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Blueberry 2025 Production Update
Fruit Grower Report
Blueberry production in Washington state continues to climb with 2025 coming in close to, if not equal, to last year’s record crop of 210 million pounds.
NABC Pleased with MAHA Report and Food Security Improves
The Agribusiness Update
The North American Blueberry Council is pleased with the release of the Make America Healthy Again Commission's strategy report, “Make our Children Healthy Again,” and food security is estimated to improve in 2025 in most of the 83 Global Food Assessment countries.
Corn Up-Soy and Cotton Down and Food Security Improves
The Agribusiness Update
Corn production is up, while soybean and cotton production is down from 2024, and food security is estimated to improve in 2025 in most of the 83 Global Food Assessment countries.
Egg prices
Idaho Ag Today
The bad news is that retail egg prices in the U.S. have hit a record level.
Worse news... USDA forecasts they could increase by another 40 percent in 2025.
Read More U of I and USDA
Idaho Ag Today
In January, University of Idaho agricultural economists told legislators they estimated Idaho’s 22,800 farms and ranches brought in a total of $11.157 billion.
PSA's New App Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Potato Sustainability Alliance CEO John Mesko tells us about PSA's launch of an online mobile app that farmers can use to report their sustainability practices and learn new approaches to production.
PSA's New App Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Potato Sustainability Alliance CEO John Mesko tells us about PSA's launch of an online mobile app that farmers can use to report their sustainability practices and learn new approaches to production.
Blueberry Growers Vote to Extend Assessment
Southeast Regional Ag News
On Wednesday, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced that Georgia blueberry growers have voted to extend the $5 per ton assessment on marketed blueberries for an additional three years.
Potato Sustainability Alliance App Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Potato Sustainability Alliance CEO John Mesko says they launched an online mobile app that farmers can use to report their sustainability practices and learn new approaches to production.
Potato Sustainability Alliance App Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Potato Sustainability Alliance CEO John Mesko says they launched an online mobile app that farmers can use to report their sustainability practices and learn new approaches to production.
Georgia Pecan Corn Assessments and Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia corn and pecan growers approve continuation of assessments, and the Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act gives farmers and ranchers the flexibility to protect groundwater while also keeping ag lands in production.
Georgia Beef Assessment and USDA Emergency Relief Deadline
The Agribusiness Update
The next assessment renewal vote by Georgia beef producers runs through June 30, and USDA is extending deadlines for the Emergency Relief Program and Pandemic Assistance.
Georgia Referendums Corn-Pecans and Growers Automation Spending Up
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is holding referendums on corn and pecan assessments through the end of the month, and growers are spending an average of $500,000 annually on automation thanks to the labor shortage.
EPA Spray Drift Assessment and Agricultural Lending Increases
The Agribusiness Update
EPA releases updated risk assessment for pesticide spray drift, and agricultural lending increased in 2022 despite economic headwinds.
Hurrican Ian Estimates in Florida and E15 to Replenish Fuel Supply
The Agribusiness Update
Preliminary assessments of the agricultural losses tied to Hurricane Ian hit $1.5 billion, and National Corn Growers Association calls on policymakers to use ethanol as a solution to the nation's fuel supply problems.
California Winegrape Assessment and AGH Has New Name
The Agribusiness Update
California winegrape growers will pay a higher assessment this year to combat Pierce's Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter, and Asian Giant Hornet gets a new name.
Dam Breaching Update Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse talks about the report released by Governor Jay Inslee and U.S. Senator Patty Murray to help them decide whether or not to recommend breaching lower Snake River dams.