The USDA’s Little Surprise Party…

The USDA’s Little Surprise Party…

The USDA pulled out the hats and noisemakers on Wednesday and threw a big surprise party with the release of the annual acreage report. Pre-party suspense: Leading up to the big reveal, market analysts suspected the USDA would report an uptick in planted acreage...
Between Church and Gates

Between Church and Gates

Goin’ once, goin’ twice. Sold to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This week, Farmland Reserve, a company with ties to the Mormon Church, was the highest bidder for 33,000 acres of land in Benton County, Washington. The Mormon group’s $209 million...

Berries and Cherries Baking in Northwest

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the… whole U.S.? Hot drought conditions have been dominating row crop headlines. But specialty crops are also getting hot, hot, hot while tens of thousands of workers are harvesting as much as 10 million pounds of fruit a day in...