…The narrowing margin between milk prices and the cost of feed triggered the payments, as provided for by the 2014 Farm Bill. “We understand the nation’s dairy producers are experiencing…
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Education
…and the Workforce approved the bill earlier this month. However, both chambers of Congress remain in recess until after Labor Day. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Limit and Cut Production Cost
Rabobank Advising Farmers to Limit and Cut Production Cost Amid a third year of negative margins, farmers need to cut production costs to maintain access to capital, according to a…
Agri View: Farm Labor
Everett Griner talks about the farm labor shortage issue and offers a possible solution in today’s Agri View. Farm Labor Here we are well into the summer, and a news…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…still safeguarding riparian areas and other habitat. But he emphasized good management also takes time and labor, and in the end, those management goals—whether for vegetation or conservation—must work for…
CFBF Encourages Overtime Bill Action
…and farm workers. The higher cost of providing overtime pay will force farmers to cut employee work hours to control labor costs and farm worker compensation will decline. The application…
Dockers Union Contract Negotiations
…– retroactive to July 1, 2014 – after protracted labor talks and a nearly four-month work slowdown that harmed U.S. exporters. The U.S. meat and poultry sectors lost an estimated…
U.S. Wheat Competitive Advantages
…strong as they once were, according to USW, in part because increased government intervention and limited access to U.S. dollars have forced millers there to make cost a primary buying…
Seed to Table
…all like so much, both in terms of the labor of growing food and the pleasure of eating it. From seed packet to the dinner plate, in less than 60…
Agri View: Hydroponic Farming
…development of more cost-effective distillation processes; produce algae for biofuels, limiting abrasive, environmentally damaging fuel harvesting; expand our capacity to supply fresh water, foods, and economic stability to arid communities;…
NMPF Introduces FARM Environmental Stewardship Component
…for the collection and dissemination of information on energy use and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). The assessment will also help dairy producers identify potential efficiency gains and cost savings, offering…
California Citrus Challenges: Water Tops HLB
…PRODUCTION COSTS California has production costs of about $3,500 per acre for oranges, $4,500 for lemons and $5,000 for mandarins, Nelsen says. Growers spend much on pesticides for the virtually…
Agri View: Farmers Benefit from Oil Prices
…cost-saving benefits. Low costs together with the likelihood of continued steady demand, reflecting the non-luxury nature of the products in the agri sector, are likely to mean that low oil…
Electronic Bug Trap Reduces Labor
A new electronic bug trap reduces labor and can save a grower in application costs. The trap aims to replace the old sticky traps that are currently used to monitor…