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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.
California's Prop 12 Kicks In and World Food Prices Drop in December
The Agribusiness Update
Proposition 12, the California law that prohibits the sale of whole pork that comes from pigs raised in gestation crates, is now in place, and the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization says world food prices dropped in December.
Ag Resource Management Survey and World Food Prices Drop in December
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service is gathering information about farm economics and production practices, as they conduct the third and final phase of the 2023 Ag Resource Management Survey, and the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization says world food prices dropped in December.
Surprises Await Ag Economy and Italy Bans Cultivated Meat
The Agribusiness Update
Geopolitical factors, elections, and other surprises await the agricultural economy in 2024, and Italy is first country to ban cultivated meat, grown from stem cells.
Heat and Smoke Protection Rules Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A couple of new rules for protecting farm workers that both employers and employees should be aware of.
Heat and Smoke Protection Rules Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A couple of new rules for protecting farm workers that both employers and employees should be aware of.
Farm Bill Worries
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says things must change between the Ag Committee’s two leaders and the two parties if the new year is to see a new farm bill.
NCBA Opposes Paraguayan Beef Imports and Pork Exports Robust
The Agribusiness Update
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association opposes the USDA’s decision to allow Paraguayan beef imports starting next month, and September pork exports were slightly lower than a year ago but maintain robust pace.
Beewhere Program Helps Protect Bees from Damaging Crop Protection Products
California Tree Nut Report
Farm Bill Extension and Plant-based Meats Slowed
The Agribusiness Update
House Ag Chair GT Thompson says, "We're probably going to need an extension," referring to the 2023 Farm Bill, and U.S. consumers remain interested in plant-based meat alternatives, but higher prices have slowed purchases.
Cost of Production Expected to Grow and Latest WASDE Report
The Agribusiness Update
USDA’s first cost of production forecast for major field crops shows input costs are expected to remain elevated into the next growing season, and the latest Monthly World Ag Supply and Demand report is out.
Dairy Checkoff Spending Reports and June Rural Mainstreet Index
The Agribusiness Update
Farm groups urge Ag Secretary Vilsack calling for immediate release of federally mandated annual dairy checkoff spending reports, and the June Rural Mainstreet Index went above the threshold for a third-straight month.
Dairy Checkoff Spending Reports and June Rural Mainstreet Index
The Agribusiness Update
Farm groups urge Ag Secretary Vilsack calling for immediate release of federally mandated annual dairy checkoff spending reports, and the June Rural Mainstreet Index went above the threshold for a third-straight month.
Tomato Suspension Agreement and June Rural Mainstreet Index
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Tomato Exchange urges Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement after nearly destroying the U.S. tomato industry, and the June Rural Mainstreet Index went above the threshold for a third-straight month
Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act and Inflation for Farmers
The Agribusiness Update
18 commodity groups are voicing opposition to the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming, or OFF Act, and the Farm Credit Administration’s quarterly report on economic issues shows inflation remains elevated.