Western United Dairymen (WUD) and the California Dairy Campaign (CDC) have petitioned the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for an emergency hearing to increase over-base milk prices by about 35¢/cwt for the next 12 months. CDFA has 15…
Brazil has a 20 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol, and that could soon be lifted as gasoline prices have increased in recent months. In 2017, Brazil placed the import duty on U.S. ethanol when the U.S. banned Brazilian beef imports…
The U.S. pork industry has enjoyed unprecedented export growth in the last five years: New markets show potential and traditional markets are strong because prices have been favorable. But the U.S. is producing more pork than ever before, which means…
Producers can expect La Niña to continue making itself known during the first few months of 2018. The outlook for January and February, in particular, will be heavily influenced by La Niña, which is expected to continue through late winter,…
By the end of 2018 all cattle producers in Canada will pay a national C$2.50 beef checkoff per animal sold. Previously the Canadian Beef Cattle Checkoff was C$1 per animal marketed and it had been at that pricing since 2002.…
Corn Corn or grain production in 2017 was estimated at 14.6 billion bushels, down 4 percent from the 2016 estimate. The average yield in the United States was estimated at a record high 176.6 bushels per acre, 2.0 bushels above…
Round one of the farm bill battles could be settled as soon as this month if the Senate agrees on a fix for cotton and dairy in the $81 billion disaster aid bill already passed by the House. Not only…
Two years ago, Andle van der Ploeg, owner of Mid-Frisian Dairy near Clovis, N.M., experienced the worst blizzard of his life. The freak storm, named Goliath, hit on Dec. 28, 2015, and resulted in tens of thousands of dead cows…
Putting 2017 in the rearview mirror is a relief for many of us in farming. Although yields for most producers were outstanding, prices fell short to such a degree that even with high yields, gross income per acre remained short…