The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the decision to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule published on January 19, 2017. The rule would have increased…
Final Grape Crush Up Slightly Over Last Season
The 2017 crush totaled 4,239,836 tons, up 0.5 percent from the 2016 crush of 4,217,154 tons. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,248,260…
USDA Trims Red Meat Production Numbers
USDA slightly reduced its projections for red meat and poultry production in 2018. The forecast is slightly lower than last month, primarily due to a drop in beef production, which…
Celebrating National Meatball Day
…turkey, a mix of ground beef and pork, or even ground deer meat. Meatballs have both nutritional benefits and deficits. Though they often are high in fat and sodium, meatballs…
USDA Report Indicates Increased Corn Demand
…based on increased production and exports by Brazil. The price range for soybeans was increased, but the average expected price remains at $9.30 a bushel for the 2017-18 crop year….
Agri View: Agriculture Weather
Everett Griner talks about how costly 2017 was to agriculture due to weather damage in today’s Agri View. Well, first it was Irma, then a very unusual snowfall, that caused…
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
Everett Griner talks about the reasons for meat prices increasing in the grocery store in today’s Agri View. Now the cost you pay for a T-Bone steak, or a chuck…
AEM’s Slater: Trump Tariffs Won’t Help U.S. Manufacturers ‘Win’ Again
…the tariff. Canada is the leading foreign supplier of steel to the United States, followed by Brazil. Mexico is another leading provider. The administration’s pending action comes after a Commerce…
Ag Producer Sentiment Improves; but Uncertainty about the Future of NAFTA Looms
…December 2017. Figure 1. Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, October 2015-February 2018. While the Ag Economy Barometer reached a survey high of more than 150 points back in January 2017,…
Third Snow Survey Shows Improvement from Last Month
…average by April 1. At the beginning of March 2017, Phillip Station measured 180 percent of the average snowpack as a result of the wettest winter in 20 years. The…
Paraguay Market Now Open To U.S. Pork
…– representing almost 36 percent of the $149 average value of a hog in 2017 – to the price we received for each animal marketed. “The United States can’t sit…
NCBA President Has Ambitious Goals for 2018
…fake meat. “And that’s just the tip of the iceberg,” said Kester. Kester The 2018 farm bill is a significant issue for all the different sectors of the agricultural industry….
Charring Experience Helps Conservation Planner Assist Others
…Author Taylor Hillman From the Natural Resources Conservation Service: DAVIS, Calif., Nov. 14, 2017—Andrew “Drew” Loganbill has been selected to receive the 2017 Conservation Planning Excellence of the Year Award…
Agri View: Eating Healthier
…more prepared foods. In other words, they cook less. Definitely less meat. One of the major reasons for the difference is, generally speaking, they make more money. And when they…