PULLMAN, Wash. – The economic risk factors that impact how much you’ll pay for steaks and ice cream for this summer’s barbecues is the topic for a free webinar titled “Buying Steaks for the Freezer or Speculating in Livestock Commodities: Research and Extension Programming on Livestock Risk Management” at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, at […]
SPOKANE, Wash. – “Ag in Uncertain Times,” an interactive online webinar series for agricultural producers and other professionals, concludes with three live sessions in November and two “wrap-up” sessions in December. The free 90-minute sessions can be accessed by anyone with a computer, speakers, and a broadband Internet connection. The entire series is archived and […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A newly approved insurance coverage offering income protection for most farm-raised crops, animals and animal products will be explained in detail in a 90-minute satellite broadcast produced by Washington State University (WSU) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA). Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite), crop insurance will be the subject […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Income protection with streamlined record keeping for most farm-raised crops, animals and animal products is available under newly approved insurance called Adjusted Gross Revenue Lite (AGR-Lite). AGR-Lite provides whole-farm revenue protection against low returns due to unavoidable natural disasters and market fluctuations that affect income from commodities produced during the insurance year, […]
One of the things that has puzzled me over more than three decades of writing about agriculture is that in farming and ranching — an industry in which operators eagerly embrace new technologies — so many producers are reluctant to flirt with new business tools. Many farmers and ranchers are about as eager to get […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Farmers and insurance agents will be able to view a satellite broadcast Jan. 10 on a new whole-farm revenue insurance program at any of eight downlink sites in eastern and central Washington, and two in Oregon. The program on Adjusted Gross Revenue insurance will be broadcast live by satellite, 2-4 p.m. from […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Helping Washington orchardists survive today’s highly stressful financial environment is the goal of a series of workshops that will be offered January – March by educators and federal agencies. Two-day workshops will be held in Yakima, Okanogan and Chelan to train families how to develop a plan for future success. “The goal […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A conference on how to apply for a new crop income insurance program will be broadcast live by satellite, 2-4 p.m., Jan. 10, from the Washington State University campus, here. Arrangements are being made for seven or eight downlink sites in eastern Washington where it can be viewed by agricultural producers and […]
Jonathan Newkirk says risk is a four-letter word, but it’s not a dirty one. Newkirk, WSU Cooperative Extension area economist, says many producers treat risk as if it is a dirty word, and that’s understandable. Farming always has been a high-risk business, and it’s getting riskier. Changing weather patterns, globalization of markets and several legislative […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Advanced marketing workshops for wheat growers are scheduled in Ritzville, Pasco, Spokane and Coulee City in February. Brokers from leading brokerage firms in the Northwest will discuss strategies and tactics; market plan development; and real-life decision making, providing examples and applications. All sessions are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The […]