Organic Fresh Produce Sales
…pounds. Conventional produce dollars rose higher than organic dollars by about two percent and declined in volume by a smaller degree than organic. Current trends show both conventional and organic…