…money at $3.4 billion. Roughly 115,000 American farms sell their products direct to consumers, through on-farm stores or farmers’ markets. That segment of producers took in $3 billion in sales….
Christmas Tree Farms Face Balancing Act
…necessity. With Christmas tree sales booming and crowds streaming to their Indian Rock Tree Farm in El Dorado County, the couple said they’re running short on trees and some rain…
Chipotle Executive to Step Down Following Slow Growth
…issues, including a norovirus outbreak and two E. coli outbreaks. Sales in stores open at least a year, a key measure of a restaurant chain’s health, have not recovered as…
Orchard Owner Suing Monsanto over Dicamba Drift
…than 30,000 peach trees this year to alleged dicamba drift and another 7,000 trees last year, resulting in a $1.5 million gross loss of sales. Bader (Bay-der) Farms from Southeast…
USDA WASDE Report at a Glance
Corn: No changes are made to this month’s 2016/17 U.S. corn supply and use projections. Forecast U.S. corn exports are unchanged this month, despite a sales and shipment pace that…
Dairy Groups Detail Importance of Dairy Trade
…has created thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity in rural America. The two organizations said it is important “to preserve current overseas dairy sales while seeking…
Businesses Join Agriculture in Fretting Over Trump Anti-Trade Talks
…imposing a 45 percent tariff on Mexico and China, impacts include replacing Boeing aircraft orders by Airbus, U.S. auto and iPhone sales will suffer a setback, and for agriculture, U.S….
November Dairy Market Report
…the coming year. Commercial Use of Dairy Products During June–August, sales of fluid milk products were 1 percent below the same period a year earlier. Domestic commercial use of butter…
Black Friday
Cathy Isom lets us know before heading out to get that Black Friday Deal on that tractor or lawn equipment, one expert suggest shoppers may very well profit by waiting….
Rural Mainstreet Index Still Weak for November
…readings,” said Goss. Home and retail sales: Home sales remain the positive indicator of the Rural Mainstreet economy with a relatively strong 58.8 reading for November which was up from…
Grains Council Encourages Focus On Expanding Ag Exports
…by customers who rely on the United States for a reliable supply of high-quality commodities and food products. Sales overseas are a bright spot in an otherwise tough ag economy…
NIFA Focus on Two New Projects
…a Purdue University project to develop a national instructor training and certification program on tractor and machinery safety. Another project by Michigan State University supported the creation of an online…
Thanksgiving Dinner Savings
…don’t wait until the last minute to do your Thanksgiving meal shopping because you don’t want to miss out on sales – and some ingredients tend to sell out quickly!…
Alberta Beef Producers Want TB Support
…recognize that the quarantines and movement controls are having a significant impact on producers, especially those that planned on fall sales of their animals. The CFIA is bringing in additional…