Florida Voters to Decide on Agricultural Tax Break in 2026

Southeast Regional Ag News
A proposed amendment could provide Florida farmers with tax relief on agricultural land, exempting tangible personal property from property taxes. The decision will be up to voters in the 2026 election, with potential benefits and concerns at stake.

California Wolf Attacks Rise and Canadian Agribusiness and Trade

The Agribusiness Update
With California wolf populations growing and livestock attacks on the rise, the state will consider allowing more aggressive forms of nonlethal hazing to deter the predators, and some 88% of Canadian agri-businesses say Canada should strengthen trade ties with other countries besides China and the U.S. due to rising trade tensions.

South Carolina Soybean Plant to Close and Canadian Agribusiness and Trade

The Agribusiness Update
Archer Daniels Midland will permanently close its soybean processing plant in Kershaw, South Carolina, and some 88% of Canadian agri-businesses say Canada should strengthen trade ties with other countries besides China and the U.S. due to rising trade tensions.

Alabama’s Pursell Agri-Tech Launches Global Fertilizer Venture

Southeast Regional Ag News
Sylacauga-based Pursell Agri-Tech partners with Southeast Asia’s Wastech Group to build a high-tech fertilizer facility in Malaysia. The project underscores Alabama’s leadership in sustainable agriculture and global innovation.

Samantha Parrot

Idaho Ag Today
As promised a few days ago. A profile on some prominent women in agriculture in Idaho.

Women In Agribusiness Leadership Changes

Line on Agriculture
The Women In Agribusiness Association is strengthening its impact on the agriculture industry with organizational changes.

CWU Food and Agribusiness Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Just three years in, and Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise.

CWU Food and Agribusiness Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Just three years in, and Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise.

CWU Ag Studies Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
We recently reported on the great, new Food and Agribusiness minor or certificate program at Central Washington University.

Now, we’ve got one of the student’s, accounting major, Elena Tucker who was one of the first involved.

CWU Ag Studies Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
We recently reported on the great, new Food and Agribusiness minor or certificate program at Central Washington University.

Now, we’ve got one of the student’s, accounting major, Elena Tucker who was one of the first involved.

87th Annual GFB Convention and Wholesale-Retail Share of Food Dollar

The Agribusiness Update
Over 1,400 Georgia farmers and agribusiness leaders met on Jekyll Island last week for the 87th Annual Georgia Farm Bureau Convention, and in 2023, 26.1 cents of every dollar spent on domestically produced food went to wholesale trade, at 11.4 cents, and retail trade, at 14.7 cents.

Fresh Pear Committee Nominees and Texas Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act

The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is seeking nominees for positions on the Fresh Pear Committee to fill two grower member and four handler member seats, and a Texas federal court halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements.

Farm Credit Merger in Florida and Georgia and Texas Court Halts Corporate Transparency Act

The Agribusiness Update
Farm Credit of Central Florida and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit have announced unanimous agreement to merger, and a Texas federal court halted the implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act’s beneficial ownership reporting requirements.

CWU Food and Ag Program Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise.

CWU Food and Ag Program Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise.

CALS Grant

Idaho Ag Today
The J.R. Simplot Family Foundation has made a significant gift to establish University of Idaho’s first endowed deanship.

Downsides to Outsourcing Manufacturing Overseas

Farm of the Future
While many global ag companies have moved their manufacturing to cheaper countries, that decision may not always be the most efficient choice.

Trade Mission Viet Nam

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Alexis Taylor, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, led another successful trade mission overseas, this time to Vietnam.

Succession Planning Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Jeff DeWald, Managing Member of Agribusiness Succession Advisors, talks about the biggest mistakes he sees when it comes to succession planning.

Succession Planning Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Jeff DeWald, Managing Member of Agribusiness Succession Advisors, talks about the biggest mistakes he sees when it comes to succession planning.