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Fuel Prices Continue to Crunch Agriculture
Southeast Regional Ag News
At the retail level, gasoline is up 50-percent from a year ago. Diesel has seen a 74-percent increase from a year ago.
Costs Up for 4th of July Cookout
Southeast Regional Ag News
AFBF Chief Economist Roger Cryan says that the overall cost for the cookout is up 17% or about $10 from last year.
Ocean Shipping Reform Act Becomes Law
Southeast Regional Ag News
According to Zippy Duvall, AFBF, "it will provide a new oversight and enforcement authority through the Federal Maritime Commission."
U.S. Agricultural Exports Up 13%
Southeast Regional Ag News
However, after adjusting for inflation, 2022 year-to-date exports are up four percent by value compared to the same period last year.
iFarmiVote Election Toolkit Revamped
Southeast Regional Ag News
The online toolkit from the American Farm Bureau Federation gives you all the information you need before voting.
Farm Labor Crisis Continues: New H2A Data
California Ag Today
Most sectors of U.S. agriculture still faces labor shortages, new data confirms. Veronica Nigh, a senior economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says farmers have talked for at least a decade about a tight farm labor market.
EPA Withholds WOTUS Clarification for CA Producers
California Ag Today
The Environmental Protection Agency’s first WOTUS roundtable Monday failed to address clear rules for farmers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. AFBF government affairs senior director Courtney Briggs, says the first roundtable lacked diversity needed to discuss WOTUS.
3 Top Priorities for Ag Trade
Southeast Regional Ag News
Russia, China, and the United Kingdom top trade headlines according to the American Farm Bureau.
Ag Innovation Challenge
Farm of the Future
Applications for the 2023 American Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge are open until April 29th.
Showing off Agriculture for Earth Day
Southeast Regional Ag News
Since 1990, per capita emissions for agriculture have decreased 20 percent.
New Children's Book Brings Special Ag Focus
Southeast Regional Ag News
“I LOVE Strawberries,” is the newest title from Feeding Minds Press, the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture’s publishing venture
Senators Continue to Push for Cattle Marketing Transparency
Southeast Regional Ag News
A Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act will likely come after the Easter/Passover break.
National Ag Week Starts Now
Southeast Regional Ag News
Challenging times, with rising supply costs and heartbreaking events, have just showcased how important food security is.
Free Money for Your Innovative Ag Idea!
Southeast Regional Ag News
The American Farm Bureau Federation in partnership with Farm Credit is looking to reward $165,000 in startup funds to 10 businesses.
Lies. (Blank Lies). And Statistics.
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA data shows 2021 exports of U.S. farm and food products totaled $177 billion, 18 percent higher than 2020 and nearly 15 percent higher than the previous record set in 2014. But is it because we exported more? Or because what we exported was worth more?
New CFAP2 Deadline and Ag Exports on Record Pace
The Agribusiness Update
The deadline is coming to apply for the updated CFAP 2 assistance, and Ag Exports on record pace this year.
