Farm News & Views
125 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAgriculture news from an alternative point of view
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Farm News & Views - March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023 15:50 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBHighly pathogenic avian influenza continues to affect poultry in the U.S., farmers, agriculture groups, and climate advocates ask Congress to do more to address climate change in the next farm bill, Brazil is set to export more corn than the United States in 2023, and ag products with labels stating “Product of the USA", are often misleading.
Farm News & Views - March 14, 2023
March 14, 2023 13:45 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBBovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a Brazilian cow leads to concerns about a global outbreak and possible impacts on human health, Argentina's agriculture exports hit hard by the worst drought of the last four decades, and queen bees for colonies used to pollinate crops in the U.S. are in high demand.
Farm News & Views - March 7, 2023
March 07, 2023 14:45 - 3 minutes - 19.9 MBRussa-Ukraine conflict may have long term consequences for agricultural production in the country, highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds could spread to chickens, and more precipitation may not be a good thing for the saguaro cactus in southern Arizona.
Farm News & Views - February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023 14:45 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBThe USDA projects U.S. agricultural exports will decline while imports will increase, egg prices could fall dramatically this year if avian influenza stays in check, urban and agricultural interests bring up questions about Colorado River Basin water management, and a new USDA report shows that overall farmland is declining across the country while large farm consolidation is on the rise.
Farm News & Views - February 21, 2023
February 21, 2023 14:45 - 3 minutes - 20.1 MBMore bees are needed to help pollinate almond trees in California, the USDA reports that farm outputs have tripled over the past 70 years while labor and land use have fallen, ranch-trained horses remain valuable assets on larger ranches, and tire manufacturer Goodyear begins using soybean oil in some new tires.
Farm News & Views - February 14, 2023
February 14, 2023 14:45 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBThree years of La Niña-driven weather in the southwest could now be changing, the pitfalls of starting your own backyard chicken flock, a new USDA report predicts that net cash farm income will decrease by over 20% in 2023 from last year, and farmers in the midwest are keeping a watchful eye on rain and snowpack in the upper Mississippi and Ohio River drainages.
Farm News & Views - February 7, 2023
February 07, 2023 16:49 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBControversy over atmospheric methane contribution from cattle continues, consumer groups petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to stop livestock producers from administering antibiotics, beef cattle producers may see rewards from higher prices this year, and while local farmers and ranchers are happy to see the snow, drought remains a big problem overall.
Farm News & Views - January 31, 2023
January 31, 2023 14:45 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBFarmland sales prices show strong land values, proposed legislation in Iowa over SNAP food allowances could leave pork producers in a bind, and a recent survey shows that Coloradans want to support the state’s agricultural industry.
Farm News & Views - January 24, 2023
January 24, 2023 14:45 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBChina remains the largest customer for U.S. agricultural products again in 2023, the shortage of eggs due to avian flu outbreaks has driven up the price to an average of $4.25 a dozen, and southwest Colorado sees it's biggest snow storm in about 10-12 years.
Farm News & Views - January 17, 2023
January 17, 2023 14:45 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBA look at what farmers may expect for their businesses in the coming year, the John Deere Corporation agrees to terms that would help farmers and independent repair shops to work on newer John Deere equipment, recent snow has bolstered the snowpack in western Colorado but much more is needed.
Farm News & Views - January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023 14:46 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBThe USDA predicts that food prices will continue to go up with big increases in the price of eggs, China will need 8 million more acres of crop land annually, Maricopa County in Arizona is losing farmland at a faster rate than any other county in the nation due to low density residential development, and the CSU Coperative Extension is hosting an Annie's Project Workshop January 19th to the 21st at the Dolores Community Center.
Farm News & Views - December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022 14:45 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBA look ahead to what consumers may expect to pay for groceries in 2023, how the war in Ukraine is affecting farmers there, and China needs more cropland for its growing consumption of feed grains, oilseeds, and food grains.
