ASI Board Approves Budget

Dan Economy, Sheep-Goats

The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) Board of Directors recently approved the association’s budgets and membership rates for fiscal year 2023-24. Voting was conducted online after preliminary approval of both the Wool Trust and Fund II budgets by the ASI Executive Board at its summer meeting in Idaho. Plus, ASI wants producers to know their 2024 Annual Convention will be held January …

Ag Market Growth Ahead

Dan Agri-Business, Commodities, Economy, Nursery Crops, Organic, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours

Taking a look at the projected growth for ag markets. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Business Research Company’s latest look into the growth of agricultural markets shows big jumps ahead. The global agriculture market is projected to reach a substantial size of just over $19.8 billion by 2027, with a robust Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) …

Tracking Crude Oil and the Dollar

Dan Biofuels/Energy, Commodities, Economy

Two things many traders are watching right now are crude oil and the dollar. Mark Oppold explains why and how they could affect other commodities. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

West Coast Port Workers Ratify Labor Contract

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Labor and Immigration, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

Last week, members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), which represents dockworkers at all U.S. West Coast ports, voted to ratify a tentative contract agreement. The Union voted 75 percent in favor of approving the agreement that runs until 2028 six-year agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2022, and runs through July 1, 2028. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO …

What’s Ahead for the Farmland Market?

Dan Agri-Business, Economy

Recent farmland sale prices and values have increased to levels never before seen in the agricultural land market. Paul Shadegg, senior vice president of Real Estate Operations at Farmers National, says the momentum in the farmland market began building 25 years ago. But is it sustainable moving forward? There continues to be strong interest in buying ag land across the …

USDA Getting Word Out About 22007 Financial Assistance Program

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Funding, This Land of Ours, USDA-NRCS

If you’ve been discriminated against in the past by USDA, officials want you to know about a special program of financial assistance. Gary Crawford has the story coming up on This Land of Ours. If you are a farmer or a forest landowner who feels USDA has in the past discriminated against you in its farm programs, you may be …

FDACS Provides Update on Hurricane Idalia Response and Recovery Efforts

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Crop Insurance, Dairy, Economy, Florida, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Funding

(FDACS/TALLAHASSEE, FL/SEPT. 1, 2023) — Today, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provided an update on Hurricane Idalia response and recovery efforts.  Click here for the Hurricane Idalia Survey for Certificate Holders Click here for the Hurricane Idalia Survey for Processors For more information about Commissioner Simpson and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, visit FDACS.gov. Florida Department of Agriculture and …

Georgia Department of Agriculture Update on Hurricane Idalia Response and Damage Assessments

Dan Crop Insurance, Economy, Georgia

(GDA/Atlanta, GA/Sept. 1, 2023) — On Wednesday August 30th, Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 Hurricane and quickly moved into Georgia as a Category 2 Hurricane, bringing Hurricane and Tropical Storm force winds and heavy rainfall across much of South Georgia. The Department of Agriculture has already begun to receive reports of damage to crops, pecan …