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How farming is changing - Farmers' Advance
2024年1月22日 · “Well,” she said, “Take the Practical Farmers of Iowa as an example. PFI went from a few dozen members in 1990 to over 6,000 members now.” “Interest in farming organically and regeneratively is increasing everywhere, and without as …
Survey showed most farmers expect stable prices for 2025 cash …
2024年8月7日 · The USDA NASS average cash rent for Monroe County in 2023 was $154 per acre compared to $140 in 2022 or $220 for irrigated crop land in 2023.
In another Trump trade war, farmers could lose billions in export …
2024年12月16日 · Even now, the share of China's soybean imports from the U.S. — the top American export to China — has dropped to 18% from 40% in 2016, Reuters reported in November. With Trump threatening more trade sanctions, …
Proposed Farm Bill includes $28B cut to SNAP program - Farmers' …
2024年5月28日 · The House bill includes a $28-billion cut in food aid through the SNAP program, which used to be called food stamps, as well as a large boost for “reference prices” – what many observers consider a substantial increase in federal subsidies for crop insurance.
Dairy product prices remain well above year ago levels - Farmers' …
2024年7月22日 · The season-average soybean price was forecast at $11.10 per bushel, down a dime from last month’s estimate. USDA’s Crop Production report showed 41% of the U.S. corn crop was silking, as of the week ending July 14, up from 24% the previous week, 1% ahead of a year ago, and 9% ahead of the five-year average. 68% was rated good to excellent, unchanged from the previous week, and up from 57% ...
Beef prices have soared to record highs, will impact dairy industry …
2024年11月11日 · Butter and cheese stocks fell in September. The USDA’s latest Cold Storage report had Sept. 30 butter holdings at just under 303 million pounds, down 21.4 million or 6.6% from the August count, which was revised up 1.1 million pounds, but they were up 36.4 million pounds or 13.6% from Sept. 2023.
US milk production continues to sputter - Farmers' Advance
2024年7月31日 · U.S. milk production continues to sputter thanks to bird flu, a shortage of replacement heifers and scorching high temperatures. The Agriculture Department’s latest preliminary data shows June output at 18.77 billion pounds, down 1.0% from June 2023, the 12th consecutive month output was below a year ago.
Here comes the 2024 Farm Bill, there goes any 2024 reforms
2024年5月15日 · In the meantime, rural America continues its downward slide. By almost any social measure–increased poverty rates, the rising reliance on public sector income support, poor water quality, fewer rural hospitals, the loss of senior care and childcare, the lack of food options – rural America is worse off now than in 1990.
Farmers will need to grow 70 percent more food on less land
2024年3月13日 · Spring began at 11:06 p.m. on March 19 which means for the next three months, daylight hours will exceed 12 hours, extending just past 15 hours by the first day of summer on June 20.