China's Soybean Purchases and Gray Wolf Delisting

The Agribusiness Update
China has secured at least seven million tons of U.S. soybeans after multiple purchases in recent weeks, and the Pet and Livestock Protection Act passed the House with a bipartisan vote, which would reissue the 2020 rule delisting gray wolves.

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act and Ethanol Exports Climb in August

The Agribusiness Update
The Senate unanimously passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, and Federal trade data shows, U.S. ethanol exports climbed sharply in August, driven by record sales to Canada and the European Union.

USDA Plans Thirty Million Dollar Fruit Purchase

California Ag Today
USDA moves to buy surplus fresh fruit for nutrition programs, a decision California growers will be watching closely.

USDA Plans Thirty Million Dollar Fruit Purchase

California Ag Today
USDA moves to buy surplus fresh fruit for nutrition programs, a decision California growers will be watching closely.

Taiwan wheat deal

Idaho Ag Today
Taiwan’s recent pledge to buy $1.2 billion worth of U.S. wheat over the next three years, much of it from Idaho, was more than just a ceremonial commitment.

American Grown Act Pushes to Put U.S. Flowers First

California Ag Today
A bipartisan bill backed by Senator Adam Schiff and Representative Salud Carbajal would require federal agencies to buy only American-grown flowers and greenery.

AI is Coming for Ag Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Whether it’s cell phones, laptops, EVs or hybrid vehicles, or online purchases, we’ve seen lightning-fast technological changes in our lives in recent years. Global futurist and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich says those same technologies are part of agriculture as well.

AI is Coming for Ag Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Whether it’s cell phones, laptops, EVs or hybrid vehicles, or online purchases, we’ve seen lightning-fast technological changes in our lives in recent years. Global futurist and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich says those same technologies are part of agriculture as well.

Harper Joins National Effort to Secure U.S. Agriculture

Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia ag commissioner joins national leaders to strengthen protections for U.S. farmland and food systems.

Japanese visit

Idaho Ag Today
A trade team from Japan spent some time in Idaho learning about the state’s beef industry.

Potato Markets Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The U.S. potato industry has seen quite the turnaround in volume the past year with a pretty healthy rebound.

Potato Markets Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The U.S. potato industry has seen quite the turnaround in volume the past year with a pretty healthy rebound.

Vilsack on China's Farmland Buys

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says no matter how much Congress tries, USDA’s tracking of China’s farmland buys in the U.S. will always be troublesome.

Big Iron Auctions Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The way we shop is changing by the day, with much of what we buy found online, including online auction like BigIron Auctions.

Big Iron Auctions Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The way we shop is changing by the day, with much of what we buy found online, including online auction like BigIron Auctions.

USDA Move Will Increase Demand for US Beef

Line on Agriculture
R-CALF United Stock Growers of America, Bill Bullard explains how USDA has recently moved to ensure meat purchased for US nutrition programs is born, raised, and slaughtered in the US

Plant-Based Myths Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The narrative for several years, according to Alan Bjerga, Senior Vice President at the National Milk

Producers Federation, has been that sales of plant-based beverages are up and milk drinking is down, but that’s changing.

Plant-Based Myths Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The narrative for several years, according to Alan Bjerga, Senior Vice President at the National Milk

Producers Federation, has been that sales of plant-based beverages are up and milk drinking is down, but that’s changing.

Oversight of Foreign Ag Land Purchases

Southeast Regional Ag News
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services recently advanced a bill supported by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association that strengthens oversight of foreign agricultural purchases.

Farm Bill Extension and Plant-based Meats Slowed

The Agribusiness Update
House Ag Chair GT Thompson says, "We're probably going to need an extension," referring to the 2023 Farm Bill, and U.S. consumers remain interested in plant-based meat alternatives, but higher prices have slowed purchases.