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USDA Sets Quarterly Reviews for New World Screwworm Response
California Ag Today
Livestock producers and industry groups will have regular opportunities to weigh in as APHIS updates its response playbook.
New HLB-Resistant Citrus Trees to Head to Florida Groves
Southeast Regional Ag News
UF research helps bring a new citrus greening tool to growers, with more than 300,000 trees already ordered.
USApple Forecast
Fruit Grower Report
While it is true that an August apple forecast was not put out by the Washington State Tree Fruit Association this year, you may have seen one from the US Apple Association.
Mexican Livestock Trade Resumes and Trade Delegation to Australia
The Agribusiness Update
USDA began reopening Southwest ports for livestock trade last week, more than a year after suspending crossings to slow the spread of New World Screwworm, and USDA sent a delegation to Australia last week to strengthen export opportunities for U.S. farmers and ranchers.
Mexico Cattle Back in US and More Beef Coming
Line on Agriculture
The U.S. border has resumed live cattle imports from Mexico, starting with the Douglas Port in Arizona. The reopening comes after Sonora confirmed its first case of New World screwworm. Additionally, there's a push to lower tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef imports to support U.S. farmers and ranchers, as a 14-month closure led to over a million head of cattle remaining in Mexico.
Georgia Helene Block Grant Payments Expected This Fall
Southeast Regional Ag News
More than $900 million has been requested against roughly $531 million in available disaster assistance.
New Market Access for U.S. Red Meat
California Ag Today
Nigeria opens wider to U.S. beef and pork as trade remains top of mind.
Cattle Inventory Up, Placements Down, POTUS Beef Import Plan Critisized
Line on Agriculture
The USDA's August Cattle o Feed report showed a rise in feedlot inventory to over 11.1 million head, up nearly 200,000 from the previous year.
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association criticized President Trump's call to increase beef imports, warning it could hinder efforts to rebuild the U.S. cattle herd
Read More English EPA Appointment and USDA Beef Export Data Errors
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Farm Bureau member Kate English has been appointed to the EPA’s Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee, and Democratic senators seeking answers from the USDA after a major error in U.S. beef export sales data.
Climate-Smart Farming Cuts and USDA Beef Export Data Errors
The Agribusiness Update
Lynda Hopkins, of the California Air Resources Board, criticized anticipated cuts to state-funded programs that incentivize climate-smart farming practices, and Democratic senators seeking answers from the USDA after a major error in U.S. beef export sales data.
Wheat Prices
Idaho Ag Today
Lower domestic wheat production forecast as expected, led to tightening of USDA's U.S. wheat balance sheet in August.
Florida Extends Hurricane Disaster Aid Deadline
Southeast Regional Ag News
Producers impacted by the 2023 and 2024 hurricane seasons now have until January 1, 2027, to apply for assistance.
Feral Swine Eradication
Farm of the Future
USDA is making available $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat of feral swine as part of a broader $105 million investment for the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program.
Citrus Greening Detection Triggers Imperial County Quarantine
California Ag Today
CDFA and USDA are responding after HLB was detected in a residential citrus tree in Calexico.
Cattle Industry Prepares for Border Reopening
California Ag Today
USDA’s phased reopening plans move closer as work continues to address the threat of New World screwworm.
Sterile Fly Facility and Negotiating Canadian Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
USDA says a Texas facility designed to produce sterile flies for New World Screwworm control will open next spring, earlier than expected, and Canadian trade officials are meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as both countries work to avoid new tariffs scheduled to take effect tonight.
USDA Extends Supplemental Disaster Relief
Idaho Ag Today
USDA Extends Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Application Deadline, Announces New Flexibilities for 2023 and 2024 Quality Losses
Crop Insurance Extension
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency is giving farmers more time to pay their crop insurance premiums.