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Farm Bureau Weighs In as California Legislative Session Ends
California Ag Today
Wolf funding and grazing goats bring wins, while autonomous farm equipment remains unfinished business.
Olympia Priorities
Fruit Grower Report
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association came into 2026 with a list of legislative priorities to tackle and look ahead with plenty of following up to do.
Farm Bill House Passage
Fruit Grower Report
Ag groups appear pleased with the news that the House of Representatives passed a new Farm Bill.
E15 Can Offset High Gas Prices and Help Corn Farmers at The Same Time
Line on Agriculture
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO, Geoff Cooper highlights the role of ethanol in energy security, especially amid high fuel prices and global tensions. He emphasizes the challenges in year-round E15 sales and calls for Congress to pass legislation to allow it permanently.
Prop 12 Spurs Costly Compliance for Farmers; Farm Bill Fix
Line on Agriculture
California's Proposition 12 has created a complex regulatory landscape for pork producers across the U.S. The issue is being addressed in the current version of the farm bill proposed by the House, which seeks to prevent states from imposing livestock production standards on out-of-state producers.
Wins for Agriculture
Fruit Grower Report
The challenges the agricultural industry is currently facing don’t show many signs of slowing down, but that’s not to say there haven’t been a few legislative wins along the way.
Ag Priorities in Olympia
Fruit Grower Report
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association came into this year’s legislative session with a list of priorities and will leave with plenty of following up to do.
FFA and politicians
Idaho Ag Today
On January 26th the Idaho statehouse was flooded with a sea of blue FFA jackets as part of the Cenarrusa FFA Day on the Hill.
Growth Energy on Year-round E15 and National Ag Day in March
The Agribusiness Update
Growth Energy is unhappy after a legislative fix for year-round E15 was dropped from the government funding bill, and USDA launches new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons.
Water grants
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho Water Resource Board approves 38 Aging Infrastructure Grants for $22.9 million, increases ESPA recharge goal in State Water Plan.
California Farm Bureau Responds to Passage of Proposition 50
California Ag Today
Farm group says new redistricting measure could weaken rural representation across California.
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.
Tariffs or Not Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Should Congress have more say in how and when tariffs are imposed on our trading partners, and are the current tariffs working as the President hoped?
Tariffs or Not Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Should Congress have more say in how and when tariffs are imposed on our trading partners, and are the current tariffs working as the President hoped?
California Ag Priorities and Beef Sales to China Down
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers and ranchers gathered at the state Capitol in Sacramento recently to draw attention to key agricultural priorities, and U.S. beef sales to China took a dive after Beijing allowed expiration of registrations.
California Ag Priorities and Beef Sales to China Down
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers and ranchers gathered at the state Capitol in Sacramento recently to draw attention to key agricultural priorities, and U.S. beef sales to China took a dive after Beijing allowed expiration of registrations.
USMEF to Mexico and Brazilian Egg Imports Double
The Agribusiness Update
Livestock and grain producers travel with the U.S. Meat Export Federation to Mexico for a firsthand look at market conditions and a local trade show, and the U.S. has almost doubled egg imports from Brazil.
Farm Bill Plan B
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A new farm bill again faces tough odds this year, given all Congress must do on other issues like taxes and raising the debt ceiling, and that means the possibility of a farm bill ‘plan B.’
WFB Advocacy Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With a lot of unfinished business on the table from the last legislative session, the Washington Farm Bureau could use more voices to help get agriculture’s message across.