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Alabama’s Pursell Agri-Tech Launches Global Fertilizer Venture
Southeast Regional Ag News
Sylacauga-based Pursell Agri-Tech partners with Southeast Asia’s Wastech Group to build a high-tech fertilizer facility in Malaysia. The project underscores Alabama’s leadership in sustainable agriculture and global innovation.
Easing Farmworker Restrictions and Fruit Intake Declines
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says easing restrictions for noncitizen farmworkers is a top priority, and U.S. fruit intake declined 7% in 2017-18.
Florida Fruit Grower Builds Community and Fruit Intake Declines
The Agribusiness Update
One of Florida’s largest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida after announcing it would abandon its citrus operations, and U.S. fruit intake declined 7% in 2017-18.
Wheat is number 1
Idaho Ag Today
In terms of total acres, wheat is the No. 1 crop in the Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
California Drops Diesel Truck Ban and USDA Trade Mission in Thailand
The Agribusiness Update
California has dropped its landmark rule that would phase out nearly all diesel trucks in the coming years, and the USDA is on a four-day trade mission to Thailand to expand ag exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia.
California Drops Diesel Truck Ban and USDA Trade Mission in Thailand
The Agribusiness Update
California has dropped its landmark rule that would phase out nearly all diesel trucks in the coming years, and the USDA is on a four-day trade mission to Thailand to expand ag exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia.
Georgia Farm Bureau Supports Rollins and USDA Trade Mission in Thailand
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau is one of over 400 organizations to sign a letter to the Senate Ag Committee in support of Ag Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins, and the USDA is on a four-day trade mission to Thailand to expand ag exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia.
Be On the Lookout for Swamp Eels!
Southeast Regional Ag News
The University of Florida, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies, encourages the public to report sightings of the invasive Asian swamp eel, detected in Florida’s waterways over two decades ago.
Florida's Citrus Greening Shrouds and Study Confirms Value Livestock Grazing
The Agribusiness Update
If you’ve seen small trees in white shrouds on hills along the Florida highways, they protect citrus trees from the Asian citrus psyllid or citrus greening disease, and a USDA study confirms value of livestock grazing as a tool to protect western rangelands from wildfires.
Pests and the Public Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
When it comes to battling invasive pests, YOU are a major player in finding them, reporting them, and in the end, eradicating or controlling them.
Pests and the Public Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
When it comes to battling invasive pests, YOU are a major player in finding them, reporting them, and in the end, eradicating or controlling them.
WSDA to Viet Nam Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Just back from a trade mission to Viet Nam, Washington State Director of Agriculture, Derek Sandison is feeling good about the potential in that market for producer in our state.
WSDA to Viet Nam Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Just back from a trade mission to Viet Nam, Washington State Director of Agriculture, Derek Sandison is feeling good about the potential in that market for producer in our state.
USDA and Specialty Crops Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
I had a chance to catch up with USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs Alexis Taylor and asked her about our recently improved trade relations with India.
USDA and Specialty Crops Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
I had a chance to catch up with USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs Alexis Taylor and asked her about our recently improved trade relations with India.
USDA and Specialty Crops Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
I had a chance to catch up with USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs Alexis Taylor and asked her about our recently improved trade relations with India.
A U.S. Trade Mission to Southeast Asia
Southeast Regional Ag News
Fresh fruits, especially citrus, grapes, and berries, were all products the group saw on the shelves.
Citrus Greening in Organic and Food Insecurity Higher
The Agribusiness Update
Organic citrus growers and packers recognize the threat of the Asian citrus psyllid to their business and livelihood, and new research from USDA finds that in 2022, 12.8% of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during the year.
Citrus Greening in Organic and Food Insecurity Higher
The Agribusiness Update
Organic citrus growers and packers recognize the threat of the Asian citrus psyllid to their business and livelihood, and new research from USDA finds that in 2022, 12.8% of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during the year.
EATS Act Opposition and US Grain Conference in Asia
The Agribusiness Update
American farmers and ranchers were in Washington, D.C. last week to state their opposition to the EATS Act, and the U.S. Agricultural Cooperators Conference is a cornerstone buyers conference for U.S. grains in Southeast Asia.