NASDA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Since the beginning of the year, the harvest price of major crops traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Intercontinental Exchange have fallen by an average of 21% while total production costs remain near record levels. Estimated 2024 net farm income for U.S. agriculture is projected to be down $55.61

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Farming Farming Grain Supply Chain 130

Modern Farmer

JULY 13, 2023

Although some of Napa’s grapes had already been harvested, a huge portion of that year’s Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine for which the area is best known for and which can sell for thousands of dollars a bottle given the right year and the right winery, was lost. They’re well pruned. But those numbers are lower than they should be.

Harvest 91

Harvest Harvester Harvesting Processing 91

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

22-caliber shells he’d purchased online from a forestry supply store in Colorado. After a long career in the federal government, Ken Bajema retired in 1988, returned to his childhood home, and picked up where his dad left off: Harvesting, cutting and shipping holly branches to customers across the US. But then his two worlds collided.

Ecology 127

Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 127

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Forest Service committed last fall to urban and small-scale forestry projects across the United States, aiming to make communities more resilient to climate change and extreme heat. Merchant’s initiative fits into a national trend of combining forestry — and Forest Service funding — with efforts to feed people.

Food 120

Food Forestry Orchard Harvest 120

NASDA

JANUARY 16, 2025

We need her leadership now at USDA to advocate for a new farm bill, stabilize an agricultural economy in decline, support the full food and agriculture and forestry value chain, and continue American agricultures long history of providing the most secure, affordable and nutritious food supply in the world. Custom Harvesters, Inc.

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Grain Seeding Ruralism Poultry 147