…nowhere else to turn, the H-2C program offers a path forward in meeting their future labor needs. “At the same time, we are continuing to work with Chairman Goodlatte and…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-20-18
…in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Taylor Hillman. A cold streak is threatening bloom damage and immigration reform talks stalled last week, including progress on an improved labor program….
Growth Energy: More Biofuels Vital to Improving U.S. Energy Outlook
…and diesel fuel are projected to increase from 2018 to 2050 in the reference case, largely because of expected increases in crude oil prices.” “Blending more homegrown, cost-efficient biofuels into…
Study Of U.S. Grains Council ROI
…per year during the study period. In addition to successes related to export value and GDP, Council activities created 23,699 full-time jobs with $1.12 billion in labor income each year…
Agri View: Shipping Affects Food Prices
Everett Griner talks about how shipping cost affects the prices consumers pay for food in today’s Agri View. Now anybody who reads a paper or watches the news on TV…
AgWell Solar Helps Growers with Energy Optimization
…systems and ag pumps with low cost,” said Boguess. The smaller system not only cuts the cost of construction, it also eliminates the need to replace the transformer as required…
Agri View: Pine Beetle Outbreak
…an outbreak in Mississippi. The tiny little bug will attack in great numbers. Although they do more damage in our national forest land, they cost more to private landowners. They…
The Western View: VOC Lab
…tell growers if their trees are infected. It’s a quick and cost-effective way to detect HLB in a citrus grove. The process utilizes early detection of the VOCs released by…
Tyson: Higher Freight Costs Will Push Up Consumer Prices
…driving wages higher, pushing up the cost of labor. Hayes adds, “These higher costs are included in our overall outlook. We’re assuming we’ll recover the majority of these costs through…
Foreign Competitors Increasing Spending on Ag Exports
…is one reason why organizations that participate in USDA cost-share export programs are calling for more funding of the U.S. program. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Highlights From the February 2018 Farm Income Forecast
…and hired labor. Partially offsetting these increases are an expected drop in feed expenses. The 2018 forecast for farm business average net cash farm income is $93,200, the 4th consecutive…
Canada Offering Livestock Producers Tax Relief
…2017 sale proceeds of breeding livestock until 2018 to help replenish the herd. The cost of replacing the animals in 2018 will offset the deferred income, thereby reducing the tax…
The Western View: Temperance Flattened?
…the score of 1 is a break-even; the dam cost-benefit is a wash. a score higher than one means the project will pay off more than it costs to build….
Almond Matters: Extending Bloom with An Aerial Application
…very excited about getting both the fixed wing and rotary aircraft added to our label.” The cost and availability of labor continue to be an issue for California growers and…