Click on the link below to get to the Morning Ag Clips for the week. THERE SHOULD BE NO MORE THEN 3 REVIEWS PER ARTICLE. Therefore, those that complete the posts first should not have a problem. If you wait, you will need to make sure that you select an article that has not already been "reviewed" 3 times already. This should help the class learn from more then just a couple articles each week. When you make your response, make sure that you designate clearly which article you and reviewing.
HINT: Do your's ASAP so you can do the articles that most interest you!
Don't forget to to an article for Thursday and another one for Friday!
Goat Cheese on the Rise
ReplyDeleteThis article was weird. It mostly talked about how dairy cows are the biggest producers of cheese and milk. A Nebraska woman who owns a cheese making facility said, "When I first offered cheese at farmers markets, people would always act surprised that goat milk could be used to produce cheese," she said. "Goat milk and cheese have been used in Europe for hundreds of years, but it got a late start in the United States. The Midwest is sometimes about 20 years behind the rest of the country in trends." Artisan cheese is one of the fastest growing specialty markets in the country. The article also said something about the Americans beating the Europeans at this too, but yeah that is pretty unlikely because, come on.
Big Harvest, State Fair "wow"
The Raising Nebraska exhibit was the newest building last year at the state fair. It wowed a lot of tourists and visitors. Soybeans and corn entrees were also really good even though some farmers experienced bad weather. Livestock prices are going up and crop prices are going down. Ethanol prices were also falling which was a popular topic last year. Nebraska, one of the top five states in wind energy potential, continued to grow its wind energy industry with the opening of Sempra U.S. Gas and Power’s Broken Bow II wind farm in Custer County.
Goat Cheese on the Rise-
ReplyDeleteFor 65 percent of the world's population, the answer to the advertising jingle, "Got milk?" would be a resounding yes. That's changing now as consumer demand for goat milk and artisan cheese made from goat milk is on the rise. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there are now about 30,000 dairy goat farms spread across all 50 states, an impressive number considering that goat cheese wasn't commercially produced in the U.S. until 1980.
Big Harvest, State Fair -
For area livestock producers, prices were good, feed costs manageable and the grass crop good, though market deviations made margins tight at times for area cattle feeders.High livestock prices and Low crop prices.
Protecting Grain at the Elevator
ReplyDeleteEarlier in 2014 a grain elevator in Pierce, Nebraska had a financial failure. According to reports from Harvest Public Media (HPM) and the Omaha World-Herald (OWH), losses for farmers were projected to be more than $4 million. When it became apparent that the owner of the Pierce elevator could no longer pay the expenses, the Nebraska Public Service Commission regulators took away his license. Nebraska laws require those who ship or store grain to be licensed. The thing is, Nebraska farmers are lacking a financial safety net in case of grain insolvency.
Goat Cheese on the Rise
In the United States milk, and other products made from milk, have always been mainly from dairy cows. That is changing now that the demand for goat milk and artisan cheese made from goat milk are at a high. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture there are about 30,000 dairy goat farms spread across the United States, which they say is impressive considering goat milk wasn't commercially produced in the U.S. until 1980.
Where's the Bacon?
ReplyDeleteThere is more sows being born so that way there can be more bacon produced. By the end of 2015 they are expecting the bacon percentage could reach 7% higher than previous years. The Western Corn Belt has the most growth in breeding herds with the Southern Plains following. The third place is the Central Plains. One of the big concerns is PED as it is continuing to kill baby pigs. January to March are the months that PED is most effect on the pigs. They are expecting litters to be up by 2 to 3 percent this year compared to past years. The prices of pork should continue to go down to more affordable prices as there is more being produced. Moral of the article you can expect there to be more bacon in 2015 for cheaper prices than this year! That is good for all you bacon lovers (Cheyanne) sadly I am not one of you.
Climate and Population Changes Concerns for Irrigation
Without irrigation roughly have of the state of Nebraska would not be able to produce crops. Nebraska is the number one state for number of acres irrigated. The climate change and growing population are affecting irrigation which could become a huge problem for Nebraska. One main reason that Nebraska uses irrigation is the temperature different from the west to the east. Some areas don't receive as much rain as other so irrigation is need to make sure that crops still grow. With the temperature increasing causing more water to be used and population growing causing towns to get priority over the water may cause there to be less water used for irrigation. The main point of this story is that Nebraska could be facing a big problem with the crop yields in the years to come due to less water allowed for irrigation.
Irrigation Concerns
ReplyDeleteIrrigation is a big part of the United States in order to have good irrigated crops. The number one state in the U.S. for total irrigated acres are just under 10 million. Because of our climate change and a population growth, it may put more pressure on Nebraska’s water supply for irrigation. This is making us question how much irrigation can actually continue in the future. A lot of our irrigation in Nebraska is relied on technology, and has made huge improvements from technology. It can be a blessing and a curse pretty much.
Deere Announces Election of Johanns
ReplyDeleteI read the article about how John Deere hired former Nebraska Congressman (Senator) Johanns. In congress, he was the Secretary of Agriculture, so he has a lot of experience with international affairs, the ag industry in general, as well as many quality people-skills. He's a good leader, and the Corporate Executive Officer of John Deere, Samuel Allen, says that Johann's background is really going to help John Deere grow.
Protecting Grain At The Elevator
Since I was one of the last to reply, I had to go a few pages deep to find a story that wasn't used. Anyway, I read a story about a grain elevator in Pierce, NE that is about four million in debt right now. Since the owner of this elevator is so incompetent, the NPSC regulators decided to take away his license, and our state law requires an elevator operator to have a license, so this elevator is probably going to close down. Sooooo, those farmers are probably going to have to go somewhere else. And, as far as the money goes, I don't really know what's going to happen.
Goat Cheese on the Rise
ReplyDeleteThe demand for goat milk and artisan cheese are high now because demand is changing. Other products including milk have been from dairy cows, for the most part. There are about 30,000 goat farms across the U.S. for dairy, which is a good number because goat milk wasn’t even produced in the U.S.