…five months of feed assistance in times of drought, which is triggered by the drought monitor and indexed to previous years’ corn prices. Because of the ongoing supply chain challenges,…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 04-20-22
…to support Prop. 12, and fuel prices decline again but that slide could stall. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
Experts Expect Inflation to Continue
…economy had faith in the system and prices didn’t move much, but now there’s so much money out there, inflationary expectations are building and what we’re seeing now is an…
Finding The Truth About Pesticides in Produce
…we’re seeing inflation, we’re seeing food prices go up, we’re seeing reports of 13 million children living in food-insecure households. To take the more affordable and accessible produce items and…
Week in Review: Drought Conditions Back to 2015 Levels & Cotton Acreage and Prices Up
DWR personnel have indicated that current snow levels and water conditions are similar to those seen during the height of the last drought. Cotton acreage is expected to increase to…
Rising Chocolate Demand Means More Plant Health Research
…you had a bite of chocolate? USDA researcher Doctor Alina Puig says people around the world are wanting it more, and that means a higher demand for cacao beans. As…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 04-05-22
…survey of the season which is comparable to 2013 and 2015 numbers, also cotton acreage is up and with record prices but falls short of reaching full potential due to…
Cotton Acreage Up with Record Prices But Short of Potential Due to Water
…Isom. “Cotton prices right now are at record highs. Pima is over $3 a pound and upland is up over $1. Those are prices we’ve never seen before.” Listen to…
Additional Payments for Livestock Producers Affected by Drought and Wildfire
…Secretary Tom Vilsack “Producers of grazing livestock experienced catastrophic losses of available forage as well as higher costs for supplemental feed in 2021. Unfortunately, the conditions driving these losses have…
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Proposition 12 Challenge
…how Prop 12 hamstrings farmers’ efforts to provide a safe environment for their animals, while harming small family farms and raising pork prices across the country. One state’s misguided law…
Beef Safeguard Trigger Level Increased for U.S. Exports to Japan
…is a positive development for America’s farmers and ranchers. It allows for greater market-based growth in U.S. beef exports to Japan and reduces the probability of higher Japanese tariffs being…
Biden’s 2023 Budget Proposal: Ag and Rural Funds
…higher than it has been in over 40 years. The international community is bracing for global food shortages. Yet the president remains focused on his climate agenda rather than the…
Cost of Production Concerns Detailed in Farm Bureau Reports
…push prices higher, AFBF Zippy Duvall said there is growing concern for the season ahead. “The rising prices for fuel, fertilizer and other supplies create an unwelcome counterforce to higher…
No Surprises in Grape Crush, But Report Highlights Future Considerations
…lose very much if any at all winegrapes to smoke exposure in 2021.” The report compiled by CDFA and USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service notes that average prices also increased….