by Dustin Hoffmann | Oct 28, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
When we look at the beef industry in America, we see some problems. We see soaring prices at the grocery stores, we see producers who are making barely enough to squeak by, and we also see a meatpacking industry seemingly controlled by only four players. These are not...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Oct 27, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As we roll through the harvest and think about what is coming for next year, we know that we will have a lot of contact with our local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices. While we know we can depend on those local offices, a little further up the chain there is a...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Oct 26, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
When the ag markets are good, farmers tend to spend a little more on upgrades to the operation. Maybe it is grain handling equipment, a new shop, or maybe it is a new implement. However, with the slowdowns in production, shipping, and other areas of the supply chain,...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Oct 25, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
There has been a lot of attention paid to the cattle markets and the prices that packers are paying to producers. There are a lot of questions as to how fair the price structure is and claims of monopolies in the packer sector. The first step in finding out what is...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Oct 22, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
There is just something about the Pacific coastal states and their need to dictate how farmers produce food. California?s Prop 12 dictates to the other 49 states how they must produce meat products if they expect to sell, or even transport it, in their state. Now,...
