Everett Griner talks about how costly 2017 was to agriculture due to weather damage in today’s Agri View. Agriculture Weather Well, first it was Irma, then a very unusual snowfall, that caused farmers in the southeast heavily. The major damage was to the fruit and vegetable crops. But, other sectors of agriculture were also impacted. Few people are aware that …
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
Everett Griner talks about the reasons for meat prices increasing in the grocery store in today’s Agri View. Meat Prices Increasing Now the cost you pay for a T-Bone steak, or a chuck roast, does not begin with the growers profit. It is there. But the true cost is based on where the cost of production begins, and where it …
Agri View: What Is Going on with NAFTA?
Everett Griner talks about what is going on with NAFTA, and why, in today’s Agri View. What is Going on with NAFTA You know it is hard to understand what is going on with NAFTA. Mexican farmers, Canadian farmers and American farmers, want to keep it strong and stable. Our secretary of agriculture himself said that the loss of NAFTA …
Agri View: Water Wars Coming to Close
Everett Griner talks about water war between New Mexico and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the war between Florida and Georgia in today’s Agri View. Both may be coming to a close with settlements being made in both cases. Water Wars Coming to Close Well, the water wars are coming to a close. The courts are settling …
Agri View: Eating Healthier
Everett Griner talks about the current generation eating healthier, and why, in today’s Agri View. Eating Healthier Now you may not think that age has anything to do with the way that people eat. Well, it does. Of course you have to break it down by age groups. It may be better to say by generations. You know, traditionally, baby …
Agri View: Feral Hogs Hitting Hard
Everett Griner talks about feral hogs hitting the Southwest hard in today’s Agri View. Feral Hogs Hitting Hard You know, we got rid of the buffalo. Why can’t we get rid of the feral hogs? I did a report just a couple of weeks ago about the efforts in the southeast. Well now, let’s take a look at the southwest. …
Agri View: Technology Expanding
Everett Griner talks about how technology is expanding in today’s Agri View. Technology Expanding Progress. You know the world could not exist without it. The car you drive built mostly by robots. The clothes you wear from fabrics that didn’t even exist 50 years ago. And the food you eat. Still produced by farmers. But, you take away the technology and …
Agri View: Pickup Truck
In today’s Agri View, Everett Griner talks about the pickup truck and the changes in its use. Pickup Truck You know it wasn’t built just for farmers, but the pickup truck was promoted as a farm vehicle. From 1903 to 2000 that is where you found it mostly. And then it changed. But the pickup is still one of the …
Agri View: Changes Coming for Grading Pork
Everett Griner talks about how beef is graded by USDA, and the changes being made for grading pork, in today’s Agri View. Changes Coming for Grading Pork When you buy beef anywhere in America, the grade makes a difference in what you pay. There are three choices. Prime, Choice, and Good. The difference isn’t much, but, you pay more for …
Agri View: Issues Impact on Agriculture
Everett Griner talks about issues that are taking place in Washington D.C. and its impact on agriculture in today’s Agri View. Issues Impact on Agriculture Well, we are well into 2018 now. And, things seem to be going smoothly for agriculture. I said seem to be. There are a couple of issues that will impact farmers based on what happens …