Barbed Wire

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Barbed wire is an indispensable part of many farms across rural America. And, if you done any work on a farm, you’ve undoubtedly gotten tangled up in barbed wire a time or two. But where did we get barbed wire?

Disappointment with U.S.-Japan Trade Deal

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The National Potato Council is very disappointed with the U.S.-Japan trade agreement reached last week.

California Farm Bureau Responds to Passage of Proposition 50

California Ag Today
Farm group says new redistricting measure could weaken rural representation across California.

Agriculture Shines as Georgia National Fair Breaks Records

Southeast Regional Ag News
The 36th annual Georgia National Fair drew more than 612,000 visitors to Perry, showcasing the best of Georgia agriculture, family fun, and community tradition.

Vote No on Prop 50 and Financial Assistance for Ag on Hold

The Agribusiness Update
With Californians casting their votes on Proposition 50, groups representing rural constituents are pushing back saying the measure, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the administration won’t move forward on financial assistance for producers until the government shutdown ends.

Vote No on Prop 50 and Financial Assistance for Ag on Hold

The Agribusiness Update
With Californians casting their votes on Proposition 50, groups representing rural constituents are pushing back saying the measure, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the administration won’t move forward on financial assistance for producers until the government shutdown ends.

California Farm Bureau Says "No" to Proposition 50

California Ag Today
The California Farm Bureau says Prop 50 would weaken rural voices by ending independent redistricting and giving politicians control of district maps.

Reject California's Prop 50 and Mexico's New Screwworm Regulations

The Agribusiness Update
California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass is calling on the state’s farmers, ranchers and rural residents to reject Proposition 50, and Mexico’s government instituted new regulations on livestock movement due to their New World screwworm infestation.

Southern States Spotlight Farmers, Veterans, and Farmland Preservation

Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia, Alabama, and Florida roll out initiatives celebrating veterans, honoring farmers, and protecting agricultural land.

Rural Populations Grows and First Human Screwworm Infection

The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. population in rural counties grew by more than 134,000 between 2023 and 2024, an increase of 0.29%, and the Maryland Department of Health says the patient with the first human infection of New World screwworm infection in the U.S. has recovered.

Rural Populations Grows and First Human Screwworm Infection

The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. population in rural counties grew by more than 134,000 between 2023 and 2024, an increase of 0.29%, and the Maryland Department of Health says the patient with the first human infection of New World screwworm infection in the U.S. has recovered.

Stop the Swine: Georgia Launches Hog Trap Giveaway to Combat Invasive Pigs

Southeast Regional Ag News
Landowners who successfully reduce hog numbers now have a shot at winning a $3,500 trap through the Georgia DNR’s new Hog Down Awards Program.

Florida Citrus Industry Gets $140 Million Boost

Southeast Regional Ag News
Governor DeSantis signs off on record-breaking funding to support research, disease-resistant trees, and citrus recovery efforts.

MAHA Issues and 2001 Roadless Rule Rescinded

The Agribusiness Update
Concern about the Make America Healthy Again report led 250-plus agriculture groups to ask the Trump administration to “correct” the direction of MAHA, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins rescinds 2001 Roadless Rule, which removes prohibitions on road construction and timber harvest on nearly 59 million acres of National Forest land.

USDA Employees Return to Work and Chinese Tariffs on Canada

The Agribusiness Update
Thousands of USDA employees terminated by the Trump Administration will return to their positions, for now, and after tariff retaliation on American goods, China is turning its attention to Canada.

Rabobank on Tariff Risks and Rural Mainstreet Index Drops in December

The Agribusiness Update
A Rabobank market researcher says the implementation of

U.S. tariffs in 2025 runs the risk of fragmenting global trade, and after reaching above growth neutral in November for the first time since 2023, at 50.2, the Rural Mainstreet Index sank to 39.6 in December.

Hurricane Milton Acreage Report and Rural Mainstreet Index Drops in December

The Agribusiness Update
A University of Florida report says Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 hurricane in October, hit more than 5.7 million acres of agricultural land, and after reaching above growth neutral in November for the first time since 2023, at 50.2, the Rural Mainstreet Index sank to 39.6 in December.

VINE Connect Applications Open and Wholesale Egg Prices Soar

The Agribusiness Update
UCANR Innovate, the innovation arm of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, has opened applications for its VINE Connect program, and shoppers were buying more eggs to bake Christmas treats at the same time U.S. wholesale egg prices were up 150%.

North Carolina Ag Damage Estimates and Wholesale Egg Prices Soar

The Agribusiness Update
North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler says they’re getting a clearer picture of the damage to the state’s ag industry from summer drought and fall flooding, and shoppers were buying more eggs to bake Christmas treats at the same time U.S. wholesale egg prices were up 150%.

Estimated Half-Trillion in Hurricane Damage and ACI Backs AM for Every Vehicle Act

The Agribusiness Update
AccuWeather estimates the five hurricanes and one unnamed tropical storm caused an estimated $500 billion in total damages, and American Consumers Institute is the latest to voice strong support for the bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.