…billion in sales activity, generated about $87 billion in labor income and contributed over $25 billion in local, state and federal taxes. The research also examined the equipment manufacturing industry’s…
Analyzing Disease Mutations Using Online Cattle Genomes
These bulls look alike, but they may carry different genes that influence disease. ARS research has cut the cost and time to analyze cattle genes. (Photo by Mike Heaton.) Thanks…
Farmers Need Solution to Immigration Challenge
…immigrant labor in dairy farming could cut U.S. economic output by $32 billion, resulting in 208,000 fewer jobs nationwide. Not only would farm workers be lost, but those further down…
California All-Orange Forecast Drops 2 Percent
…a.m. Pacific time. You will be able to hear the forecast here on this website. THANK YOU to our Citrus Crop Forecast Coverage Sponsors. Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll…
National Milk Producers Make Farm Bill Recommendations
…net for the nation’s dairy farmers. The recommendations range from changing the way dairy feed costs are calculated, to providing farmers greater flexibility in signing up for coverage and using…
Agri View: Rising Control Cost
Everett Griner talks about cost to control feral hogs still rising in today’s Agri View. Rising Control Cost Every industry that operates to serve the public has to deal with…
Farmers Volunteer to Monitor Levees
…to look for. Now they, too, are experts, Fedora said. DWR provides on-site group training at no cost and now has an online video training program at musrflood.com/index.php for emergency…
Application Period for Water Storage Projects
…monthly public meetings. Through the WSIP, the Commission will fund the public benefits of water storage projects that improve the operation of the state water system, are cost effective, and…
Agri View: Citrus Disease Eradication
…of the boll weevil. It wasn’t easy. It took a lot of time and cost a lot of money. But any cotton farmer will tell you it was worth every…
Reflections of a Farm Broadcaster
…many similarities among the ag issues in these diversified and high-value crop states, including labor, environment, trade and political misunderstanding, just to name a few. So we connected with a…
Agri View: Poultry Labor
Everett Griner talks about what eating all of that poultry means for the economy in today’s Agri View. Poultry Labor Back in mid-2015 statistics show that consumers were eating poultry…
AFBF President Addresses USDA Ag Outlook Forum
…what he called “the elephant in the room,” being President Donald Trump. Expressing concerns about trade and immigration, specifically aggressive action on deportation, Duvall said: “this could cost $60 billion…
Effective Dairy Safety Net Requires Federal Spending
…says that’s going to cost some money. “It’s extremely difficult to construct a strong enough safety net program for dairy while reducing federal spending,” he says. “There’s a high correlation…
Largest Ag Producers Changing Crop Protection Plans
…more aggressive in cutting costs after a tough year in 2016. Growers who farm 1,000 or more acres are planning on making the highest percentage of cost-cutting at 10 percent….