California citrus growers and industry officials appear to be attempting to ‘eradicate’ the citrus psyllid from their midst, but others around the world who have dealt with the pest say that may prove difficult if not impossible from experience learned so far. As scientists from around the globe gather this week in Orlando, Florida and some California growers prepare to …
Vegetable Growers Cutting Back on Acreage
In this report, news out of USDA about trends in vegetable production in the U S in light of increasing challenges in production and marketing costs. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Farm Income Has Record Year
USDA’s farm income and cost report is now out and economist Mitch Morehart says that it has well exceeded 2007. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
U S Ag Sect’y Schafer Comments on Farm Financial Forecast
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov 24, 2008 – (USDA) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer made the following statement regarding today’s fourth quarter farm financial forecast published by USDA’s Economic Research Service. “America’s agriculture continues a positive growth – a fifth straight year of record crop receipts, historically sound farm asset balance, and the third-highest net cash income over the last 33 …
U.S. Cattle Numbers Shrinking
We keep hearing how cattle numbers are shrinking across the U.S. and that was even more evident after last week’s USDA monthly Cattle on Feed report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Communication Critical to Conservation
Communication is critical to conservation, according to USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service chief Arlen Lancaster. I spoke with Lancaster during the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual meeting in Kansas City. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Easements Protect Ag Land
The Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program, under USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, provides matching funds to help purchase development rights to keep productive farm and ranchland in agricultural uses. Bill Hughes with Alabama NRCS explains how the program creates conservation easements. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …
Beef Pork and Dairy Exports Reduced
According to the latest forecast from USDA it looks like exports for beef, pork, and dairy products will be lower. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
American Peanut Shellers Assn. Meeting Held
Tyron Spearman has information discussed at this meeting and shares it with us. Other news covered by Tyron in this report concerns the nutrition guidelines for foods going on the food pyramid and when the USDA will issue these new guidelines. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Ag Air Quality Task Force
The issue of air quality has become increasingly important as more people move out to rural areas and challenge the rights of farmers and ranchers to do their jobs because they object to the odors associated with agricultural production and that is the reason for the Agricultural Air Quality Task Force. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …