During a news conference held in a parched cornfield just outside of Montgomery, representatives from the Alabama Farmers Federation, Alabama Cattlemen's Association, Alabama Poultry and Egg Association and Alabama Forestry Association gathered to let farmers tell their stories. Alabama agricultural organizations Friday called on state and national officials to speed relief to the state's farmers who have been hit hard by the worst drought in 100 years. During a news conference held in a...

With the price of milk estimated to skyrocket to $5 a gallon by fall, Queens residents are gearing up for the price increase. Department of Agriculture, said two major factors are responsible for the increase in milk prices. Milk prices in New York state are controlled by a national milk pricing process adminstered by the USDA and uses several factors including supply, demand and cost of production, both nationally and abroad. And with higher farm prices, Leibtag said, the price of dairy...

beef was priced 50 percent less than Korean beef and up to 25 percent less than beef from Australia, which currently has a 76 percent share of the import meat market. beef was met at Lotte Mart, a large discount-store chain in South Korea, with excitement from customers who anticipated once again enjoying high quality, affordable U. beef to return to supermarket shelves in South Korea, but only a few hours on Friday (July 13) to quadruple imported meat sales. beef sales were more than four...

Two studies recently conducted, one by the University of Michigan, and the other by the USDA, report that organic farming can yield more food than conventional farming, and sustain a healthier soil quality for annual food production. Green manures are cover crops that naturally fix nitrogen and other nutrients into the soil, and naturally replace the need for synthetic fertilizers. This is due to the regenerative properties of the organic farming process and the natural organic...

Prices will work higher into the spring as the market must ensure enough seeded acres to meet demand but a large correction in prices would be healthy and viewed as a buying opportunity. Prices will work higher into the spring as the market must ensure enough seeded acres to meet demand but a large correction in prices would be healthy and viewed as a buying opportunity. With the report out of the way, price direction for the rest of the month will come from technical indications as...