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WEBFarm tour: Learning things like cows drink 20 gallons of water a day. USDA and USTR amplify efforts to protect export opportunities for common food and beverage names Knapsack: Drought should lead to talks about environmental impacts Take survey: Wayne team wants input on safeguarding agriculture assets …
Here comes the 2024 Farm Bill, there goes any 2024 reforms
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Here comes the 2024 Farm Bill, there goes any 2024 reforms. Alan Guebert. Farmers' Advance. 0:04. 0:55. The slowest dance on Capitol Hill, the writing of a new Farm Bill, gained tempo May 1 when both the House and Senate Ag committees released versions of their bills. The House bill was a …
Farmer sentiment in September reached the lowest levels since 2016
WEB14 hours ago · Farmer sentiment in September by the latest Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reached the lowest levels since 2016 as income expectations were lower. Surveyed farmers were concerned about lower prices and higher costs as the two major reasons for their response. All the surveyed indexes were lower including farm capital investment, short ...
USDA's proposed milk pricing changes could reduce farm milk prices
WEBSep 18, 2024 · The 2025 average was estimated at 48.50 cents per pound. The 2024 Class III milk price was projected to average $19.45 per cwt., up $1.05 from last month’s estimate, and compares to $17.02 in 2023 and $21.96 in 2022. The 2025 average was estimated at $19.60, up 95 cents from a month ago.
Dairy product prices remain well above year ago levels - Farmers' …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · The eight-month Class I average stands at $19.43, up from $19.07 a year ago, but compares to $23.87 in 2022. Dairy margins were largely flat over the first half of July with milk prices and feed costs holding steady, according to the latest Margin Watch (MW) from Chicago-based Commodity and Ingredient Hedging LLC.
How farming is changing - Farmers' Advance
WEBJan 22, 2024 · She answered readily, “Every farmer I talk with is certain that farming is changing. Look at the demographics. Large farms are getting bigger, but fewer, and the number of small sustainable type farm operations is increasing.”. “Please explain that,” I went on. “Well,” she said, “Take the Practical Farmers of Iowa as an example.
August crop reports: Rain makes lower 2024/25 prices - Farmers' …
WEBAug 18, 2024 · For 2024/25, USDA sees all U.S. wheat prices averaging $5.70 per bu., or about $1.25 less per bu. than a year ago. Rain also makes sugar, both cane sugar in the Deep South – principally Florida, Texas and Louisiana – and beet sugar in the High North, mostly in Minnesota and North Dakota. Collectively, USDA estimates total 2024/25 sugar ...
US agriculture exports continue to slide - farmersadvance.com
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Estimates now show that “U.S. agricultural imports in FY 2025 are forecast at $212.0 billion, or $8.0 billion higher than revised FY 2024 estimates…”. Meanwhile, ag exports continue to fall: “U.S. agricultural exports in FY 2025 are forecast at $169.5 billion, down $4.0 billion from the revised forecast of FY 2024,” noted USDA.
What's agrivoltaics? BJAMM looks to harmonize solar and farming
WEBOct 2, 2024 · Solar projects in Ohio have began implementing agrivoltaics, the co-location of solar and agriculture. The Madison Fields Solar Project, which Stark County Commissioner Richard Regula visited in July, is one such site that is farming between the panels. Agricultural land is ideal for solar projects because land is often flat and open.
Inflation eases in April as prices fall for eggs, bacon and bread
WEBMay 16, 2024 · The prices farmers received for items such as vegetables, dairy and poultry softened in March, leading to drops in retail prices last month, according to Barclays and the Agriculture Department. Egg prices tumbled 7.3%; bacon fell 0.7%; chicken dropped 0.8; and bread dipped 0.2%. Other items got a bit more expensive.