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California Pork Prices Higher and Farmland Demand Strong
The Agribusiness Update
Prices for pork products subject to California’s Proposition 12 law have increased an average of 20% since the law began, and the ag economy has faced some challenges during the past year while farmland values remain strong.
Georgia Great Potato STEM Challenge and Farmland Demand Strong
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia students participating in the Great Potato STEM Challenge have a new understanding of how potatoes used for French fries grow, and the ag economy has faced some challenges during the past year while farmland values remain strong.
Funding Growth of Agribusinesses
Farm of the Future
Investors like Jim Taylor at Forage Capital Partners are focused on companies that have a proven track record and a path to profitability.
Cow Burp Methane and USDA's Conservation and Climate Solutions
The Agribusiness Update
California dairy farms who figured out how to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by cow manure must now figure out how to tackle methane from the cow’s burps, and USDA announces the availability of $1.5 billion for conservation and climate solutions.
Cow Burp Methane and USDA's Conservation and Climate Solutions
The Agribusiness Update
California dairy farms who figured out how to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by cow manure must now figure out how to tackle methane from the cow’s burps, and USDA announces the availability of $1.5 billion for conservation and climate solutions.
GCC and GPC Research Funding and USDA's Conservation and Climate Solutions
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Cotton Commission and the Georgia Peanut Commission approved nearly $1.5 million in research funding at their respective March board meetings, and USDA announces the availability of $1.5 billion for conservation and climate solutions.
California Water Management and Former ASPCA Chief Hammers Charity
The Agribusiness Update
Improving data practices to best manage California’s water resources drove discussions last week at the California Irrigation Institute Conference, and former president of the ASPCA speaks out against the animal charity.
Georgia Dog of the Year and Former ASPCA Chief Hammers Charity
The Agribusiness Update
Skippy, a four-year-old mixed breed has wagged away with the top prize in the 2024 American Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest, and former president of the ASPCA speaks out against the animal charity.
Fertilizer Prices Stabilize and Vilsack on Rural Infrastructure Funding
The Agribusiness Update
After sharp spikes in fertilizer prices in 2022, farmers saw some relief last year as prices stabilized, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of over $772 million for rural infrastructure projects.
Good Fires Coming to Georgia and Vilsack on Rural Infrastructure Funding
The Agribusiness Update
You may notice smoke rising over Georgia in the coming weeks, but don't worry those are "good fires," and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of over $772 million for rural infrastructure projects.
California Biofuel Plant and USDA Specialty Crop Investment
The Agribusiness Update
E-T-F Trends says plans for a biofuel plant in California could spur more investors to take a closer look at agricultural commodities, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops industry.
California Biofuel Plant and USDA Specialty Crop Investment
The Agribusiness Update
E-T-F Trends says plans for a biofuel plant in California could spur more investors to take a closer look at agricultural commodities, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced USDA investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops industry.
Investing and Operating
Farm of the Future
As investor dollars pour into farmland, many take a more passive approach: owning the land and renting it out to tenants.
GroPro Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
GroPro, in their own words, is about growing and protecting what’s yours. Your soil, your crops, your health, your investment and our planet.
GroPro Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
GroPro, in their own words, is about growing and protecting what’s yours. Your soil, your crops, your health, your investment and our planet.
USDA Funding Supply Chain Improvement and World Ag Output Down
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is making investments to strengthen American food and agriculture supply chains, expand markets for producers, and lower food costs, and In the past decade, the world’s ag output grew at an average annual rate of 1.94%, down from 2.74% in the past decade.
Foreign Owned Farm Land
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
USDA’s latest report on foreign-owned farmland in the U.S. shows foreign investors own less than two percent of all land in the country.
California Wine Demand Faling and Foreign Investment US Ag Land
The Agribusiness Update
The president of a leading California winegrape marketing association says growers need to remove 50,000 acres of winegrapes to balance supply with decreasing demand, and foreign investment in U.S. ag land is a big topic.
California Wine Demand Faling and Foreign Investment US Ag Land
The Agribusiness Update
The president of a leading California winegrape marketing association says growers need to remove 50,000 acres of winegrapes to balance supply with decreasing demand, and foreign investment in U.S. ag land is a big topic.
Scott Calls For Farm Bill Extension and Foreign Investment US Ag Land
The Agribusiness Update
David Scott, the ranking member of the House Ag Committee, called on colleagues to extend the 2018 Farm Bill by one year, and foreign investment in U.S. ag land is a big topic.