Part 5: Inflation and Cost of Production

Southeast Regional Ag News
Inflation affects more than just egg prices at the grocery store—it also raises the costs of production.

Egg prices

Idaho Ag Today
The bad news is that retail egg prices in the U.S. have hit a record level.

Worse news... USDA forecasts they could increase by another 40 percent in 2025.

Part 3: Remarkable Resilience in the Egg Industry

Southeast Regional Ag News
Despite losing, on average, 11% of the laying flock every year due to HPAI, the industry has worked tirelessly to maintain a stable supply.

Farmers Look to Mechanization and FFA on National Ag Day

The Agribusiness Update
Farmers are looking for ways to add more mechanization to address labor shortages, reduce costs and improve efficiency, and tomorrow, FFA student members, advisors, and leaders across the country will be celebrating National Ag Day.

McNabb Way of life

Idaho Ag Today
Bannock County Farmers John and Karen McNab share some insights about their lifestyle.

Ag Economy Dire

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the U.S. farm economy is in bad shape, and she aims to get billions in farm disaster aid out swiftly.

Fertilizer Uncertanties and Tight Margins

Southeast Regional Ag News
Among the list of input costs that growers need to consider each and every year is the cost of fertilizer…and that can be a wild card.

Lime study

Idaho Ag Today
UI liming research provides guidance for eastern, northern Idaho farmers

Tariffs and Trump Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Many say tariffs are nothing but a negotiating tool, but U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene, of Washington’s 1st District, says it's not that simple.

Tariffs and Trump Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Many say tariffs are nothing but a negotiating tool, but U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene, of Washington’s 1st District, says it's not that simple.

McNabb Way of life

Idaho Ag Today
Bannock County Farmers John and Karen McNab share some insights about their lifestyle

Virtual Fencing 2

Idaho Ag Today
New technology for livestock management, called “Virtual Fencing,” is catching on in Idaho and the West.

ESPA Telemetry

Idaho Ag Today
Applications open for new Telemetry and Monitoring Grant projects in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer region; deadline is March 28, 2025

California Lettuce Growers Costs and SCOTUS Lifts Injunction on CTA

The Agribusiness Update
On the California Farm Bureau’s podcast talks about the rising costs to California lettuce growers who complied with the state’s environmental, labor and food safety regulations, and the NCBA reacts to SCOTUS decision to lift injunction that halts enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act.

California Lettuce Prices Surge and More Adults Eating Less Fruit

The Agribusiness Update
The cost to California’s lettuce growers complying with the state’s environmental, labor and food safety regulations has surged 63.7% the past seven years, and a growing number of U.S. adults consume less than a quarter of the fruit recommended in Federal dietary guidelines.

California Lettuce Prices Surge and More Adults Eating Less Fruit

The Agribusiness Update
The cost to California’s lettuce growers complying with the state’s environmental, labor and food safety regulations has surged 63.7% the past seven years, and a growing number of U.S. adults consume less than a quarter of the fruit recommended in Federal dietary guidelines.

WA Grower Named USWA Sec/Treasurer and Trump Aims Tariffs at China

The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. Wheat Associates Board of Directors elected Almira, Washington grower, Mike Carstensen new Secretary-Treasurer for the organization, and in his second day in office, President Trump aimed at China and the European Union with tariff threats.

WA Grower Named USWA Sec/Treasurer and Trump Aims Tariffs at China

The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. Wheat Associates Board of Directors elected Almira, Washington grower, Mike Carstensen new Secretary-Treasurer for the organization, and in his second day in office, President Trump aimed at China and the European Union with tariff threats.

UF Looks at Prescribed Fires and Trump Aims Tariffs at China

The Agribusiness Update
Given recent California wildfiers, a new University of Florida document describes one of the most effective fire prevention tools available to Floridians: prescribed fire, and in his second day in office, President Trump aimed at China and the European Union with tariff threats.

Save Family Farming Documentary Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Save Family Farming is working on a second documentary that will focus on the workers behind ag production.