Farm News & Views - December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022 17:43 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBA new driver-optional electric tractor company has started production, a report from the USDA shows that use of conservation tillage significantly reduces farm fuel consumption, Argentine farmers and stockmen are also suffering from La Niña weather, and foreign ownership of U.S. farmland continues to be a concern.
Farm News & Views - December 6, 2022
December 06, 2022 14:45 - 3 minutes - 20.1 MBThe USDA Economic Research Service reports that one fifth of U.S. agricultural production was exported during the last fiscal year, about one million loans made for the 2020 Paycheck Protection Program appear to be fraudulent, how the Netherlands became the second largest exporter of agricultural products behind the U.S., and low water levels in Colorado reservoirs continue to be a problem.
Farm News & Views - November 29, 2022
November 29, 2022 14:45 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBTips on acquiring and keeping your real Christmas tree fresh this year, a U.S. Department of Agriculture survey for farmers, ranchers, and forest managers, and U.S. farm income and ag-related business both increase in 2022.
Farm News & Views - November 22, 2022
November 22, 2022 13:00 - 3 minutes - 20 MBA look at the average cost of a Thanksgiving meal, what the FDA's 2023 veterinary antimicrobial stewardship plan will mean for producers, an annual report from the USDA shows changing demographics in rural areas, and farmers and their co-ops are having trouble filling thousands of on-farm jobs across the country.
Farm News & Views - November 15, 2022
November 15, 2022 20:53 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Trump era trade war impact on the U.S. agricultural economy, what a world population of 8 billion means for food production and distribution, how cattle are being used to create fire breaks to assist in wildfire fighting, and why lettuce growers in the southwest are harvesting lettuce a little early this year.
Farm News & Views - November 8, 2022
November 08, 2022 16:31 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBLow water levels on the Mississippi River continue to be of concern to farmers, water managers in the southwestern U.S. consider the outlook for this winter and next summer, and highly pathogenic avian influenza in turkeys could mean high prices for Thanksgiving dinner.
Farm News & Views - November 1, 2022
November 01, 2022 16:08 - 3 minutes - 19.9 MBThe 2022-2023 water year seems to be off to a good start, Utah is experiencing exceptional drought conditions, the Interior Department plans to write new rules governing dams along the Colorado River, and cover crops are becoming more popular with farmers.
Farm News & Views - October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022 15:53 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBA ride along with combines harvesting corn in the Midwest shows the sophisticated technology and processes farmers are using, and economists are warning consumers that they can expect to pay record high prices for turkey this upcoming holiday season.
Farm News & Views - October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022 15:49 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBDrought conditions across the Midwest are impacting cattle and the corn harvest, low water levels in the Mississippi River lock up shipping, a Colorado rancher loses cattle to wolves, and the Montezuma County Extension and Pueblo Community College Southwest will offer a Beef Cattle Artificial Insemination Clinic in early November.
Farm News & Views - October 4, 2022
October 04, 2022 16:57 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBDamage from Hurricane Ian is expected to affect food prices from Florida crops, the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza is rising again in the West, and despite the rumors, this coming winter is unlikely to bring a lot of moisture.
Farm News & views - September 27, 2022
September 26, 2022 23:25 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBDrought is still persistent in the Four Corners but pasture and range conditions are better than expected, the High Desert Conservation District announces a Master Land Steward class, and the benefits of fallen leaves for soil health.
Farm News & Views - September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022 15:53 - 3 minutes - 19.9 MBSeptember 18th to the 24th is National Farm Safety week, the Colorado Water Plan starts to see investment, and how to conduct fall soil sampling.
Farm News & Views - September 13, 2022
September 13, 2022 15:47 - 3 minutes - 19.9 MBInflation Reduction Act aims at agricultural practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from crop and livestock production, U.S. farm incomes and exports are expected lower than 2021, and a study shows interesting findings about the effects on overall health of people who eat grapes.
Farm News & Views - August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022 15:49 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBWhat renewable energy provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act could mean for agricultural producers and rural communities, NOAA predicts another dry La Niña winter for the Southwest, and livestock rustling appears to be alive and well in Utah.
