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Specialty Crop Program Applications and ACCESS Act Passes Senate
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA Farm Service Agency’s $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops Program is now accepting applications through January 8th, and the “Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act” unanimously passed in the Senate.
Rollins Named Ag Secretary and Dominican Swine Fever Boosts U.S. Pork Exports
The Agribusiness Update
Ag groups are reacting to President-elect Trump’s naming of Brooke Rollins as his nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, and U.S. pork exports to the Dominican Republic could reach a record high as African Swine Fever outbreaks continue across the country.
Southeast Hurricane Assesments and Dominican Swine Fever Boosts U.S. Pork Exports
The Agribusiness Update
Federal officials testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on how they’re dealing with disasters, and U.S. pork exports to the Dominican Republic could reach a record high as African Swine Fever outbreaks continue across 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.
Georgia Forestry Emergency Assistance and USDA Future Farm Expenses
The Agribusiness Update
Emergency assistance for landowners impacted by Hurricane Helene is being rolled out by the Georgia Forestry Commission, 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.
Tariffs and Trade Worries
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The final Ag trade deficit for fiscal year 2024 was even more of a record than USDA expected, and 2025 could be worse.
Congrats to President-Elect
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The American Farm Bureau and other major farm groups congratulated President-elect Trump, vowing to work with him and Congressional leaders to advance top Ag priorities, including a new farm bill.
California Water Act Costing Farmers and Irrigated Cropland Acres Down
The Agribusiness Update
California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has left some San Joaquin Valley farmers in dire financial straits, and the latest USDA Census of Agriculture data shows just under 55 million acres of U.S. cropland was irrigated in 2022, the lowest since 1992.
AgGeorgia Farm Credit Hurricane Response and Irrigated Cropland Acres Down
The Agribusiness Update
AgGeorgia Farm Credit has announced its response to Hurricane Helene’s historic damage inflicted across Georgia, and the latest USDA Census of Agriculture data shows just under 55 million acres of U.S. cropland was irrigated in 2022, the lowest since 1992.
NCBA on Dietary Guidelines
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The cattle industry has some advice for the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Panel after recommending USDA and Health and Human Service on dietary guidelines: ditch your push for Americans to eat less beef and more vegetables.
Rancher Speaks Out Amid Tax Uncertainty
California Ag Today
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires next year, and that’s raising big challenges for farmers and ranchers, according to National Cattlemen’s President Mark Eisele who says it’s not an issue of paying taxes.
Expiring Tax Law and Renewed Tax Uncertainty
Southeast Regional Ag News
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires next year, and that’s raising big challenges for farmers and ranchers, according to National Cattlemen’s President Mark Eisele.
California Water Rates and USDA Specialty Crop Spending
The Agribusiness Update
California Water Resources Control Board has approved rate increases, including for groundwater recharge projects, and the USDA has awarded more than $25 million to support eight projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Imports Initiative.
Sunbelt Ag Expo and USDA Specialty Crop Spending
The Agribusiness Update
The largest Farm Show in America with field demonstrations, the Sunbelt Ag Expo kicks off its 46th Anniversary tomorrow, and the USDA has awarded more than $25 million to support eight projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Imports Initiative.
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.
Cotton Expansion Continues and Deere Notice to Salaried Employees
The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announced its expansion for the fifth consecutive year, both in enrolled growers and planted acres, 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.
Emergency Relief Program Deadline and Possible Herbicide Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA announced the deadline for commodity and specialty crop producers to apply for the Emergency Relief Program for 2022 natural disaster losses is August 14th, and Commodity groups send letter to Commerce Secretary about possible tariffs on imports of 2,4-D.
California Almond Crop Estimates and USDA Farm to School Grants
The Agribusiness Update
California growers are expected to harvest 2.8 billion meat pounds of almonds this year, 13% more than last year, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is awarding a record-breaking $14.3 million in Farm to School Grants.