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Fruit Grower Report
The Washington State Department of Health is proposing a new regulation for shared wells that could leave many farmworkers without affordable on-farm housing.
Fruit Grower Report
The Washington State Department of Health is proposing a new regulation for shared wells that could leave many farmworkers without affordable on-farm housing.
The Agribusiness Update
Tyson Foods has entered into an agreement to sell its Vienna, Georgia poultry complex to House of Raeford Farms, and USDA's response to bird flu in poultry and cows will end up costing at least $2 billion.
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Peanut Commission is hosting a photo contest through October 1st featuring peanut farms from across the state, and the agricultural trade deficit, the value of exports versus imports, increased in the first eight months of the fiscal year.
The Agribusiness Update
Prompted by drought-induced water-allocation cutbacks in 2014, DeJager Farms turned to buried drip irrigation and manure water from its dairy to try to survive, and a Pew Research Center survey shows a decline in America’s support for renewable energy.
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Barbed wire is an indispensable part of many farms across rural America. But where did it come from?
The Agribusiness Update
After decades of substantial U.S. agricultural trade SURPLUSES, staggering ag trade DEFICITS over the past two years have caught the nation's attention, and the average size of Black or African-American-operated farms reached a record high of 163 acres in 2022.
The Agribusiness Update
Over the past two decades, heat illness awareness and prevention has become a major focus for farms that rely on workers to harvest crops and perform other essential work, and Agricultural Economic Insights says farm loan delinquencies improved in 2023.
The Agribusiness Update
Over the past two decades, heat illness awareness and prevention has become a major focus for farms that rely on workers to harvest crops and perform other essential work, and Agricultural Economic Insights says farm loan delinquencies improved in 2023.
Fruit Grower Report
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act has now sat in committee for over a year, but the bill's sponsor, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse isn't giving up on it.
Fruit Grower Report
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act has now sat in committee for over a year, but the bill's sponsor, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse isn't giving up on it.
Farm of the Future
Farming is full of risk and uncertainty. That’s why the ultimate goal with farm data is to turn the data into helpful predictions.
The Agribusiness Update
29,000 workers were hired by farms in the Southeast Region of Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina, and almost that many in Florida, and the markup for House Ag Chair GT Thompson’s farm bill will move ahead despite scores from the Congressional Budget Office.
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. farmers are expected to produce 1.28 billion bushels of winter wheat this year, up 2% from last year, according to NASS, and as solar energy is gaining traction across the country, it’s surprising how much solar companies pay farmers to lease their land.
Fruit Grower Report
As the number of farms and farmers across the state and the country shrinks, and locally produced food becomes harder and harder to find, action is needed to change direction.
Fruit Grower Report
As the number of farms and farmers across the state and the country shrinks, and locally produced food becomes harder and harder to find, action is needed to change direction.
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Mike Newland, Director of Ag Business Development at the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), says we’ve now got opportunities to grow the supply of renewable propane.