Farm News & Views - August 23, 2022
August 23, 2022 16:21 - 3 minutes - 19.3 MBA survey of bank CEOs in rural areas indicates that rural economies are slowing down, the EPA continues to wrestle with problems related to the Roundup herbicide, and a residential developer in Hawaii is selling expensive land plots that can only be used for agricultural purposes.
Farm News & Views - August 16, 2022
August 16, 2022 15:27 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBA forecast for the Four Corners sees cooler temperatures continuing this fall, the USDA reports the value of the nation’s cropland in 2022 is up an average of 14% over 2021, history may be repeating itself with a possible farmland price bubble, and how to harvest the perfect ripe tomato.
Farm News & Views - August 9, 2022
August 09, 2022 17:41 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBA look at a few projects being proposed as solutions for the low water levels in the lower Colorado River basin, and how the decline in common milkweed threatens the monarch butterfly.
Farm News & Views - August 2, 2022
August 02, 2022 15:44 - 3 minutes - 19.1 MBTwo pieces of legislation are announced that could impact farmers, ranchers, and rural residents; "Farms Under Threat" looks at threats to agricultural land from expanding commercial, industrial, and residential development; a drop in cattle numbers due to drought is leading to the possibility of higher beef prices; and monsoon rain events have been very patchy in the Four Corners Region this summer.
Farm News & Views - July 26, 2022
July 26, 2022 15:41 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBA look at food price increases over the past year, the factors behind increased retail prices for beef, the Food and Drug Administration will now require a veterinary prescription for injected antibiotics for livestock, and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature adds the monarch butterfly to its “red list” of threatened species.
Farm News & Views - July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022 15:49 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBEntry into farming remains difficult for young want-to-be farmers who are not in line to take over or inherit an established farm or ranch, food price inflation declines slightly in June, some tips for spending less on food, and a look at the schedules for upcoming fairs in the Four Corners.
Farm News & Views - July 12, 2022
July 12, 2022 14:24 - 3 minutes - 19.8 MBMonsoon rains bring much needed, albeit inconsistent, rain to the area, a new report contends that 11 million acres of America’s agricultural land were developed or converted to uses that threaten farming, a breakdown of water use by agriculture, and the 2023 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest is underway.
Farm News & Views - June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022 11:41 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Senate Agriculture Committee passed two bills on Wednesday dealing with the regulation of the cattle industry, an activist organization specializing in research about agricultural subsides reports that the government paid a record $41.6 billion in a variety of subsidies to farmers in 2020, double the amount they received in 2018, and reintroduction of wolves in Colorado remains a controversial topic with livestock producers.
Farm News & Views - June 21, 2022
June 21, 2022 15:39 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBDrought persists although the Four Corners Region received a little rain, paleoclimate evidence shows a drought in the Colorado River basin in the 2nd century AD, and a conservation group ranks the Colorado River as No. 1 on its list of the country’s most endangered rivers.
Farm News & Views - June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022 14:58 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey asks consumers about how food and agricultural issues affect them, inflation is pushing grocery prices up almost 12% in the past year, and while many farmers are concerned that the ag economy is in trouble, other farmers and investors remain bullish on farmland.
Farm News & Views - June 7, 2022
June 07, 2022 15:48 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBCattle ranchers are getting squeezed by high costs of maintaining their herds while calf prices fall, the government continues to fund a variety of agriculture programs, United Nations officials warn that the war in Ukraine threatens a hunger crisis, and a farm in Ukraine takes in displaced animals.
Farm News & Views - May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022 15:22 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBFarmers in the Conservation Reserve Program will have an opportunity for a one-time voluntary termination in order to expand production, a brief history of government initiatives to encourage farmers to produce more crops, and the USDA is making $200 million available to create a new meat processing capacity expansion program.
Farm News & Views - May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022 15:50 - 4 minutes - 20.2 MBA USDA Crop Progress report has rated half of the country's pasture and range conditions as poor, filling a tractor tank daily now costs some farmers $1,000, twice what it was a year ago, and the USDA addresses baby formula shortages and possible milk substitutes.
