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Specialty Crop Assistance Frustration
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
To say specialty crop leaders are disappointed that the House final spending bill, released Tuesday, did NOT include emergency economic relief for specialty crops would be a huge understatement.
SCFBA Not Pleased with Aid Package and Holiday Food Prices
The Agribusiness Update
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is not pleased with President Trump's $12 billion aid package for farmers, and the holidays bring large increases in food spending for both food at home and away from home.
SCFBA Not Pleased with Aid Package and Holiday Food Prices
The Agribusiness Update
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is not pleased with President Trump's $12 billion aid package for farmers, and the holidays bring large increases in food spending for both food at home and away from home.
Shutdown and Economic Relief
Fruit Grower Report
While the USDA has reopened Farm Service Agency offices with limited staff, economic relief remains stagnant during the government shutdown.
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.
California Almond Crop Shocking and First Case of Screwworm in Human
The Agribusiness Update
On the eve of harvest, the USDA released an unexpectedly high California almond crop forecast of 3 billion pounds, and the Department of Health and Human Services reports the first human case of New World Screwworm in the U.S.
Florida Legislature Helps Citrus and First Case of Screwworm in Human
The Agribusiness Update
The Florida citrus industry has seen some promising investments in this year’s Legislative Session, and the Department of Health and Human Services reports the first human case of New World Screwworm in the U.S.
California Bountiful Takes Two Taste Awards and China Retaliates
The Agribusiness Update
California Bountiful TV, produced by the California Farm Bureau, and its host and executive producer, Aubrey Aquino, won two TASTE Awards, and China’s Finance Ministry is now imposing a 34% tariff on all U.S. imports.
California Bountiful Takes Two Taste Awards and China Retaliates
The Agribusiness Update
California Bountiful TV, produced by the California Farm Bureau, and its host and executive producer, Aubrey Aquino, won two TASTE Awards, and China’s Finance Ministry is now imposing a 34% tariff on all U.S. imports.
Valencia Orange Supply Down and Washington Soil Health Plan
The Agribusiness Update
A record-low U.S. supply of Florida's Valencia oranges for juicing this year, and MyLand announces a new $4.8 million dollar opportunity in Washington State to enhance soil health for farmers.
Georgia Farmers Market Promotion and Washington Soil Health Plan
The Agribusiness Update
AgGeorgia Farm Credit has designated $10,000 to help local farmers markets promote their markets in 2025, and the application period is now open, and MyLand announces a new $4.8 million dollar opportunity in Washington State to enhance soil health for farmers.
Farm Bill Frustration-SCFBA
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is expressing their frustration over the inability of Congress to get a new Farm Bill done.
CFB Calls for Securing Water Supplies and Cheese Production Higher
The Agribusiness Update
California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson calls on lawmakers to work on securing water supplies, and USDA’s Monthly Dairy Report shows total cheese output, excluding cottage cheese, was 1.19 billion pounds, up .8%.
CFB's Johansson Applauds McCarthy and Cover Crops Increasingly Popular
The Agribusiness Update
California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson applauds California's Kevin McCarthy's election as Speaker of the House, and cover crops remain increasingly popular among farmers as crop management practice.
Water, Wildfire, and Citrus Disease Concerns
California Ag Today
Updates from Farm Bureau concerning water, wildfire, and disease challenges to California growers.
AFBF 2021 Convention Goes Virtual and Expanding 2 California Reservoirs
The Agribusiness Update
American Farm Bureau Federation's 102nd Annual Convention will be held virtually thanks to COVID, and expanding two federal reservoirs in California would help the state's aging water system.
Joshua Dowell Wins California Farm Bureau Discussion Meet
California Ag Today
Joshua Dowell, a Sacramento-based Account Manager for Phytech came home the winner of the $5,000 cash prize.
Navel Oranges Smaller and Ranchers Tweet President
The Agribusiness Update
California navel oranges are slightly smaller this year, and Ranchers are being encouraged to Tweet President Trump to voice their frustration.