…earnings in many countries were depressing supply even as demand grows by two percent annually, according to Reuters. Rabobank last month forecast a 2017-18 global coffee deficit of 6.1 million…
Almond Board: Seeds for Bees
…to provide floral diversity prior to and following almond bloom in California for the nearly 1.8 million colonies that come to pollinate the 2017 almond crop. Just like humans, honey…
Tomato Crop Coming in Lighter than Expected
By Kevin Hecteman Bringing the 2017 tomato harvest to market has been a process fraught with challenges for growers. “I would say things were very mixed up from the beginning…
Coffee Supplies May Drop on Low Farm Earnings
…earnings in many countries were depressing supply even as demand grows around two percent annually, according to Reuters. Rabobank last month forecast a 2017-18 global coffee deficit of 6.1 million…
CropLife America CEO to Retire
…2017 CLA Annual Meeting in California this week. During the announcement, he said he is “proud to have represented the industry,” during his tenure as CEO. Vroom will continue to…
Higher Supplies Keeping Consumer Meat Prices Lower
…level since 2008, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. Lower beef prices are adding pressure to lower pork prices, along with an anticipated 4.9 percent increase in pork production this…
Countdown to Census: What You Need To Know
Only eight weeks until producers start to receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture In just a couple months, farmers and ranchers across the nation will start receiving the 2017 Census…
Heat-Tolerant Broccoli for the Future
…developed and characterized the genetic sources of broccoli’s heat tolerance. Theoretical and Applied Genetics published these results in March 2017. The team, led by ARS geneticist Sandra Branham, evaluated a…
Weird and Wackiest Odd Jobs for Dogs
…meant countless hours of walking on a hamster wheel-like device that turned a spit used for roasting meat. Another weird job, training dogs to sniff out delicious and expensive fungi…
Census of Agriculture to Start Soon
Farmers will soon receive forms for the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture’s National Ag Statistics Service says farmers and ranchers across the nation will begin receiving the…
WTO Will Investigate U.S. Complaint over China
…remove the restrictions when it joined the WTO. Some 14 countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and Thailand, as well as the European Union, have joined the dispute. From the…
Trade Mission to Brazil Affect Ethanol Import Tariff?
…not see the Brazil trip with leaders from two-dozen agribusinesses and trade groups as rewarding Brazil for its renewed 20-percent tariff on imported ethanol. Tariff Key players in the ethanol…
New Zealand Triples U.S. DDGS Purchases
Record milk production in New Zealand has led the nation to triple the amount of imported U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles. The U.S. Grains Council reports that the 2017…
2017 California Prune Harvest Returns to Typical Levels
The 2017 California prune harvest is projected to reach 105,000 tons (95,254 metric tonnes), according to forecasts by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Agricultural Statistics…