04/15/2022 SOURCE: cbs6albany.com
Inflation is hitting the farms behind that gallon of milk in your fridge. MORE:As inflation hits 40-year high and costs increase, more people utilizing food pantriesJeff King of King Brothers Dairy in Schuylerville says costs are rising in every aspect of the business. He's seeing higher prices for the diesel for the delivery trucks and tractors, for the fertilizer, and the feed for the nearly 2,000 cows on his farm.
Inflation is hurting dairy farmers in multiple ways
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04/15/2022 SOURCE: www.thefencepost.com
The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture has launched a first-of-its-kind online platform for K-12 and STEM educators who seek to bring science to life through the lens of agriculture.
AFBF Foundation for Agriculture launches ‘One-stop Shop’ for STEM educators: The Food and Agriculture Center for Science Education
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04/15/2022 SOURCE: triblive.com
A recent nationwide outbreak of avian influenza has led the PA Department of Agriculture to temporarily ban the presence and display of poultry and eggs at county and local fairs in Pennsylvania. The ban takes effect April 16 and will last for 60 days or until the department lifts the
State Agriculture Dept. orders temporary ban on poultry, egg exhibitions at local fairs
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Fertilizer, AgriBusiness,
EWG: ‘Forever chemicals’ may taint nearly 20 million cropland acres
The toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS could be contaminating nearly 20 million acres of U.S. cropland, according to an EWG estimate.
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04/14/2022 SOURCE: outsider.com
Inflation has hit the U.S. pretty hard within the last few months, but American farmers are significantly impacted by sky-high prices.
American Farmers Explain How Inflation Is Affecting Them
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04/13/2022 SOURCE: www.richmondobserver.com
RALEIGH — Farmers across the country, including North Carolina, are “taking it on the chin” when it comes to diesel and fertilizer prices, which have risen to unprecedented levels. The U.S. is depende...
The Richmond Observer - Rising prices of fertilizer and diesel affecting farmers
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US, Equipment/Machinery,
Tractor & combine sales make first decline since July 2021 | AGDAILY
Ag tractor and combine unit sales had their first decline since July 2021, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
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04/12/2022 SOURCE: www.lcsun-news.com
Six New Mexico dairy farms say two cooperatives are using monopoly over markets and facilities to suppress prices while farms struggle.
New Mexico dairy farmers allege price fixing in antitrust suit against cooperatives
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Agriculture US,
Venture Coop Says Farms Are Under Attack - Mid-West Farm Report
Recently in Polk County, the Towns of Laketown, Trade Lake and Eureka passed extreme new local regulations on farmers. These ordinances,... Read More
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture US, Beef Cattle,
The suspended reality of spring for North Dakota farms
"When it comes down to it, all planting right now feels very 'prospective.' Something will go into the ground, but we don't know when and we don't completely know what. We're at the mercy of the weather, and we know well enough that we don't know what that will look like."
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