Warm, Dry February Diminishes California’s Snowpack
The season’s third manual snow survey this morning found less than half the Sierra Nevada’s normal snowpack for the beginning…
When Traders Panic
It seems longer, but coronavirus has been mentioned as a market factor for ag prices for over a month now.…
Frequently Asked Questions for Nursery Value Select
Nursery Value Select NVS Editors Note: Please find the most up-to-date Frequently Asked Questions on Nursery Value Select (NVS) on…
China Purchase of U.S. Sorghum Highlights Willingness to Buy When it Makes Economic Sense
Bloomberg writers Isis Almeida and Michael Hirtzer reported on Tuesday that, “China is back in the market for U.S. sorghum this…
Farm Bureau Survey-Farmers Cautiously Optimistic About Future Farm Economy
USDA recently projected net farm income, a broad measure of farm profitability, to rise 3% in 2020 to the highest…
Virus Raises Market Worries
Commodity experts at the International Sweetener Colloquium here on Tuesday signaled that the announcements of the spread of the coronavirus…
Expect More Dicamba Lawsuits for Years to Come, Lawyers Say
Like sharks smelling blood in the water, lawyers are rushing to capitalize on the landmark dicamba injury case Bader Farms…
Pork Board Survey Shows Consumers Will Stop Buying if ASF Hits
National Pork Board CEO Bill Even says the results of consumer research have amplified the need to promote food safety…
Processors Raise Prices as U.S. Faces Possible Sugar Shortage
After last year’s bad weather in the Midwest, a freeze in Louisiana and a drought in Mexico, the United States…
Sickness Spreads Through Freight Markets
Imagine you are a freight provider — a trucker, say — and the demand for your services is so poor…