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Agriculture and Data Centers
Fruit Grower Report
More research is needed on the relationship between agriculture and data centers.
Marker Assisted Avocado Breeding
Farm of the Future
UCR staff researcher Dr. Eric Focht says a new gene discover allows them to use marker-assisted selection to improve the avocado breeding process.
Gene Discovery Will Help Avocado Breeders
Farm of the Future
Scientists have found a genetic switch that could shave years off avocado breeding.
Free Business Training Offered to California Ag Producers
California Ag Today
Business Launchpad offers nine weeks of training, coaching and networking for small- and mid-sized agricultural businesses.
What Drives Support for Urban Agriculture?
Southeast Regional Ag News
UF/IFAS research looks at why people buy local food, volunteer and support food production in cities.
Ag Labor Needs
Fruit Grower Report
H-2A reform is just one of many labor challenges farmers are facing today that need to be fixed.
Walla Walla Sweet Onions 2026
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
If you are a fan of Walla Walla Sweet Onions and you haven’t had any of this great seasonal crop yet, your time is running out.
Support Farmers Markets and Net Income Higher
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins is encouraging Americans to continue supporting local producers following National Farmers Market Week, and the Farm Credit System reports net income of $2.2 billion for the second quarter, up from $1.9 billion during the same period last year.
ASCF Deadline August 7
Fruit Grower Report
Attention specialty crop farmers: if your 2025 crops were impacted by input costs or natural disasters, TODAY is the deadline to finish your application for the USDA’s Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program.
Why Farm Bureau
Idaho Ag Today
Zac Miller, CEO, and Matt Dorsey, president of the Idaho Farm Bureau, give you a host of proud reasons why the Farm Bureau exists.
Drone Rules Change and USDA Reorganization Criticized
The Agribusiness Update
Advocacy groups urge FAA to reject a proposal that would allow large livestock operations and slaughterhouses to restrict drone flights over their facilities, and Senate Ag Democrats warn a proposed reorganization of USDA’s Rural Development area could limit access to critical programs.
Ag deadlines
Idaho Ag Today
USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers of Approaching Deadlines for Safety Net, Disaster Assistance, and County Committees
Georgia Meat Processors Gain Access to National Markets
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA agreement allows eligible state-inspected processors to ship products across state lines.
Pasture-Raised Farmers Form Policy Advocacy Network
Farm of the Future
Farmers around the country have formed a new alliance called Farmers for Animals, Communities and the Environment otherwise known as the FACE Ag Network.
California Avocado Board and New Tariffs on Brazil
The Agribusiness Update
The California Avocado Commission Board of Directors is seeking candidates for its alternate public member position, and the Trump administration announced new 25% tariffs on a range of Brazilian imports.
John Rich Named Special Envoy for American Landowners, Vows to Fight Regulatory Burden
Line on Agriculture
John Rich, a country music artist and newly appointed special envoy for American landowners, aims to represent landowners to the federal government, addressing issues with various agencies like the EPA, HUD, and USDA. He is working to reverse regulations imposed by the Biden administration that he believes negatively impact farmers and ranchers, contributing to their inability to be cash flow positive.
California Avocado Commission Calls for Seasonal Import Policy
California Ag Today
New advocacy campaign highlights trade concerns ahead of negotiations with Mexico.
Is H-2A Stealing Jobs?
Fruit Grower Report
Despite the claims by some that H-2A foreign guestworkers are taking jobs from American workers, the numbers don’t back them up.
American Ag trade
Idaho Ag Today
Opportunities for ag trade in two South American nations. Argentina and then to Ecuador, both of which signed agreements on reciprocal trade.