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Published Aug 6, 2021
NCBA WASHINGTON (August 5, 2021) – The U. S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) announced today that it will begin publishing a National Daily Direct Formula Base Cattle report, which will provide greater information into the foundational prices used in cattle market formulas, grids, and contracts, and a National Weekly Cattle Net Price Distribution report, which will show the volume of cattle purchased at each different level of pricing within those formulas, grids, and contracts. NCBA has long urged USDA to adopt policies that increase transparency in the cattle markets and applauds this effort to provide producers greater insight into cattle transactions... NCBA is the leading voice in Washington on the need for greater cattle market transparency, including the establishment of a cattle contract library and eliminating cumbersome rules of confidentiality...
Published Apr 14, 2018
Technology has been an integral part of agriculture since at least 5,000 years ago, documented through the use of ploughs in ancient Sumeria. Today, drone and GPS farming is old news. Still, some in the industry are unsure of the latest development to disrupt agriculture. From Chinese pork to Mexican mangoes, blockchain technology is already fostering direct marketing, improving traceability for compliance, reducing waste, and increasing profit margins. Lest you think this is some fringe movement, or premature technology with no practical application, food industry giants such as Walmart, Nestlé, Dole, and Unilever are actively developing blockchain technology applications with IBM...
Updated Sep 10, 2020
The weed control measures used in soybean production need to be overhauled. The development of resistance in weeds has made current technology and management increasingly expensive and comes accompanied with heavy yield losses. Precision management solutions can reduce chemical use in several ways. Current Weed Management in SoybeansSoybean is important for the global economy as it is used as a source for oil and protein (for people and livestock) and as biodiesel... Drew Lyon, an extension weed specialist from the Washington State University, says, “The new site-specific weed management technology is currently popular in high-value crops...
Categories: Precision Agriculture, Soybeans
By John Moody
Published Apr 24, 2018
Imagine your farm or business handles six hundred thousand dollars per year. The transactions vary in size from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars for the most part. Thousands and thousands of transactions. You know that your margins are tight - just a few percentage points separate you from being in the red or black. But how much attention do you pay to the impact those transaction costs have on your operation?Transaction Costs - A stone age industry For quite a while, businesses found themselves at the mercy of credit card companies and whatever charges they imposed to use their services...
By John Moody
Published Jun 4, 2018
As I mentioned a few weeks back, some segments of ag are in the midst of challenges and changes. CSAs (community supported agriculture) are one area. Today, we turn our attention to a second - farmer’s markets. History Farmer’s markets go way back in the US... Farmers markets now face stiff competition from bricks-and-mortar retailers such as Glen’s Garden Market and Whole Foods Market, and from online delivery services such as Washington’s Green Grocer and AmazonFresh...
By Angie Setzer
Published Feb 1, 2019
This Week in Agriculture:A Mixed Bag of Information from the Week that Was: February 1st, 2019· The reopening of the government and Chinese trade conversations dominated headlines this week. With the former playing catch up and the latter loaded with fodder for both buyers and sellers. · A short-term resolution to the government shutdown was announced late last Friday as lawmakers put aside their differences, funding the government through the 15th of February. The funding allowed offices closed for well over a month to reopen, this included the USDA, CFTC and others, also allowing for those employees working without pay throughout the shutdown to receive those delayed paychecks... · In addition to the reopening of the government this week traders monitored Chinese trade talks Wednesday and Thursday as high level representatives for both countries sat down in Washington DC...
Categories: Agribusiness
By Angie Setzer
Published Feb 22, 2019
· Continued Chinese negotiations and getting settled back into the routine of receiving regular USDA information were the highlights of this week’s trade. · The markets were closed Monday for President’s Day, but came back Tuesday to a very rough start. Ideas that perhaps US/Chinese negotiations weren’t going quite as well as perceived at the end of last week were only compounded by rumors African Swine Fever had been discovered in Canada. While the rumor of ASF being found in North America seems to have come from a trader misreading an article talking about what *would* happen if the disease were found, the market reaction was very real, moving sharply to the downside, breaking key support levels on its way... · Wednesday brought renewed China/US trade negotiations, this time in Washington DC...
Categories: Agribusiness
By Angie Setzer
Published Sep 28, 2018
This Week in AgricultureA Mixed Bag of Information from the Week that Was: September 28, 2018· Quarterly stocks numbers, harvest progress and trade developments dominated much of the market conversation this week. · After what appeared to be a move by China to find the good graces of their global trade partners last week a much different attitude emerged over the weekend. Saturday evening leaders announced they would not come to the US for trade talks until after the midterm elections, claiming the increase in pressure out of Washington was behind the decision. This was seen as an incredible blow to the administration as many outside observers feel some rural voters could have their votes decided by a trade solution or lack thereof. · In addition to the announcement the Chinese government purchased a large ad which ran in the Des Moines Register over the weekend...
Categories: Agribusiness
Updated Nov 25, 2020
These articles' objective is to furnish you with specific rules for deciding the reasons for plant issues. This data will primarily apply to scene plants; however, it should likewise be valuable for indoor seedlings. A portion of this article's data arrangement has adjusted from augmentation distributions formed by Washington State Universities and Oregon State. In this primary section, plant pressure examines the reasons for plant issues, and the five stages symptomatic cycle has covered in the subsequent report. In this report, a few attributes of sicknesses and bugs will talk...
Categories: Crop Protection, Fertility, Soil Health
By Angie Setzer
Published Aug 17, 2018
This Week In Agriculture:A Mixed Bag of Information from the Week that Was: August 17, 2018· Though the week started seemingly weaker with traders still reeling from last week’s production outlook surprise, ideas that trade dispute resolution is right around the corner helped push the markets to a higher close. When the closing bell rang on Friday afternoon we saw corn up 6, wheat up 13 and November beans up 35 for the week. · Crop conditions Monday night showed a one point drop in good to excellent ratings for both corn and beans. That, coupled with continued fast maturity across the Corn Belt has some agronomists, farmers and traders thinking yields may end up lower than the most recent August estimate... Trade updates will be important as well with low level Chinese negotiators expected in Washington DC some time mid next week...
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