The USDA has left its outlooks for U.S. rice and cotton ending stocks unchanged from March. Rice ending stocks are projected at 34.5 million hundredweight, unchanged from last month, changes to domestic use and residual offset each other. The average farm price is estimated at $15.70 per hundredweight, down $.20. There were no changes to the domestic balance sheet for cotton, with an average estimated farm price for upland cotton of […]
The USDA has lowered its 2022 forecast for total red meat and poultry, with a reduced forecast for pork and poultry offsetting higher projections for beef. Beef production is seen at 27.7 billion pounds, 140 million more than in March due to higher placements and an increased slaughter pace for both fed and non-fed cattle. The average price of $139.50 per hundredweight, is unchanged from last month. Beef imports grew […]
An ag meteorologist says April’s cooler and wetter than normal start in the Midwest is bringing relief and delays to many regions. State climatologist for Michigan Jeff Andresen says expected rain in the coming weeks should knockout dryness across much of the Upper Midwest that carried over from last season. “That is expected to gradually decrease or dissipate with time,” he says. He says Michigan has already seen some major […]
The U.S. Dairy Export Council is encouraging Congress to significantly expand support of trade programs in the next farm bill. During a recent House Ag Subcommittee hearing, President and CEO Krysta Harden testified while the industry has become more dependent on trade, USDA funding of the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) Program has remained stagnant. “Given their critical missions and their impressive results, USDEC urges Congress […]
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USDA raised its expectations for milk production in 2022 for the first time in several months on expected herd growth. In its April supply and demand report, USDA raised butter and cheese prices because of tighter stocks and firm demand. Nonfat dry milk prices were only increased fractionally, and whey prices were lowered because of competitive prices internationally. The Class III price was raised with higher cheese prices more than […]
WASHINGTON, April 8, 2022 — Today, the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior announced their proposed Fiscal Year 2023 allocations of $2.8 billion in projects, grants and programs authorized in the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to support local economies, outdoor recreation, access to public lands and voluntary national conservation efforts in every U.S. state.
Nebraska FFA members say they are gaining lifelong skills through the organization. State Secretary Emma Kuss tells Brownfield her time as a state officer has improved her communication skills. “I’ve learned more about networking and getting to know people. I really value understanding what others have to say and I think that’s really important,” Kuss says. “When I first started, I was a little shy walking up to people and […]
A commercial duck flock in northern Indiana has tested presumptive-positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The flock has about 4,000 ducks and the Indiana State Board of Animal Health says it’s notifying owners of the nearly 80 commercial flocks in the six-mile control area. State officials say testing will take place until restrictions are lifted and an additional six-mile surveillance zone will be established. Indiana is a leading producer of […]
