Field to Front Porch: The Real Work Behind America’s Pumpkins

Southeast Regional Ag News
U.S. pumpkin farmers keep autumn glowing through grit, creativity, and a $274 million harvest.

Cherry Challenges 2025

Fruit Grower Report
Northwest cherry growers can now look back on the largest harvest in six years, but it might not be enough to really celebrate.

California Farms Weather Labor Fears

California Ag Today
Most crops were harvested, though immigration raids rattled some farm communities.

Gov't Shutdown Week 4

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The government shutdown enters its fourth week with no end in sight, while pressure builds for emergency farm aid and a deal to reopen China to U.S. soybeans.

Northwest Climate Survey and Shutdown Warnings or Agriculture

The Agribusiness Update
Northwest researchers are asking for participation to help document weather and climate impacts of the 2025 water year in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and top Senate Republican John Thune warns White House that American farmers will continue to suffer during the government shutdown.

Northwest Climate Survey and Shutdown Warnings or Agriculture

The Agribusiness Update
Northwest researchers are asking for participation to help document weather and climate impacts of the 2025 water year in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and top Senate Republican John Thune warns White House that American farmers will continue to suffer during the government shutdown.

Georgia Farmers Hit by Shutdown and Shutdown Warnings or Agriculture

The Agribusiness Update
Georgia farmers rely on support from the USDA and other government agencies that are being affected by the federal government shutdown, and top Senate Republican John Thune warns White House that American farmers will continue to suffer during the government shutdown.

Almond Crop Challenges and Farmers Call for End to Shutdown and Labor Fix

The Agribusiness Update
California almond growers were largely skeptical when the USDA forecast a 3-billion-pound crop in its “objective measurement” report, and as Congress works to end the government shutdown, farmers are calling for that same sense of urgency in fixing the broken ag labor system.

Almond Crop Challenges and Farmers Call for End to Shutdown and Labor Fix

The Agribusiness Update
California almond growers were largely skeptical when the USDA forecast a 3-billion-pound crop in its “objective measurement” report, and as Congress works to end the government shutdown, farmers are calling for that same sense of urgency in fixing the broken ag labor system.

NW Cherries - Final Numbers

Fruit Grower Report
Cherry growers here in the Pacific Northwest wound up topping early season estimates for what turned out to be one of their more productive seasons.

Football, Farming, and Southern Pride Collide in Statesboro

Southeast Regional Ag News
The Georgia Department of Agriculture brings back the Georgia Grown Bowl, blending college football excitement with a celebration of the South’s farming roots.

Harvest Wrap Apples

Fruit Grower Report
Harvest season is wrapping up, or will be soon, for northwest pear and apple growers, and Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, says both crops are looking pretty good this year despite challenges.

Harvest Wrap Pears

Fruit Grower Report
Harvest season is wrapping up, or will be soon, for northwest pear and apple growers, and Jon DeVaney, President of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association, says both crops are looking pretty good this year despite challenges.

Ag's Economic Concerns

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Sam Kieffer, vice president of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says today's economic struggles for farmers is a rare intersection of high expenses and low income.

Address Ag Challenges Now

Fruit Grower Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse says it’s up to Congress to do what they can to address the inflationary pressures from a federal level, but ...

Addressing Farmer Challenges

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
At a recent meeting with media, U.S. Representative Dan

Newhouse was asked if he thought farmers had a lot of challenges in front of them right now.

Georgia Peanut Crop Strains Under Dry Weather

Southeast Regional Ag News
Irrigated fields show promise, but non-irrigated peanuts face steep losses after weeks without rain.

Honeybee Worries Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Are we losing honeybees at crisis levels as some reports would have us believe? Brandon Hopkins, WSU research professor, says the crisis scenario is confusing because overall, bees face challenges in general.

Honeybee Worries Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Are we losing honeybees at crisis levels as some reports would have us believe? Brandon Hopkins, WSU research professor, says the crisis scenario is confusing because overall, bees face challenges in general.

California Tomato Harvest Bursts with Record Yields

California Ag Today
Growers report bumper crops across the state, but limited contracts mean some tomatoes may go unpicked.