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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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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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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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Milk Supply to Define Markets for Rest of 2025
Milk production closed the first half of 2025 in growth mode. As of June, milk production was 3.3% higher than the previous year. May production was
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The Moderation Movement Part 2
The Moderation Movement Part 2: Why Americans Are Drinking Less Following 2 1/2 decades of steady growth and a brief surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, alcohol
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A Fair Finish to 2025’s First Half
For the first six months of the year, both wine sales value and volume dropped 5%. Market Update: Retail Wine Sales Improved in Q2, but Exports
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Milking the Middle Years
Populations are aging and shrinking among some of the biggest dairy-consuming regions of the world, including our top dairy export destinations such as China, Japan and
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Succession Unlocks New Growth for North Coast Operation – Morris Logging & Contracting
Jake Morris was eight years old when he started riding along with his father to work in Northern California, learning the logging trade under towering canopies…
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Will September Mark 2025’s First Interest Rate Cut?
(This information was originally presented on August 15, 2025. Watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFZo4jukFsM) The strength of the overall U.S. economy is important for farmers’ decision-making.
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Understanding Where the Whole Farm Economy Stands
In early February, the USDA’s Economic Research Service projected nominal U.S. net farm income for 2025 at a near record $180 billion — a hair behind
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Rolling Out a New Vision for Cattle Feeding – Blackshirt Feeders
On an early fall morning, a sparsely populated stretch of prairie is already buzzing with activity. Here in the Great Plains, construction crews are putting the…
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Steer / Heifer Price Spread to Narrow Over Next Year
Over the past several months, I have received many questions, primarily from cow/calf ranchers, regarding the widening price spread between steers and heifers. The spread has
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The Bull Market Behind the Bull Market
This year as ranching families congregate at bull sales to bid on their next herd sires, the scuttlebutt has been simple: Bull prices are seemingly high.
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One Big Beautiful Bill = Big Biofuel Benefits
Introduction: Fields to Fuel The OBBBA signals a commitment to domestically sourced biofuels and feedstocks by unbundling CSA practices; removing the Indirect Land Use Change penalty,
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Carcass Weights Only Go So Far
It is easy to look at macro numbers for cattle and beef and come to the conclusions that heavier carcass weights are making up for the
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