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H-2A Reforms on Hold and Ag Trade Deficit Down
The Agribusiness Update
A court ruling casts uncertainty over recent reforms to the H-2A ag guestworker program, leaving current wage rates in place for now, and U.S. ag exports are expected to strengthen as USDA raised its trade forecast and projected a smaller ag trade deficit for 2026.
Commencement notices for water use.
Idaho Ag Today
IDWR mailing commencement notices to water users in the Kootenai River Basin; water rights claims must be filed for the adjudication.
Judge Upholds Confidentiality of Quarantined California Dairies
California Ag Today
Court says protecting disease reporting and biosecurity outweighs public disclosure.
Tariffs Still Looming
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
This year, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose broad, worldwide tariffs, but tariffs continue to grab headlines.
California Wildfire Priorities and Good News for Beekeepers
The Agribusiness Update
In 2017, as dozens of wildfires ravaged California’s wine country, UC-Davis, researcher Natalia Pinzón witnessed the devastation firsthand, and the Honey Bee Health Coalition has released the ninth edition of its Tools for Varroa Management Guide.
Fourth of July Food Prices and Good News for Beekeepers
The Agribusiness Update
Your 4th cookout will cost $73.82 for 10 guests this year, according to the American Farm Bureau annual marketbasket survey, and the Honey Bee Health Coalition has released the ninth edition of its Tools for Varroa Management Guide.
Codify H-2A Wage Rates
Fruit Grower Report
While a federal district court recently upheld the Trump administration’s revised wage rule for H-2A ag workers, farmers and ag groups are concerned that the current rates could be reversed or drastically amended by a future administration.
California Ag Veteran Expected to Land Key Water Appointment
California Ag Today
The Bureau of Reclamation oversees water infrastructure critical to western agriculture
New Strawberry Varieties Help and Court Rules Against New Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
The introduction of new commercial strawberry varieties has raised expectations for an industry turnaround after years of declining production, and federal trade court ruled President Trump unlawfully used Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% global tariff.
Georgia Ag Bills Signed and Court Rules Against New Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a number of bills related to agriculture, forestry, and natural resources into law, and federal trade court ruled President Trump unlawfully used Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 10% global tariff.
California's Prop 12 Issues and SCOTUS Hears Roundup Case
The Agribusiness Update
A coalition of farm groups and lawmakers is urging Congress to address California’s Proposition 12, and Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case involving allegations that exposure to Roundup caused cancer.
HPAI Found In Georgia Flock and SCOTUS Hears Roundup Case
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Department of Agriculture and the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirm case of bird flu in a non-commercial backyard flock in Pierce County, and Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case involving allegations that exposure to Roundup caused cancer.
Right to Repair
Idaho Ag Today
Settlement agreement reached between John Deere and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois regarding right-to-repair claims.
Ag Overtime Not Working Out and Wheat to Vietnam
The Agribusiness Update
Two Democrats running to be California’s next governor scorned a state law their own party, and influential labor unions, celebrated a decade ago, and U.S. wheat industry leaders joined a recent USDA trade mission to Vietnam.
More Corn and Cotton Acreage and Wheat to Vietnam
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia farmers intend to plant more acres in corn, cotton and oats in 2026, while other principal crops are expected to decline, and U.S. wheat industry leaders joined a recent USDA trade mission to Vietnam.
California Overtime Law Criticized and Acreage Reporting Period
The Agribusiness Update
Six candidates for California’s next governor say they’d roll back regulations that have made it challenging to farm in the state, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency reopens acreage reporting period to give producers more time to complete 2025 crop acreage reports for apples, pears and cherries.
Liability Limits for Pesticide Manufacturers and Acreage Reporting Period
The Agribusiness Update
Six candidates running for California governor say if elected, they’d roll back regulations that have made it challenging to farm, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency reopens acreage reporting period to give producers more time to complete 2025 crop acreage reports for apples, pears and cherries.
Florida's Lab-grown Meat Ban and Summer Sale of E15
The Agribusiness Update
A federal appeals court upheld Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat, that’s been in place since 2024, and the Renewable Fuels Association welcomed an EPA decision to allow uninterrupted sales of lower-cost E15 this summer.
AEWR Lawsuit
Fruit Grower Report
Agriculture is watching as a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s REVISED H-2A wage calculation will be taken up in a California courtroom.
SCOTUS Ruling on Tariffs
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A couple of weeks after a Supreme Court ruling withdrew much of the authority the President was using to impose tariffs, we’re still waiting to see how this plays out.