Farm News & Views - May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022 16:53 - 3 minutes - 19.8 MBFallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to rattle commodity markets, the USDA cuts yield estimates on U.S. corn, avian influenza continues to impact chickens, turkeys, and other birds, Corn Belt agricultural land values are on the rise, the US Climate Prediction Center reports La Nina conditions are likely again this fall and upcoming winter, and the Russian military has stolen farm equipment from Ukraine that may be useless.
Farm News & Views - May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022 15:19 - 3 minutes - 19.3 MBOn today’s segment, ag correspondent Bob Bragg is talking about how cities in the southwest are responding to the drought and educational opportunities for farmers and landowners this summer.
Farm News & Views - May 3, 2022
May 03, 2022 15:48 - 3 minutes - 20 MBCold, wet conditions delay corn and soybean planting in the Midwest, drought conditions intensify in the Four Corners, the USDA is projecting that food prices will rise up to 6% this year, satellites detect methane emissions from cows, the EPA issues an emergency waiver that allows summertime sales of gasoline blends with 15 percent ethanol, and the Biden administration proposes a $500 million program to encourage farmers to boost production of wheat, soybeans, rice, and other commodities.
Farm News & Views - April 26, 2022
April 26, 2022 16:12 - 3 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Biden Administration announced that millions of dollars will be given to rural communities in the U.S. over the next year, the FBI is warning agricultural cooperatives that ransomware attacks might be more likely during the current planting and harvest seasons, tire maker Bridgestone begins work developing a domestic supply of natural rubber using a shrub called guayule, and a look at the accuracy of weather forecasts.
Farm News & Views - April 19, 2022
April 19, 2022 16:33 - 3 minutes - 19.5 MBDrought continues to challenge farmers and ranchers across the country, hay production in the U.S. may fall to its lowest level in a century, volatility in commodity markets begins to settle, and a new farm business index shows signs for optimism.
Farm News & Views - April 12, 2022
April 12, 2022 16:09 - 3 minutes - 19.9 MBHigh fertilizer prices cause producers to rethink fertilizer requirements, how drought across the U.S. is affecting the cattle industry, and the conflict in the Ukraine is driving up the price of sunflower seeds and leaving thousands of acres of Ukrainian agricultural land without crops.
Farm News & Views - April 5, 2022
April 06, 2022 15:28 - 3 minutes - 19.6 MBSnowpack levels in the Four Corners show small signs of improvement over last year, but some areas in the Southwest may face water shortages later this year. Avian influenza is affecting egg production, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says "no" to opening reserve croplands.
Farm News & Views - March 29, 2022
March 29, 2022 15:53 - 3 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to affect grain prices, and could worsen global hunger, causing some to recommend the USDA open millions of acres of idle croplands in the U.S. The USDA is projecting that food prices will rise further in 2022, and John Deere will end the requirement that only Deere-certified technicians can complete work on the company’s farm equipment.
Farm News & Views - March 22, 2022
March 22, 2022 15:50 - 3 minutes - 20 MBMarch 22nd is National Ag Day, evaluation of the 50-year-old Clean Water Act shows limited progress in protecting U.S. waters from pollution, a highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to spread across the country, and the Sunlight Protection Act gets mixed reactions from farmers.
Farm News & Views - March 15, 2022
March 15, 2022 22:51 - 3 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Ukrainian conflict has driven countries around the world that normally export grain and other food products to begin holding back on shipping food to other countries. This has the G-7 ag ministers concern. Fertilizer prices have been on the express elevator up for several months. So a recent imposition of tariffs on imported phosphate fertilizers by the US International Trade Commission at the behest of the Mosaic Company, producers and sellers of phosphate and potassium fertilizers didn'...
Farm News & Views - March 8, 2022
March 08, 2022 17:00 - 3 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Russian invasion of Ukraine is pushing food prices higher, disrupting seasonal agriculture in the area, and pushing futures grain markets up. A high pathogenic avian influenza has been reported in 14 states in the U.S. And March 7th to the 11th is American Farm Bureau Ag Safety Awareness Program Week.