…EU. Brazil: limited impact of scandal on exports Brazil is steadily growing its position in pork export markets, with rising volumes flowing into all main destinations, especially China. The recent…
Agri View: Outlook for 2017
Everett Griner talks about the outlook for 2017 and what needs to happen for producers in today’s Agri View. Well 2013 was the last good year…
Ag Lender Survey: Farm Profitability Down, Commodity Prices Top Concern
…profitability. Still, ag lenders reported that the majority of their current agricultural borrowers (60 percent) were profitable in 2016 and expect 54 percent to remain profitable in 2017. Land Values…
Ag Producer Sentiment Inches Higher in April
…month and fall 2017. A second measure of producer perceptions about future commodity price direction focused on expectations for December 2017 corn and November 2017 soybean future prices. In both…
2017 P.I.E. Program Tour Dates Set
The National Cotton Council (NCC) has scheduled tour dates and locations for the 2017 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program. The P.I.E. program’s goal is helping U.S. cotton producers maximize production…
Brazil Looking at Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol Imports
Reuters says the Brazilian Ag Minister is asking the country’s Foreign Trade Council to impose tariffs on U.S. ethanol imports after a recent surge in shipments coming in from America….
Canada/Mexico Doing NAFTA Renegotiations “Together”
…American corn producers are looking on nervously. The Mexican Ag Secretary recently led a tour of his country’s corn importers to Brazil and Argentina as part of a plan to…
New Spending Bill’s Impact on Agriculture
Congress put together a spending package on Sunday night that would keep the government running through the rest of fiscal year 2017. Politico’s Morning Agriculture Report says the bottom line…
NFU Calls on FTC to Oppose ChemChina Acquisition of Syngenta
…processing, meatpacking and agricultural production.” Johnson pointed to the Chinese meat processing company Shuanghui (now known as WH Group) purchase of Smithfield Foods in 2013. Just two years later, Smithfield’s…
Final Snowpack Almost Double the Average
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted the final snowpack survey of 2017. The snowpack water equivalent (SWE) totals in the northern, central and southern Sierra Nevada are around twice…
Saving Costs with Cover Crops
…to rise. Read more about this research in the May 2017 issue of AgResearch. Share this Post Independent Voice for California: Culotti’s Plan April 17, 2026 California Cherries 2026: Bigger…
International Trade and Deforestation: Potential Policy Effects via a Global Economic Model
…commodities in other countries and any barriers to international trade. What Did the Study Find? This report analyzes patterns of deforestation in major deforesting countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Indonesia, and…
Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again
…school meals. USDA will allow states to grant exemptions to schools experiencing hardship in serving 100 percent of grain products as whole-grain rich for School Year 2017-2018. USDA will take…
4-H Calls Alumni and Friends to Join its New Network
…alumni and friends to the network by June 30, 2017. A map showing the current front runners is on the registration page. “We need the help of all 4-H members,…