…hasn’t been too progressive in their business lately. Tractors cost a lot of money. You don’t trade them frequently. You take care of them and you use them until they…
Agri View: Growing The Avalon Pecan
…You see the most popular varieties today need to be sprayed several times a year to control scab. Every spray application cost money. This new variety, Avalon, is highly resistant…
Egg-Citing News – Food Prices Down for Easter
…John Newton, AFBF’s director of market intelligence. The informal survey showed the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $50.03,…
Valencia Oranges Increase, Non-Valencia Decrease in Citrus Forecast
…to our LIVE Citrus Crop Forecast Sponsors! Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! Rural America’s customer-owned lending partner. Phone toll free…
Pork Producers Applaud White House Action on GIPSA Rule
…found that the GIPSA Rule today would cost the U.S. pork industry more than $420 million annually – more than $4 per hog – with most of the costs related…
Hog Prices Expected to Increase in 2017, Despite Challenges
…with all costs being covered, including labor costs and equity investors receiving a normal rate of return. Current expectations are for feed prices to remain low in 2017, but with…
Ag Confidence Grows as Latest DTN/PF Survey Suggests Strong Future
…ag economy in a rational way, without emotion. Historically, it’s been about real economic conditions, not politics.” Questions asked in the Ag Confidence survey are specific to income expectations, costs…
Natural Pest Repellents
…to see the fruits of your labor disappear or destroyed because of some hungry insects. There are some easy, do it yourself, all-natural ways to keep those hungry bugs from…
State Releases Plan to Make Water Conservation a Way of Life
…is equitable and cost-effective. Efficiency is the cheapest and smartest way to extend our water resources.” The plan involved extensive stakeholder outreach and engagement, with more than 20 public meetings…
Funding to Repay Educational Loans for Veterinarians
…heavy cost of four years of professional veterinary medical training, which can average more than $150,000. Without the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program to help relieve that financial burden, many…
Agri View: Cattle Grazing Cost
Everett Griner talks about cost of grazing cattle increasing in today’s Agri View. Cattle Grazing Cost You raise cattle, you have to have pasture. The more cattle you raise, the…
NCC Conveys Farm Law Priorities
…have increased from year-ago levels, many producers continue to struggle with prices at levels not adequate to cover all production costs. USDA 2016 data shows that 19 percent of cotton…
APHIS Announces Public Meetings on Animal Disease Traceability
…the time needed to respond, and decreases the cost to producers and the government. APHIS is hosting these meeting to discuss participants’ assessment of the ADT framework and to hear…
Don’t Let the Tail Wag the Dog
…feed costs, paying premiums for increasing levels of coverage – has declined because the program underestimates their true feed costs. In 2015, the MPP’s first full year, 56% of dairy…