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Chambersburg Public Opinion - Sun Nov 29, 1:37 pm ET
- Trees have the best crop of nuts in years. - The weather is cooling. - There should be less competition from fellow hunters, if a recent trend is continuing.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:36 pm ET
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - In many aspects, 2008 proved to be a record year for the swine industry. Too bad for farmers, profits wasn’t one of them. “It was a tough year,” said Kuna Hog Farmer Brad Thornton.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:36 pm ET
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - Water supply remained the No. 1 issue aquaculture producers were talking about in 2008. Despite a better-than-expected water supply in the Snake River system, spring flows continue to decline.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:36 pm ET
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - It was a wild ride for grain producers in 2008. Wheat prices soared to record highs of near $18 per bu. only to fall back below $6 per bu. by the end of year. Record world shortages of wheat sent prices soaring and growers responded by planting more wheat.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:36 pm ET
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - First, high prices for competing crops cut acreage. Then, spring planting weather that featured high winds and cold temperatures reduced acreage yet again. Idaho’s sugar beet growers faced challenges in 2008, officials said.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:34 pm ET
“It was a really wild ride,” said Keith Esplin, Blackfoot, executive director of Potato Growers of Idaho. “Production costs fluctuated wildly with the cost of fertilizer and fuel going up so much. The high price of grain persuaded a lot of growers to plant that instead of potatoes.”
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:34 pm ET
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - All in all 2008 was a decent year for Idaho sheep producers said American Sheep Industry Association Secretary/Treasurer Margaret Soulen Hinson.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:34 pm ET
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - “I think 2008 was an interesting year,” said ICA President-Elect and commercial cow/calf operator Carl Ellsworth of Ellsworth Angus Ranch, Leadore, Idaho. “It started out fairly stable but then was pressured by high feed costs.”
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:33 pm ET
Washington, DC - The House has recently passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), and Senate action is expected this fall.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:32 pm ET
ARLINGTON, VA - In an effort to help both dairy farmers and needy Americans, the National Milk Producers Federation is urging congressional leaders to direct $350 million dollars toward the purchase of cheese, which would then be donated through food banks and other charities to help feed the hungry.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:32 pm ET
A group of musicians including Dave Matthews, Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp got together in St. Louis, Missouri recently and held a benefit concert to raise money for small farmers.
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Tri-State Neighbor - Sun Nov 29, 1:31 pm ET
Ag Directory South Dakota ag business directory. Nuts & Bolts Quaterly manufacturer product directory.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:29 pm ET
Tulare, Calif., (AgPR) - The results are in for the highly anticipated 2010 Top-10 New Products competition, the winners of which will be showcased Feb. 9-11 during the 43rd annual World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:29 pm ET
On Friday, October 9, the USDA released the monthly supply/demand report for October. The USDA estimated corn production at 13.018 billion bushels, up slightly from last month and 8 percent higher than 2008.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:29 pm ET
U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent - The October Cattle on Feed report was released on Friday, October 16. The report is considered neutral to slightly bearish as the report indicated supplies of cattle on feed were a little above trade expectations.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:28 pm ET
Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to figure out the commodity markets? Why is it that so many of us fail to market and trade well, leaving large sums of money on the table due to poor marketing or allowing “the board” to get our money when trying to invest.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:28 pm ET
CORN - Due to the harvest delays, the month of October was bullish for corn values as corn closed 22 cents higher. Harvest is just beginning in the majority of the cornbelt as extremely wet conditions have kept corn combines in the sheds.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:27 pm ET
A speculator is one who takes chances, wagering on how the future will unfold. Speculators assume risks on the estimate of the future in exchange for the potential for a financial profit or a loss. Speculators are seeking some great vision into the future that is accurate at least half of the time.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:27 pm ET
Posted prices for ungraded wool (per lb./greasy basis) for the week are: Region 1, $0.13; Region 2, $0.11; and Region 3, $0.09 so the LDP rate is $0.29 per lb. greasy. Graded rates are available at the Web site listed above.
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AG Weekly - Sun Nov 29, 1:27 pm ET
On November 10, the USDA released the much anticipated USDA supply/demand report.
