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H-2A Reform
Fruit Grower Report
Ag-employers have been calling for changes to the H-2A foreign guestworker visa program for years, with few results.
Georgia Lifts Bird Flu Control Zone in Gordon County
Southeast Regional Ag News
State agriculture officials clear the area after extensive testing finds no additional cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
California Farm Bureau Responds to Passage of Proposition 50
California Ag Today
Farm group says new redistricting measure could weaken rural representation across California.
Operation Safe Summer and 4th of July Food Prices Unchanged
The Agribusiness Update
Florida’s Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced results from the first week of “Operation Safe Summer,” and families celebrating the Fourth of July continue to find high prices at the grocery store.
Deadline Nears for Almond Board Ballots as 2025 Crop Forecast Rises
California Ag Today
Growers have until May 22 to return their Almond Board election ballots. Meanwhile, USDA forecasts a strong 2025 crop—up 3% from last year.
Beef and young kids
Idaho Ag Today
A University of Idaho study finds consuming beef during the critical first year of life strongly correlates with improved cognitive function among 3- to 5-year-olds.
Farmer Mac Quarterly Report and Next Ag Secretary
The Agribusiness Update
Farmer Mac announced the recent fiscal quarter results, and speculation has already begun on who the next Secretary of Agriculture will be when Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Farmer Mac Quarterly Report and Next Ag Secretary
The Agribusiness Update
Farmer Mac announced the recent fiscal quarter results, and speculation has already begun on who the next Secretary of Agriculture will be when Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Georgia Citrus Damage and Veterinarian Shortage
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia’s citrus growers may have dodged catastrophic results from Hurricane Helene, and Veterinarian shortages are not new, but it’s about to get worse.
California Rain Damage Assessed and USDA Census of Agriculture
The Agribusiness Update
With a respite from stormy weather, California farmers say they’re surveying for damage in fields and orchards, and USDA's National Ag Statistics Service announced the 2022 Census of Agriculture results.
Georgia Cotton Annual Meeting and USDA Census of Agriculture
The Agribusiness Update
During the Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting, state cotton growers heard from the GCC, the National Ag Law Center, Cotton Council Int'l and Southern Cotton Growers, and USDA's National Ag Statistics Service announced the 2022 Census of Agriculture results.
Hurricane Idalia Hits Aquaculture and Gas Prices Drop
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced the results of the Florida Department of Ag’s Hurricane Idalia impact on aquaculture, and for the first time in two weeks, the nation's average price of gasoline declined.
Post-Election for Ag Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Syngenta's Mary Kay Thatcher takes a look back at the recent election and what it could mean for agriculture in the lame duck session and beyond.
Post-Election for Ag Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Syngenta's Mary Kay Thatcher takes a look back at the recent election and what it could mean for agriculture in the lame duck session and beyond.
Election and Farm Bill
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Michael, Torrey, founder of Torrey Advisory, says regardless of who controls Congress moving forward, it will still be hard to make changes to the upcoming Farm Bill.
What Election Results Mean for Farm Bill
Southeast Regional Ag News
Elections played out this week across states in America and many of those results could significantly impact agricultural policy over the next two years.
California Avocado Harvest and Avian Influenza Spreading
The Agribusiness Update
California avocado harvest is to be robust, but questions water and input costs are still there, and cases of bird flu are still popping up in Eastern states.
Robotic Pickers Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
It's only a matter of time before robotics are bringing in the apple crop, as Abundant Robotics brings its technology to Washington orchards.