Making adjustments to how soil is thought of and managed can yield some significant long-term benefits when applied to farming operations. Rising costs of agricultural inputs has been one of…
Roughly 11 Percent of the Thanksgiving Food Dollar Goes to Farmers
…Agriculture Prices report compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. That data is compared to average prices for grocery items from Safeway supermarkets. About the…
Turkey Prices at a Ten Year Low
…be due to turkey prices hitting a ten-year low. A report by Purdue University estimates turkey prices this year for Thanksgiving will average $1.45 per pound which would put a…
Independence Variety Finding its Niche
…has found its place in the market. Goudie said prices fluctuated early on for the new nut but with more production, it has settled in. Independence Variety Finding its Niche…
Farm Bureau Survey: Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Down for Third Straight Year
…year, coming in at $21.71 for a 16-pound bird. That’s roughly $1.36 per pound, down 3 percent from last year. The survey results show that retail turkey prices are the…
Getting A Better Understanding of Water Conditions in Kaweah Sub-Basin
…a better understanding of overall water conditions. “We’re compiling all of the existing data that’s out there related to surface water and groundwater, and any of the inputs and outputs…
USDA Partners with Communities to Bring High-Speed Broadband e-Connectivity Infrastructure to Rural Areas
…enhance the company’s services and provide subscribers voice and higher broadband speeds. The Choctaw Nation is receiving a $2.9 million grant to construct a hybrid fiber and fixed wireless system…
Concerns About Integrity as Organic Production Gets Easier
…true to its roots as larger farms continue moving into the sector. “Some of the larger guys that have the power to go and lobby for more inputs to be…
Pistachio Prices Holding Steady For Now
Pistachio prices remain steady for the industry but there is some uncertainty moving forward. Pistachio prices have been hovering between $2.25 and $2.50 per pound. That is, of course, good…
Women Are Out-Earning Men in the Business of Farming
…farmers was a bit higher at 33 percent, with a total of 40,072 women working on more than 9.5 million acres of farmland. Women working in agriculture had an economic…
The Economic Impact of Proposition 12
…consumer prices by as much as 33 percent. Proposition 12 also stipulates that calves raised for veal production are required to have 43 square feet of usable floor space by…
USDA, Dairy Farmers Mark Start of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order
…trade between the farmer and the first buyer of milk by enforcing timely payments from milk processors to milk producers and developing minimum milk prices based on market values with…
Coalition Looks to Limit Future Agribusiness Mergers
…the U.S. economy,” the letter states. “This hyper-consolidation has contributed to declining farm incomes, loss of choice of inputs for farmers, stagnant wages and increased layoffs for workers, higher grocery…
Animal Welfare Doesn’t Improve with Larger Facilities
…those commodities in California to meet the new square footage standards. Some economic forecasts for the impact of the new spacing standards are predicting rising consumer prices for eggs as…