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Washington Blueberry Numbers and USDA's Bridge Payment
The Agribusiness Update
Blueberry production in Washington state continues to climb with 2025 coming in close to last year’s record crop of 210 million pounds, and USDA is making $12 billion available in one-time bridge payments to American farmers.
Washington Blueberry Numbers and USDA's Bridge Payment
The Agribusiness Update
Blueberry production in Washington state continues to climb with 2025 coming in close to last year’s record crop of 210 million pounds, and USDA is making $12 billion available in one-time bridge payments to American farmers.
Pear Numbers Update
Fruit Grower Report
The final numbers aren’t in yet, but northwest pear harvest certainly saw a significant improvement over last year.
Aphid research
Idaho Ag Today
E. Idaho seed potato growers track aphid migrations with help of UI Extension pest trapping program
NW Cherries - Final Numbers
Fruit Grower Report
Cherry growers here in the Pacific Northwest wound up topping early season estimates for what turned out to be one of their more productive seasons.
Unions and OT in Ag Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Attorney Shawn Packer, a principal at JPH Law Firm, says the unionization of ag workers is one of the bigger problems impacting farmers in recent years.
Unions and OT in Ag Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Attorney Shawn Packer, a principal at JPH Law Firm, says the unionization of ag workers is one of the bigger problems impacting farmers in recent years.
Salmon Dams Study Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Removing the dams from the Snake River will have little if any impact on the survival rate of Chinook salmon, according to a study from Kintama Research in British Columbia.
Salmon Dams Study Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Removing the dams from the Snake River will have little if any impact on the survival rate of Chinook salmon, according to a study from Kintama Research in British Columbia.
California FFA Makes History
California Ag Today
State tops 108,000 members as Jill Sperling becomes first woman State FFA Advisor.
Grasshoppers-Mormon Crickets are Back and Ag Land Values Stable
The Agribusiness Update
Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets, which in past years have destroyed tens of millions of dollars of Northern California crops, are back this year, and Farmers National Company says despite ongoing challenges, agricultural land values remained surprisingly stable.
Georgia's Hog Down Awards and Higher Tariffs for Canada
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced its Hog Down Awards Program, an incentive-based effort to increase use of traps to remove sounders of feral hogs, and President Trump says Canada will face higher duties for some products beginning next month.
Pricing Farmers Out Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers in Washington state are being forced out of business by the growing number of challenges thrown at them. 10th District Senator Ron Muzzall chimes in.
Trump Reconsiders Immigration and May Egg Production Down
The Agribusiness Update
President Trump is again considering how to shield America’s agricultural industry from his immigration crackdown, and USDA report says May egg output dropped year over year, as did the number of total egg layers in the U.S.
Prescribed Burn Limits and Immigration Raid Reversal
The Agribusiness Update
“Prescribed burns” may soon be limited due to climate change and high temperatures, and the Department of Homeland Security reverses guidance on immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants.
Worst Honeybee Die-off Ever and USDA Invests in Food Assistance
The Agribusiness Update
Commercial beekeepers discovered their colonies of honeybees in near or total collapse earlier this year, in what some call the worst bee die-off in U.S. history, and USDA to purchase up to $67 million in fresh foods to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs across the country.
Mobbs marketing
Idaho Ag Today
Listen carefully. As John Mobs from LazyJM Ranch in Hauser, Idaho, discusses his operation and talks about a new marketing strategy.
Unions and Overtime in Ag Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Ag employers are already facing many challenges when it comes to finding adequate numbers of ag laborers to get the work done, but then the so-called
“worker advocates” keep piling on with even more challenges.
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Unions and Overtime in Ag Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Ag employers are already facing many challenges when it comes to finding adequate numbers of ag laborers to get the work done, but then the so-called
“worker advocates” keep piling on with even more challenges.
Read More