Total U.S. farm cash receipts are forecast to increase 24% in 2022 compared with 2021. But total farm production expenses are also expected to be way up this year compared with last year. Sean Ellis with the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation said the picture is a rosier in the Gem State.
“Idaho far...
The value of Washington’s 2021 agricultural production totaled $10.2 billion, a slight increase from the 2020 figure. According to NASS, the value of Washington’s crop production in 2021 was $7.21 billion, down 3% year-over-year. Meanwhile, the...
Latest numbers from NASS show the cattle inventory dropped slightly, both regionally and nationally. A report on U.S. cattle inventory shows 93.6 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of January 1st, slightly below the 93
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As we start our six part series focused on Northwest Farm Credit Services quarterly Market Snapshot on local commodities, we start with dairy and cattle. Bill Perry, Vice President at NWFCS said the 12-month outlook on cattle suggests slightly profitable returns
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Who's making money, and who isn't making money, in the beef cattle business? When starting at the end point and working backwards, margins are quite firm. USDA Livestock Analyst, Shayle Shagam, said as far as cattle feed lots, those margins have been up and down all year
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The value of Idaho agricultural production in 2019 hit $8.25 Billion, up 6% year over year. The rankings of the top nine commodities remained unchanged from 2018.
Coming in at $2.86 billion milk remains the leading agricultural commodity in the state
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The value of agricultural production in Washington last year totaled $9.49 billion, a 2% decrease from 2018 numbers. According to NASS apples remain the leading agricultural commodity in the state accounting for $1.96 billion last year, an 8% year over year drop
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Taking a look at the USDA's most recent cattle report, markets are fairly neutral at this point. Livestock Analyst, Shayle Shagam, said figures from July 1st of this year are very similar to numbers from July 1st 2019, despite the supply chain disruptions we've seen
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Merck Animal Health has introduced Nasalgen 3, a three-way intranasal vaccine that company officials say protects beef and dairy cattle from the most common pneumonia-causing viral pathogens. Dr. Scott Nordstrom is the associate director of ruminant life cycle management at Merck Animal Health
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