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USDA Backs $486.7 Million in Georgia Electric Upgrades
Southeast Regional Ag News
Oglethorpe Power will use the financing for improvements at 14 generation sites across Georgia.
AI Boom Could Bring New Costs for Poultry Growers
Southeast Regional Ag News
New analysis from Southern Ag Today examines how the rapid expansion of AI data centers could influence energy costs and poultry production across the Southeast.
Water users reprieve
Idaho Ag Today
Gov. Little recommends proactive solutions to the Idaho Water Resource Board to give Swan Falls trust water users a reprieve for the 2026 irrigation season.
Electrical Conductivity and Soil Moisture
Farm of the Future
Moisture sensors can give helpful information to farmers, but it’s not a complete picture of water needs in a field or orchard.
Monarch Tractor’s Rise and Reset
California Ag Today
The Livermore-based innovator pivots after reportedly selling assets to Caterpillar.
Data Centers on Ag Land
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The U.S. tech industry is continuing a push for more land for data centers in rural areas, and it’s causing some farmer pushback.
Tough times for farmers
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho and U.S. farmers are currently facing tough financial challenges and many are struggling to stay in business.
Wildfires and Power Outages and Screwworm Draws Closer
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers suffer some of the worst impacts of increasing wildfires, losing crops to fire and smoke, and planned power outages, and Mexico’s Ag Ministry says another case of New World Screwworm was reported in Nuevo Leon, which borders the U.S.
Wildfires and Power Outages and Screwworm Draws Closer
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers suffer some of the worst impacts of increasing wildfires, losing crops to fire and smoke, and planned power outages, and Mexico’s Ag Ministry says another case of New World Screwworm was reported in Nuevo Leon, which borders the U.S.
Lightning machine
Idaho Ag Today
Devon Zenner and Eric Hasselstrom are two growers who are trying a new technology called Green Lightning to increase crop yields and benefit soil.
Responsible Energy and GOP
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A group of 21 House Republicans, including Representative Dan Newhouse are pushing for an “all of the above” approach when it comes to responsible energy sources.
Promoting Ag Literacy: "The Soil in Jackie’s Garden" Donated to Georgia Libraries
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture, Georgia Farm Bureau and Georgia Electric Membership Corporation are working together to boost agricultural literacy by donating copies of the children’s book “The Soil in Jackie’s Garden” to nearly 400 libraries in the Georgia Public Library Service.
Rural electric cooperatives
Idaho Ag Today
It might be the first thing you think of when you hear the word cooperative, as in a cooperative business, rural electric cooperatives.
Dams Study DOE Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Department of Energy has announced a new study on replacing the Lower Snake River dams leaving some more than a little disappointed.
Dams Study DOE Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Department of Energy has announced a new study on replacing the Lower Snake River dams leaving some more than a little disappointed.
NW Pear Crop Estimates and Drought Hits Brazilian Coffee
The Agribusiness Update
Estimates for this season’s Northwest pear crop are out and the numbers are down thanks to some winter weather challenges, and as harvest wraps up for this year’s Brazilian coffee crop, drought is already threatening the 2025 harvest.
Florida Citrus Production and Value Up and Drought Hits Brazilian Coffee
The Agribusiness Update
Both the value and production of Florida citrus rose in the 2023–24 season, and as harvest wraps up for this year’s Brazilian coffee crop, drought is already threatening the 2025 harvest.