One factor expected to help bring net farm income down slightly this year is projected lower direct government payments to farmers. Gary Crawford has the story. USDA…
Notice of Availability of Proposed Changes to the National Poultry Improvement Plan Program Standards
…March 15, 2017. After careful review of any comments we receive on the proposed updates, we will publish a second notice in the Federal Register announcing our decision. Read the…
USDA Seeks Local Food Grant Reviewers
…applications. The deadline to apply to become a reviewer is March 20, 2017. AMS will contact selected FMLFPP reviewers in mid-April and FSMIP reviewers in late April. Non-federal reviewers for…
South Africa Buys U.S. Sorghum, Open to U.S. Corn
…tons (11.8 million bushels) of white maize this year 2017. The Council plans to continue to monitor and respond as necessary to the grain situation in Southern and Eastern Africa….
Agri View: Cellular Agriculture
…like to see farmers stop producing meat. Would be able to know what the taste of bacon is like. Might even enjoy a grilled steak. That is cellular agriculture. That’s…
NCC Releases Economic Outlook
…today that, “World mill use is expected to exceed world production in 2017, and global cotton stocks are projected to decline by 7.7 million bales in the 2017 balance sheet.”…
California Preliminary Grape Crush Report
…up 3.3 percent from 2015 at $765.34 per ton. The entire Grape Crush Report is available online at www.nass.usda.gov/ca. The Final Grape Crush Report will be released March 10, 2017….
USDA Announces Recommended Decision on California Federal Milk Marketing Order
February 22, 2017, Public Meeting Set in Clovis, California The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its recommended decision to establish a California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) that was…
APHIS Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rule on Importation of Hass Avocados From Colombia
…2017. The comment period for the proposed rule published on October 27, 2016 is extended until March 20, 2017. APHIS will consider all comments that we receive on or before…
February WASDE Report Released This Week
…higher exports and lower ending stocks relative to last month. The world cotton forecast includes slightly higher consumption and lower ending stocks. Total red meat production for 2017 is lower,…
Tyson Foods Tied to Price-Fixing Lawsuit
…fix poultry prices. An AP report says the Arkansas-based meat producer said the investigation is in its early stages and that they are cooperating with investigators. Last September, a class-action…
Slump in Farmland Values Continues
…in the first quarter of 2017. Farmland Values and Cash Rents Farmland values continued to wane in the fourth quarter, according to the Tenth District Survey of Agricultural Credit Conditions….
Strong Finish for 2016 Red Meat Exports: New Volume Record for Pork
…exports to Mexico, pork variety meat exports jumped 20 percent in volume to 523,199 mt and 24 percent in value to $999 million – just short of the record levels…
Net Farm Income Expected to Dip further in 2017
Highlights From the February 2017 Farm Income Forecast Farm sector profitability measures are mixed for 2017. A narrow cash-based measure, net cash farm income, is forecast to rise by $1.6…