Newsom Spotlights Agriculture Efforts

California Ag Today
The governor pointed to expanded farm-to-family programs as he addressed challenges tied to the ongoing war.

CDFA Funds New Dairy Methane Projects

California Ag Today
California awards $6.3 million to support manure management and dairy digester projects on livestock farms statewide.

Trump and $12 billion

Idaho Ag Today
Donald J. Trump announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture will make $12 billion available in one time bridge payments to American farmers.

Peach Growers Left in Limbo After Del Monte Bankruptcy

California Ag Today
A rejected set of long-term contracts has growers bracing for major losses and hoping the December 4 cannery auction brings relief.

Florida, Alabama, and Georgia Announce Ag Milestones

Southeast Regional Ag News
From new Hall of Fame inductees to dairy expansion and rural development leadership, agriculture is making headlines across the Southeast.

Florida Legislature Helps Citrus and First Case of Screwworm in Human

The Agribusiness Update
The Florida citrus industry has seen some promising investments in this year’s Legislative Session, and the Department of Health and Human Services reports the first human case of New World Screwworm in the U.S.

Expiring Tax Breaks Could Squeeze California Agriculture

California Ag Today
Farm Bureau economists say federal tax changes coming in 2025 could add pressure to California growers already navigating high costs and unpredictable conditions.

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.

Otter State of the state

Idaho Ag Today
In his State of the State address Jan. 6, Gov. Brad Little gave a shout-out to the state’s farmers for solving a major water dispute themselves.

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.

Title III and the Farm Bill

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With the September 30 expiration of the current farm bill, many important agriculture programs are on hold, including several trade promotion programs including Title III programs.

California Water Management and Former ASPCA Chief Hammers Charity

The Agribusiness Update
Improving data practices to best manage California’s water resources drove discussions last week at the California Irrigation Institute Conference, and former president of the ASPCA speaks out against the animal charity.

Georgia Dog of the Year and Former ASPCA Chief Hammers Charity

The Agribusiness Update
Skippy, a four-year-old mixed breed has wagged away with the top prize in the 2024 American Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest, and former president of the ASPCA speaks out against the animal charity.

USDA Funding Supply Chain Improvement and World Ag Output Down

The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is making investments to strengthen American food and agriculture supply chains, expand markets for producers, and lower food costs, and In the past decade, the world’s ag output grew at an average annual rate of 1.94%, down from 2.74% in the past decade.

Investments in Rural America

Farm of the Future
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the White House is investing more than $5 billion throughout rural America.

Confirming Two Key Ag Officials and Specialty Crops Remain Uninsured

The Agribusiness Update
Ag groups urging the confirmation of two key ag trade officials two years into the administration, and many specialty crops remain uninsured.

NEPA Opposition

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The American Farm Bureau and National Cattlemen's Association are voicing their concerns about the Biden Administration's final phase 1 revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA.

Georgia's Freedom to Farm Act and Crop Insurance Fraud

The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia General Assembly passes the Freedom to Farm Act, and crop insurance fraud case leads to 23 people being charged and another 17 fined.

Is Farmland Overvalued?

Farm of the Future
Farmland has historically produced strong financial returns over the long term. Is that still true today?

Cell-Grown Meat Grows and Vegetable Imports Climb

The Agribusiness Update
Cell-grown meat operations grow six-fold in 2020, and Vegetable imports to U.S. soar during pandemic.