January Prices Received Index Decreased 1.6 Percent The January Agriculture Prices Received Index (Agricultural Production), at 86.4, decreased 1.6 percent from December 2016. At 78.3, the Crop Production Index decreased…
January Chicken and Egg Report
January Egg Production Up 9 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.04 billion during January 2017, up 9 percent from last year. Production included 7.91 billion table eggs, and 1.12…
FCFB: No Water Announcement Is ‘Completely Unacceptable’
…fields out of production. This is completely unacceptable.” “Federal water policy is failing this region. It has failed to protect fish species, and, most importantly, it has failed to provide…
New Research Challenges 2050 Agricultural Production Needs
New research suggests the world’s agricultural production may not need to double by 2050, but offered a wide range in what the increase in production may need to be. Penn…
Analysts Say Bacon Shortage Not Likely
…expected to rise four percent through the spring, and commercial pork production for 2017 is expected to increase by five percent, compared to last year. From the National Association of…
AFBF President Addresses USDA Ag Outlook Forum
…in agriculture production.” Duvall called for a workable guest worker program run by USDA. Meanwhile, Duvall pointed to AFBF’s priorities for the year and the ‘best of times’ outlook for…
National Strawberry Day
…and sugar. Mix well. Add egg milk mixture a little at a time until cream cheese and egg milk mixture is totally mixed. Fold in 2 cups sliced strawberries, reserving…
Some Brazil Soybeans Very Muddy
…the damaged crop can still be blended with good crops, the total production estimates for Mato Grosso should remain the same. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service….
Effective Dairy Safety Net Requires Federal Spending
…what didn’t. A Milk Business Dot Com article quotes Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts as saying, “We need clear direction on what is and what is not working in…
Ag Groups Ask for Infrastructure Help
…that American agriculture truly feeds the world and creates jobs. To ensure that America remains a leader in world agricultural production, they say infrastructure needs have to be addressed, noting…
Senate Told Action Needed to Address Dairy Safety Net
…Milk Producers Federation, of which DFA is a member. Her full testimony can be found here. The MPP, designed to assist farmers during periods of distressed milk prices or high…
Bird Flu Strain Becoming More Severe in China
…the more severe strain is localized in a single province in China, but given the livestock production within the nation, Chinese officials report preventing the spread of the new strain…
USDA Invests $4.8 Million in University Agricultural Programs
…available on the NIFA website. Among past projects, a University of Tennessee at Martin project created a mobile energy classroom to share knowledge on traditional and renewable energy production and…
UNH Research: Organic Pesticides Help Manage Cabbage Aphids on Brussels Sprouts
…Agricultural Experiment Station and extension professor of sustainable horticulture production, and her undergraduate student Talia Levy. Levy studied the issue of aphid infestations of Brussels sprouts for her senior thesis….