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Ag Labor and Wages Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
With summer upon us, Northwest Horticultural Council president Mark Powers talks ag labor and wages that are a big concern for industry employers.
Ag Labor and Wages Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
With summer upon us, Northwest Horticultural Council president Mark Powers talks ag labor and wages that are a big concern for industry employers.
Inflation and High Fuel Prices Pressures Rural Mainstreet Index
California Ag Today
The June Rural Mainstreet Index from Creighton University sank into negative territory for the first time since September 2020. RMI co-creator Dr. Ernie Goss says June’s reading of 49.8 is below growth neutral.
Nose Knows Scouting Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
If dogs can sniff out drugs and lost people, Nose Knows Scouting figured why not disease in potatoes?
Interest Rates Rise and Move Move the Grain Market
Market Line
Stocks Fall and interest rates rise after the largest rate hike the feds have done since 1994. The rate hike played into the grain markets.
Nose Knows Scouting Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
If dogs can sniff out drugs and lost people, Nose Knows Scouting figured why not disease in potatoes?
Firestone Carmichael Sweepstakes
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Firestone Ag is giving farmers a chance for a concert on their farm by up-and-coming country music star Dillon Carmichael with the 2022 Rock the Crop Concert Sweepstakes!
WAFLA on Overtime Changes Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
New WAFLA CEO Enrique Gastelum talks about the challenges facing agriculture with the removal of overtime exemption for agriculture.
WAFLA on Overtime Changes Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
New WAFLA CEO Enrique Gastelum talks about the challenges facing agriculture with the removal of overtime exemption for agriculture.
Apple Export Challenges Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with today’s Fruit Grower Report. Exporting northwest tree fruit has been a particular challenge in recent months and years, and apples are no exception.
Apple Export Challenges Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Apple Commission president Todd Fryhover breaks down the export challenges the apple industry is facing.
57 Georgia Counties with Drought and Ag Credit Conditions Improve
The Agribusiness Update
57 Georgia counties are experiencing some level or drought, and Ag Credit Conditions improve in the first quarter of 2022.
Gas Prices Up Again and Tractor and Combine Sales Down
The Agribusiness Update
Gas prices increase for the fourth straight week, and tractor and combine sales drop for the second month in a row.
California Commodities Pile Up and Land Pulled from Conservation Reserve
The Agribusiness Update
California commodities are piling up at the Port of Oakland thanks to unavailable containers or space on cargo ships, and landowners plan to pull 1.7 million acres from the Conservation Reserve and put them back into crop production.
APHIS Celebrates 50 Years and Ag Economy Barometer Dips
The Agribusiness Update
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, is celebrating 50 years of service, and the Perdue University/CME Ag Economy Barometer dips to a reading of 113, weakest since the start of the pandemic.
Fuel Prices Decline and Truck Driver Shortage
The Agribusiness Update
Fuel prices decline again, and recently introduced legislation could help current truck driver shortage.
Vidalia Onion Pack Date and Fuel Prices Decline
The Agribusiness Update
Tomorrow, April 12, is the official pack date for the 2022 Vidalia onions, and Fuel Prices Decline.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act and Release of Strategic Oil Reserves
The Agribusiness Update
Senate passes Ocean Shipping Reform Act in response to port congestion, and farm and renewable fuel supporters are not happy after the President allows release of petroleum from strategic oil reserves.