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Rancher Speaks Out Amid Tax Uncertainty
California Ag Today
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires next year, and that’s raising big challenges for farmers and ranchers, according to National Cattlemen’s President Mark Eisele who says it’s not an issue of paying taxes.
California Water Rates and USDA Specialty Crop Spending
The Agribusiness Update
California Water Resources Control Board has approved rate increases, including for groundwater recharge projects, and the USDA has awarded more than $25 million to support eight projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Imports Initiative.
Sunbelt Ag Expo and USDA Specialty Crop Spending
The Agribusiness Update
The largest Farm Show in America with field demonstrations, the Sunbelt Ag Expo kicks off its 46th Anniversary tomorrow, and the USDA has awarded more than $25 million to support eight projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Imports Initiative.
Tax Reform for Ag
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Many vital provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are due to end at the close of next year, and American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says Congress must not lose sight of protecting those provisions.
Lost Farm-Lost Quality Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
The recently released Census of Agriculture has exposed some pretty shocking data when it comes to the number of American farms.
Lost Farm-Lost Quality Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
The recently released Census of Agriculture has exposed some pretty shocking data when it comes to the number of American farms.
Carbon-Neutral Eggs and USDA Food Security Funding in Hawaii-Alaska-Territories
The Agribusiness Update
Kipster's carbon-neutral eggs come to U.S., and USDA announces funding $7.6-million to improve food security in Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. Territories.
Tom McCall Ag Sciences Complex and USDA Food Security Funding in Hawaii-Alaska-Territories
The Agribusiness Update
Athens Technical College opens Tom McCall Agricultural Sciences Complex, and USDA announces funding $7.6-million to improve food security in Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. Territories.
Carbon-Neutral Eggs and USDA Food Security Funding in Hawaii-Alaska-Territories
The Agribusiness Update
Kipster's carbon-neutral eggs come to U.S., and USDA announces funding $7.6-million to improve food security in Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. Territories.
UC Davis Wheat Study and U.S. Ag Output Triples Since 1948
The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis research finds gene that could boost wheat yields, and U.S. Ag output nearly triples between 1948 and 2017.
Alabama's Moore on Hurricane Relief and U.S. Ag Output Triples Since 1948
The Agribusiness Update
Alabama Rep. Barry Moore asks Ag Secretary Vilsack for update on hurricane insurance protection, and U.S. Ag Output nearly triples between 1948 and 2017.
Impossible Pork and Trade Gap Narrows
The Agribusiness Update
NPPC calls Impossible Pork impossible, and the U.S. trade gap narrows to smallest in three years.
Phase One No Tariffs and California Tree Thinning Changes
The Agribusiness Update
Phase one of the China trade deal will soon be signed but apparently makes no mention of tariff reduction, and California changes rules to make it easier to thin forests amid wildfire dangers.
Ag Tourism Grows and China Trade Deal Delay
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Tourism is on the rise, and the trade deal with China may have to wait until December.
Plastic Packaging Survey and New China Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
A new survey shows most people prefer or don't mind buying food in plastic packaging, and China to impose new retaliatory tariffs.
Crop Progress Report Questioned and Mexico's USMCA Influence
The Agribusiness Update
USDA's Crop Progress Report planting numbers called into question, and what influence will Mexico's ratification of the USMCA have on U.S. and Canada?
U.S. Wheat Eyes Brazil and Cover Crops Use Up
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Wheat Associates cast an eye to Brazil's tariff-free import quota, and Cover Crops use for soil health grows at rapid rate.
Ag Census Shows Consolidation and Enforcing China Agreement
The Agribusiness Update
Census of Agriculture shows consolidation happening industry wide, and U.S. and China find way to enforce agreements in trade deal.
Organic Apple Acreage Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Organic apple acreage continues to climb in Washington state in response to demand.
NASS Crop Value Report Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
USDA's NASS Ag Production values for 2017.