Finding Opportunity for U.S. Beef Abroad

Southeast Regional Ag News
Despite economic headwinds, U.S. beef exporters are positioning Prime grade American beef as a premium choice for Japanese consumers.

U.S. Prime Beef Takes on Japan

California Ag Today
Despite economic headwinds, U.S. beef exporters are positioning Prime grade American beef as a premium choice for Japanese consumers.

Japanese beetle invasion

Idaho Ag Today
It may seem at times that the Idaho ag department is playing whack-a-mole with the Japanese beetle.

Fresh Potato Talks with Japan Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Potentially good news for potato growers as word gets out that the Trump administration has begun talks with Japan to eliminate tariff and non-tariff trade barriers.

Fresh Potato Talks with Japan Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Potentially good news for potato growers as word gets out that the Trump administration has begun talks with Japan to eliminate tariff and non-tariff trade barriers.

Japanese Beetle Treatment and Rural Broadband Improving

The Agribusiness Update
The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Pest

Program is seeking permission from property owners to treat their yards for Japanese beetle, and Rural Broadband Association released its “2024 Broadband-Internet Availability Survey Report,” capping off a year in which NCTA members made remarkable strides in delivering robust and reliable high-speed connectivity in the most rural parts of the country

WSDA Invasive Pest Trapping and USDA Future Farm Expenses

The Agribusiness Update
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has wrapped this year’s trapping for invasive pests, and the USDA’s Farm Labor Report, released November 20, offers a glimpse into the future of farm expenses.

WSDA Invasive Pest Trapping and USDA Future Farm Expenses

The Agribusiness Update
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has wrapped this year’s trapping for invasive pests, and the USDA’s Farm Labor Report, released November 20, offers a glimpse into the future of farm expenses.

Potatoes to Japan Update Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The most recent talks with Japanese officials, that began nearly 20 years ago, about getting U.S. fresh potatoes access in Japan, ended just as they have every other year, in frustration.

Potatoes to Japan Update Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The most recent talks with Japanese officials, that began nearly 20 years ago, about getting U.S. fresh potatoes access in Japan, ended just as they have every other year, in frustration.

Japanese Beetle Reports and Deere Notice to Salaried Employees

The Agribusiness Update
The State Department of Agriculture is asking folks in Eastern Washington to report suspected Japanese beetle sightings, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association confirmed the effort to prevent processed, lab-grown protein in the diet of the American armed forces was successful.

Japanese Beetle Reports and Deere Notice to Salaried Employees

The Agribusiness Update
The State Department of Agriculture is asking folks in Eastern Washington to report suspected Japanese beetle sightings, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association confirmed the effort to prevent processed, lab-grown protein in the diet of the American armed forces was successful.

Pests and the Public Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
When it comes to battling invasive pests, YOU are a major player in finding them, reporting them, and in the end, eradicating or controlling them.

Pests and the Public Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
When it comes to battling invasive pests, YOU are a major player in finding them, reporting them, and in the end, eradicating or controlling them.

Japanese Beetle Progress and Farm Bill Priorities

The Agribusiness Update
The Washington State Department of Agriculture is beginning efforts to get consent to treat target properties for the invasive Japanese beetle, and an effort is underway to get Senate and House leadership to address several important topics in the new farm bill.

Japanese Beetle Numbers Down and Injunction on Prop 65 Impact on Glyphosate

The Agribusiness Update
The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Pest Program sees its first substantial decline in the number of Japanese beetles, and Ninth Circuit Appeals Court recently affirmed a permanent injunction prohibiting California's Prop 65 warning requirement related to glyphosate.

Japanese Beetle Numbers Down and Injunction on Prop 65 Impact on Glyphosate

The Agribusiness Update
The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Pest Program sees its first substantial decline in the number of Japanese beetles, and Ninth Circuit Appeals Court recently affirmed a permanent injunction prohibiting California's Prop 65 warning requirement related to glyphosate.

Washington's First Japanese Beetles and Reactions to India's Trade Announcement

The Agribusiness Update
The first Japanese beetles of 2023 have been detected in Washington state, and Farmers for Free Trade cheer announced resolution on a number of trade disputes between India and the U.S.

Washington's First Japanese Beetles and Reactions to India's Trade Announcement

The Agribusiness Update
The first Japanese beetles of 2023 have been detected in Washington state, and Farmers for Free Trade cheer announced resolution on a number of trade disputes between India and the U.S.

Pests and the Public Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
The Washington Department of Agriculture is very thankful for the public's help for reporting the sightings of invasive pests like the Asian Giant Hornets and Japanese Beetles, or any other pest you don't recognize.