…senior analyst Sterling Liddell says “after two years of economic losses at the farm level – which resulted largely from the significant drop in commodity prices – the cost of…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
…benefits outweigh costs by about an 8-to-1 ratio. The final standards are cost effective for consumers and businesses, delivering favorable payback periods for truck owners. The buyer of a new…
Obama Tells Congress That TPP Is Coming
…and the economy. While Republicans in Congress have questions about the deal they’d like answered, many Democrats called the deal a non-starter because of concerns about enforcing labor and environmental…
Economic Analysis of the 2016 California Drought for Agriculture
…affected by market conditions than drought this year. Net water shortages will cost about $247 million dollars in forgone gross crop revenues plus $303 million in additional pumping costs for…
Pear Growers Say Supply, Demand Have Equalized
…she said she is “getting by,” but noted that crews are picking a lighter crop this year. The situation usually gets tighter when grape harvest begins, she added. “Labor going…
Table Olive Forecast for 2016
…production forecast is 7,000 tons. Other varieties are expected to total 1,000 tons. Despite the increase in rainfall, drought conditions remain a concern for growers. Variable crop yields and labor…
NMPF Asks USDA for Assistance
…price since October 2009, NMPF’s letter said. The cost of purchased feed has risen recently, producing a Margin Protection Program (MPP) margin of $5.76 per hundredweight for the May-June period,…
Vegetable Seeds Headline Breeder Field Day
…says it’s a good opportunity for growers to get firsthand knowledge. Listen to the complete interview with Ware, including information developments that could reduce labor costs. Jake Ware – HM…
Land Grant Universities Compiling Animal Feed Database
…Program has created a database of animal feed ingredients. Organizers say the database is a vital tool to inform cost-effective production decisions, animal welfare policies and procedures, and to guarantee…
Multi-Party Water Exchange Will Benefit Donner Lake
…up to Labor Day. Due to quickly diminishing runoff in the Truckee River Basin watershed this summer, local reservoirs, including Donner Lake, are being drawn down faster than normal. As…
Fresno County Ag Value Declines in 2015
…those whose jobs depend upon agriculture-that we must not take what we have for granted,” continued Jacobsen. “By not addressing our challenges head-on, whether it be water supply reductions, labor…
House says ‘No Reason’ to Hold TPP Vote
…negotiated a deal that “cost them dozens of votes in Congress.” He called for the President to renegotiate some components of the trade agreement, including some agriculture and labor provisions….
Agri View: Telematics
…the cost begins to subside. But like computers and cell phones, if it works, all farmers will eventually use it. That’s Agri View for today, I’m Everett Griner. Video from:…
USDA Announces Assistance for Dairy Farmers
…level will receive payments. MPP-Dairy payments are triggered when the national average margin—or the difference between the price of milk and the cost of feed—falls below a level of coverage…