Karen Witt

As we continue our series looking at Northwest Farm Credit Services’ quarterly snapshots of area commodities, we turn our eyes to the row crops.  Karen Witt, Vice President at Northwest Farm Credit Services said they expect breakeven conditions for local onion producers.   “...

Today we start our weeklong series on Northwest Farm Credit Services’ snapshot of local commodities.  And we’ll start with cattle and dairy.  Karen Witt, Vice President at NWFCS said 2018 has been a rough year for the diary industry, and that looks to continue over the next 12 months.   “Dairy profi...

As we continue our look at Northwest Farm Credit Services’ quarterly check on area commodities, we turn our attention to hay and wheat.  Karen Witt, Vice President at NWFCS, said the rough winter in Montana, which led to snow covering the ground later in the year than normal, prevented cattle from grazing, leading a lot of ranchers to deplete their hay stocks.   “...

As we continue our look at Northwest Farm Credit Services quarterly commodity report, we turn our attention to tree fruit.  Karen Witt, Vice President at NWFCS said they expect cherry growers to enjoy slight profits this year.   “A light California crop and an extended Northwest harvest window will allow markets to successfully sell the crop at profitable margins. The biggest th...

Northwest Farm Credit Services is out with its quarterly outlook on commodities from across the region.  Karen Witt, Vice President at NWFCS said they expect slightly profitable returns for cattle producers over the next 12 months.   “Drought in the Midwest pushed calves into feed lots sooner than expected, which created the most cattle on feed since data collection began back in 1996.  June slaug

As we wrap Northwest Farms Credit Services outlook on 2018, we zoom in on hay and wheat.  Karen Witt, Vice President of NWFCS said as far as the hay industry is concerned, the expectation is alfalfa and timothy producers will remain slightly profitable for the year.  ...

For today’s Northwest Farm Credit Services outlook on 2018, we turn to cherries and wineries.  Karen Witt, Northwest Farm Credit Services Vice President says last year was a good year for Northwest grape growers.  She said vineyards in Oregon should hit a record 85,000 to 90,000 tons for their 2017 crop, while Washington vineyard tied their record for second largest on record at 227,000 tons.   “D

As we continue our Outlook of 2018 with Northwest Farm Credit Services, we transition to Northwest row crops.  Karen Witt, Vice President at NWFCS said potato growers should see strong returns through the end of the 2017-18 marketing season, due to limited supply.  ...

As we continue our look at Northwest Farm Credit Services outlook for 2018, we move over to tree fruit.  Karen Witt, Northwest Farm Credit Services Vice President said the Northwest’s 2017-2018 apple crops is the second largest on record, however, shipments to consumers are slower than average.   "...

Today, we start our five part series on Northwest Farm Credit Services outlook on 2018, we start with the dairy and cattle industries.  Karen Witt, NWFCS Vice President, said the national herd has grown over the last four years, but drought in much of the Midwest has impacted land used for grazing, potentially slowing or reversing demand for herd growth.  ...