As discussions over immigration policy continue on Capitol Hill, the National Milk Producers Federation thanked members of both the House and Senate for working to address the unique labor challenges…
Survey Shows Farmers Concerns
…Water Challenges September 5, 2025 Immigration Reform and Ag Labor: Manuel Cunha on the Dignity Act September 5, 2025 Joe Del Bosque: Water, Labor, and the Fight for California Farming…
Little Time to Reverse Organic Livestock Rules
…Reform and Ag Labor: Manuel Cunha on the Dignity Act September 5, 2025 Joe Del Bosque: Water, Labor, and the Fight for California Farming September 5, 2025 Ziveli Winery: A…
Spring Picnic Market Basket
…John Newton, AFBF’s Director of Market Intelligence who says there was some items that may have cost a little more at the checkout. For white bread, salad mix, as well…
Immigration Raids Could Send Milk Prices Soaring
…Food Policy Conference. He estimates 80 percent of the nation’s milk supply comes from dairy farms that employ foreign labor, saying if there’s a continued effort to remove workers, there…
Agri View: Autonomous Tractors
…the equipment it is pulling. Those machines are complicated. I can’t even tell you how many functions they will perform. And they will cost a lot of money. But they…
Agri View: Agricultural Equipment Sales
…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
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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…