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Picture of the Year
Idaho Ag Today
Jennifer Cook got a great shot of the Sawtooth mountains with the Salmon River and grazing cattle in the foreground.
Ag Unionization Bill Fails
Fruit Grower Report
A Senate Bill in Olympia that would have given Washington farmworkers the right to collective bargaining has died, for this year anyway.
Trade Deal Maintains Lemon Tariff
California Ag Today
California Citrus Mutual says the agreement preserves current tariffs and strengthens U.S. leverage on unfair trade practices.
USDA Eyes Citrus Change
California Ag Today
Officials will review public feedback before deciding whether to adjust current requirements for Hawaiian Persian limes.
Dicamba Gets the Green Light
Southeast Regional Ag News
The EPA approves over-the-top Dicamba use this season while signaling close monitoring and possible changes ahead.
AFBF Advances Water Use Changes and CattleCon Breaks Attendance Record
The Agribusiness Update
California delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation succeeded in advancing several changes to the organization’s policy on water use and table wine, and CattleCon 2026 breaks all-time attendance record, with over 9,400 converging on Nashville.
Dicamba Returns Under Watch
California Ag Today
The EPA restores Dicamba use this year but says future approval depends on performance and environmental safeguards.
Farm Bill 2.0
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
House Ag Chair “GT” Thompson outlined his Farm Bill 2.0 priorities at this year’s annual meeting of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
FFA and politicians
Idaho Ag Today
On January 26th the Idaho statehouse was flooded with a sea of blue FFA jackets as part of the Cenarrusa FFA Day on the Hill.
Tracking Biodiesel and Oilseed Markets
Line on Agriculture
Higher Renewable Volume Obligations Give Soybean Oil a Lift; Potential Removal of Import Cap Seen as Bearish"
Idaho Ag Day
Idaho Ag Today
About 14 farm groups joined together inside the state’s Capitol building Jan. 13 to celebrate Idaho agriculture.
Grazing Bill Seeks Parity for Ranchers; Push to Delist Mexican Wolf Advances
Line on Agriculture
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the Public Lands Council are advocating for a bill before the House Natural Resources Committee that would address the inequity in due process protections for ranchers on national grasslands under the Federal Land Policy Management Act
Ag Labor's Big Needs
Fruit Grower Report
The need for labor reform is not the only challenge farmers are facing today, but it is one of the biggest.
What Changed for Tortillas This Year
California Ag Today
AB 1830 updates fortification rules for corn masa products.
New Faces, New Funding for Southern Agriculture
Southeast Regional Ag News
Alabama names FSA committee members as Florida opens millions in forest cost-share support.
Peanut Producers Set to Receive $55.65 Per Acre
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA announced payment rates under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, with payments expected by February 28, 2026.
SCOTUS Tariff Ruling
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A decision from the Supreme Court is expected regarding the legality of President Trump’s tariff policy, and that decision could have immense implications. But Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist for StoneX Group, says the Trump Administration does have a “Plan B”.
USDA Shares Plans for Dairy Support and Food Assistance
California Ag Today
Officials say the changes could affect producers while helping supply food banks nationwide.
Georgia Agriculture at a Glance
Southeast Regional Ag News
From policy to markets, get the big picture in one powerful event.
California Storms Bring Snow and Water Relief and End of Farm Bill Era
The Agribusiness Update
After a dry start to December, a series of storms brings rain and snow to much of California, and Ag policy analysts say 2026 could mark the end of the traditional five-year U.S. farm bill era.