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Consumer demand for protein is hot. That’s driving whey prices higher at a time when most other parts of the dairy value chain are neutral to
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When Ryan and Myriah Hopkins met, they were both working office jobs in Los Angeles, pursuing careers in business sales and accounting and finance, respectively. They…
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Farmland’s Value Drift
Farmland has long served as the spine of agricultural finance, both as the primary investment vehicle and the primary collateral. Historically, farmland has been in high
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Scaling Smart
Larger farms today are prioritizing technology and software as well as operational efficiency. And, despite increased financial pressure in the agricultural economy, they’re still planning to
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Supplies Still Shrinking, Prices Still Soaring
Supply-Side Scenario Year-to-date (YTD) beef production through the end of August was 3.2% smaller than a year earlier while fed cattle slaughter was down 4.2% and
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Consider Count Canola vs. King Corn and Sir Soybeans
Corn and soybeans may get all the attention, but canola is becoming a more attractive crop given the biofuel boom, lower production costs, increasing dairy feed
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Bushel Bets and Blind Spots
The 2024/25 marketing year finished with above-estimated stock levels. Ending stocks were surveyed to be 1.5 billion bushels versus the 1.3 billion estimated in the September
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Can Milk Markets Slim Down?
Milk supply has returned to growth mode and markets are buckling under its weight. The ability of the market to deal with surplus milk, particularly the
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Can the U.S. Crush the Competition?
U.S. Soybean Supplies Slashed Despite the USDA’s record yield estimate of 53.5 bu./ac. in the September World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, weather extremes
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Big Supplies, Slowing Demand Roil Sugar Prices, Margins
Big Sugar Supplies Loom Following the decommissioning of the last sugar beet factory in California, and the subsequent decline in planted area, U.S. sugar beet farmers
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Hog Producers Poised to Strengthen Financial Position
U.S. Hog Market Outlook: Q4 2025 U.S. pork production is expected to decline in 2025, followed by a modest rebound in 2026. The USDA recently lowered
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Central Coast winery takes flight in pursuit of perfect wine — Odonata Wines
Denis Hoey was fresh out of college and learning to make wine in California’s Santa Cruz mountains when he had a sudden realization: this would be…
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Happy cows are MVPs at historic dairy near San Diego — Hollandia Dairy
When you shop for milk at the grocery store, you may be checking the label for an expiration date and clues about how the milk was…
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Future of Beef: Risk Management and the Path to Continued Profitability
This article originally appeared in Drovers, a Farm Journal publication, on August 27, 2025. “If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it,” says Dave Weaber,
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Five Observations on the Current Farm Economy
On the surface, U.S. net farm income appears robust. The USDA’s projection for U.S. net farm income sits at $180 billion, the second-highest ever in nominal
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California Citrus Farmers Squeezed in 2025
Three Unique Challenges It’s never a dull moment in the citrus market. The national industry faces continual challenges due to factors such as frost, hurricanes and
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We Made Enough Hay … Again
Hay inventory levels in May were slightly above 24 million tons, the highest May reading since 2017 and the seventh highest since 2000. Strong Hay Production
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Walnut Market Holds Steady
The market for walnut farmers in the Central Valley has improved greatly since the lows of 2022, and grower prices have remained above breakeven. Looking ahead,
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Little Change in the Wine Market, for Now
U.S. wine sales continue to disappoint, though at least the slump hasn’t deepened since my last report. I’m not expecting much improvement in the near term
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Higher Input Costs Likely to Stick Around for 2026 Crop Year
Demand has been strong across the entire nitrogen complex. Given the current outlook for fertilizer and other input prices, Terrain projects slightly higher operating costs for
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How a melon grower realized his family’s American dream — Del Bosque Farms
When Joe Del Bosque’s parents arrived in the San Joaquin Valley near Fresno in the 1930s, they were heading north to harvest melons before returning to…
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