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California Wine Grape Equilibrium and Raspberries for Brain Health
The Agribusiness Update
After a yearslong glut, the market for California winegrapes could reach equilibrium soon, and new research finds that adding red raspberries to a meal improved blood sugar responses and enhanced cognitive performance within hours.
Florida Loss Estimates from Freeze and Raspberries for Brain Health
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner announced preliminary estimates of losses to Florida agriculture from the recent freezes, and new research finds that adding red raspberries to a meal improved blood sugar responses and enhanced cognitive performance within hours.
U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty and Tractor Sales Down
The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. and Mexico reached an understanding on meeting the current water obligations of American farmers and ranchers and for Mexico to repay the water deficit in Texas as part of the 1944 Water Treaty, and November sales of ag tractors in the U.S. dropped almost 20%, while combine sales fell 35% compared to last November.
More Autonomous Tractors and China Buying More U.S. Goods
The Agribusiness Update
Farm advocates may be closer to achieving regulatory changes that would clear the way for wider adoption of autonomous tractors, and after recent meetings between the two countries, China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on some farm goods.
More Autonomous Tractors and China Buying More U.S. Goods
The Agribusiness Update
Farm advocates may be closer to achieving regulatory changes that would clear the way for wider adoption of autonomous tractors, and after recent meetings between the two countries, China will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including duties on some farm goods.
California Farmers Push for Green Light on Autonomous Tractors
California Ag Today
State farm leaders say decades-old safety rules are stalling innovation as regulators weigh updates for driverless ag equipment.
Ag ambassador
Idaho Ag Today
Bethany Gotts is a farmer next to the Bruneau Sand Dunes who found her great love for sunflowers and passion for agriculture.
NWFM Technology
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
We are seeing today’s technological advancements everywhere, even in agriculture where AI and automation are becoming increasingly common, and Keith Veselka, CEO and Co-founder of NWFM, Northwest Farm Management, says it’s not slowing down.
What to do with straw
Idaho Ag Today
UI Extension studies economics of leaving straw in fields
EPA to Work on WOTUS and Tractor Combine Sales Down
The Agribusiness Update
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says they are working with the Army Corps of Engineers to review the definition of the “Waters of the United States,” and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says U.S. sales of Ag tractors and combines continued to decline in February.
Ag Equipment Trends for 2025
Line on Agriculture
Softer ag machinery sales are expected to continue into 2025, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
California Rethinks Autonomous Equipment Ban and New Bird Flu Strategy
The Agribusiness Update
As technology advances, the state of California is reconsidering a ban on autonomous agricultural equipment, and the Trump Administration proposes new strategy to combat bird flu.
Tractor-Combine Sales Fall and Cargill Agrees to Price Fixing Settlement
The Agribusiness Update
Sales of ag tractors and combines fell in the U.S. during December compared to the previous year, and Cargill agrees to $32.5 million settlement to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses them of artificially raising turkey prices.
Tractor-Combine Sales Fall and Cargill Agrees to Price Fixing Settlement
The Agribusiness Update
Sales of ag tractors and combines fell in the U.S. during December compared to the previous year, and Cargill agrees to $32.5 million settlement to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses them of artificially raising turkey prices.
Deere Finishes Year Strong and Greer Nominated U.S. Trade Representative
The Agribusiness Update
John Deere finished the year stronger than expected after aggressively cutting production and seeing solid demand for new tractors and precision ag technology, and Jamieson Greer is President-elect Trump’s nominee for U.S. Trade Rep.
Zeldin Nominated to Lead EPA and Threat to OSHA's Heat Rule
The Agribusiness Update
President-elect Trump has selected former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to run the Environmental Protection Agency, and the coming months will likely mean the death of OSHA’s recently published heat safety rule, but experts say it won’t necessarily mean no standard will come to pass.
Farmer Worker Needed, Video Game Experience Required
Southeast Regional Ag News
Autonomous tractors are prompting a shift in the type of farm workers needed to get the job done.
Ag Tractor Sales Down and National 4-H Beyond Ready
The Agribusiness Update
Sales of ag tractors dropped 19% in September compared to September of last year, and the national 4-H program launched Beyond Ready, a nationwide initiative designed to empower ten million young people with skills, resilience, and confidence.
Filling a Worker Gap with Self-Driving Tractors?
California Ag Today
“You’ve opened up a whole new workforce for agriculture,” Tim Bucher, CEO of the ag startup Agtonomy, said. “One that’s never driven a tractor before.”