California Drought Influence and Farmer Web Survey
From the Ag Info Community, I’m Bob Larson along with your Agribusiness Replace.
**The drought is taking a extreme financial toll on California agriculture.
A brand new examine from the College of California, Merced, says exceptionally dry circumstances in 2021 resulted in a $1.1 billion loss for farm companies within the state.
And an estimated 8,750 full- or part-time ag staff misplaced their jobs.
The report additionally stated 395,000 acres of farmland have been idled.
**Nationwide Affiliation of Wheat Growers Vice President and Paterson, WA farmer Nicole Berg, testified in entrance of the Home Ag Committee final week throughout a evaluate of the 2018 Farm Invoice.
In accordance with www.agrimarketing.com, Berg stated the listening to was well timed as NAWG evaluates the effectiveness of the farm security web packages and methods of enhancing how the USDA administers them.
She says it’s essential Congress maintains a robust security web given the farm economic system’s cyclical nature.
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**A large portion of America’s largest farmers “are unable to reap the benefits of many purposes and companies” on the web due to poor or no connection, in response to a Purdue College survey.
www.agriculture.com reviews, 12% of farmers surveyed for the month-to-month Ag Financial system Barometer stated that they had no web entry and 16% reported a poor connection.
The hole comes whereas the ag sector embraces precision ag expertise comparable to GPS steering of tractors and combines.
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