Earned Income Goes Up in Washington

Fruit Grower Report
The latest USDA numbers show Washington’s farmers jumped from last in earned income in 2024 to 30th in 2025.

Data Center Concerns and $369.2 Million in 2024 Ag Exports

The Agribusiness Update
Data center development is drawing growing concern across party lines, particularly over farmland, water, and electricity costs, and U.S. agricultural exports generated $369.2 billion in total economic activity in 2024.

Farm Data Privacy Law

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Precision agriculture is driven by data, lots and lots of data, but questions have arisen as to who owns that data.

U.S. Beef Exports Climb, But China Remains a Challenge

California Ag Today
Strong demand from Taiwan and South Korea boosts August beef export value, while trade barriers continue to weigh on the broader market.

NRCS Meeting

Idaho Ag Today
NRCS Idaho to hold special State Technical Advisory Committee meeting

MCOOL Labeling

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
USDA isn’t waiting for a farm bill that includes a beef labeling amendment to pass before studying a World Trade Organization-compliant way to implement mandatory country-of-origin labeling.

Committees Add More Value to National Pork Board, Data Center Bill Blocked

Line on Agriculture
The National Pork Board plans six advisory committees to bring producers and industry partners into its strategic planning. Separately, the U.S. Senate blocked a bill related to selling federal lands for data centers, after reports that the administration considered 17,000 acres for 12 centers.

Food Waste Prevention Week and US-China Tariff Reduction

The Agribusiness Update
Washington communities are taking action to keep food out of landfills and support a healthier, more resilient food system, and the U.S. and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods traded between the two countries, including U.S. ag commodities.

GFB's I Farm - I Vote Campaign and US-China Tariff Reduction

The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau's I Farm. I Vote. campaign is encouraging Georgians to become informed, engaged and active participants in the electoral process, and the U.S. and China have agreed to reduce tariffs on $60 billion worth of goods traded between the two countries, including U.S. ag commodities.

AI in Ag Attitudes Differ and Crude Oil Prices Ease

The Agribusiness Update
Farmers in the U.S. and Argentina have sharply different views about the benefits of artificial intelligence in agriculture, and crude oil prices have shown signs of easing, but diesel prices are not following suit, putting more pressure on the farm economy.

Measuring groundwater

Idaho Ag Today
Groundwater levels to be measured in an additional 400 wells across Treasure Valley and Payette Valley.

Raspberry Numbers Due

Fruit Grower Report
With the due date for Washington Red Raspberry harvest numbers coming up, that means we’ll soon have a better idea of what this year’s crop really looked like.

Keeping Up with Data Centers

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
More data centers are bringing new challenges for utilities across rural America.

Digital Acreage Reporting

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Digital crop acreage reporting has just gone national, rather than the way it used to be at FSA county offices.

CHS-Growmark Invest in Open Tug’s AI Barge Platform

Line on Agriculture
Cooperative Ventures has invested in Open Tug to enhance agricultural logistics through AI-driven barge monitoring

When Farm Technology Outruns the Rules

California Ag Today
AI is moving into the field, raising new questions for California farmers.

Agriculture and Data Centers

Fruit Grower Report
More research is needed on the relationship between agriculture and data centers.

USDA Looks to Modernize How It Builds Crop Estimates

California Ag Today
With farmer survey response rates declining, USDA is looking to satellites, streamlined reporting and new technology to strengthen agricultural data.

USDA Rethinks the Numbers Behind Crop Reports

Southeast Regional Ag News
A new modernization plan looks to ease the survey burden on farmers while bringing satellite imagery and other technology into USDA data collection.

More Details from USDA on Data Modernization, Farmer Sentiment Up

Line on Agriculture
The USDA has launched a data modernization plan to enhance digital experiences with farmers.

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose to 135 in August, driven by optimism about the future, with a 13-point increase in future expectations.