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California Water Management and Former ASPCA Chief Hammers Charity
The Agribusiness Update
Improving data practices to best manage California’s water resources drove discussions last week at the California Irrigation Institute Conference, and former president of the ASPCA speaks out against the animal charity.
Georgia Dog of the Year and Former ASPCA Chief Hammers Charity
The Agribusiness Update
Skippy, a four-year-old mixed breed has wagged away with the top prize in the 2024 American Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year Contest, and former president of the ASPCA speaks out against the animal charity.
USDA Funding Supply Chain Improvement and World Ag Output Down
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is making investments to strengthen American food and agriculture supply chains, expand markets for producers, and lower food costs, and In the past decade, the world’s ag output grew at an average annual rate of 1.94%, down from 2.74% in the past decade.
Investments in Rural America
Farm of the Future
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the White House is investing more than $5 billion throughout rural America.
Confirming Two Key Ag Officials and Specialty Crops Remain Uninsured
The Agribusiness Update
Ag groups urging the confirmation of two key ag trade officials two years into the administration, and many specialty crops remain uninsured.
NEPA Opposition
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The American Farm Bureau and National Cattlemen's Association are voicing their concerns about the Biden Administration's final phase 1 revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA.
Georgia's Freedom to Farm Act and Crop Insurance Fraud
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia General Assembly passes the Freedom to Farm Act, and crop insurance fraud case leads to 23 people being charged and another 17 fined.
Is Farmland Overvalued?
Farm of the Future
Farmland has historically produced strong financial returns over the long term. Is that still true today?
Cell-Grown Meat Grows and Vegetable Imports Climb
The Agribusiness Update
Cell-grown meat operations grow six-fold in 2020, and Vegetable imports to U.S. soar during pandemic.
USDA De-Risk Carbon Bank and Farm Income Forecast & Export Data
The Agribusiness Update
USDA working on de-risk investments for climate mitigation practices like Carbon Bank, and USDA's Farm Income Forecast & Export Data shows need for expanding markets.
E. coli Traced to One Grower and UK Conservatives Win
The Agribusiness Update
E. coli tied to romaine lettuce traced to one farm, and U.K. Conservatives look to pull from E.U.
Ag Transportation Studay WSU Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Transportation and the infrastructure that allows the transportation of ag products is the focus of a study at Washington State University.
Ag Transportation Studay WSU Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Transportation and the infrastructure that allows the transportation of ag products is the focus of a study at Washington State University.
WTO Rules Against China and U.S.-China Talks End in Sight
The Agribusiness Update
World Trade Organization finds China unfair in tariff-rate quotas, and end in sight for U.S.-China trade talks.
Farmer Worker Hotel Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Yakima hotel to become housing for farm workers.
Danish Meat Industry Visits U.S. and Ag Economic Barometer
The Agribusiness Update
Danish red meat officials visit U.S., and Ag Economic Barometer down for March.
Bringing Farm Fresh Food To Local Institutions
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
SMNW is researching investment opportunities in ag production, aggregation, processing and distribution that can serve the institutional market, bringing fresh regional food to those who need it most.