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North Carolina Ban on Foreign Farmland Purchases and American Farmland Pressures
The Agribusiness Update
North Carolina enacts new law barring certain foreign entities from purchasing agricultural land and property near military installations, and America’s farmland continues to face pressure from development and ownership changes.
Specialty Crop Assistance Deadline
Fruit Grower Report
If you grow tree fruit in these difficult times, or any other specialty crop for that matter, a deadline for assistance is fast approaching.
NRCS water proposal
Idaho Ag Today
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Idaho is seeking proposals to expand the number of eligible watersheds enrolled.
Data Centers Spark Big Debate Among Rural Communities
Line on Agriculture
The conversation discusses the growing issue of data centers in the U.S., with thousands planned. Special Envoy John Rich emphasizes the importance of data centers as declared national security assets by the president. He notes Secretary Rollins' stance on the right and wrong ways to build these facilities and mentions his role in shaping a framework for data centers. Rich, known for his music career, has taken a voluntary position to advocate for landowners, aiming to give them a voice in feder
Ag Exports to Mexico and Farmer and Rancher Freedom Framework
The Agribusiness Update
Mexico remains the top market for U.S. food and agricultural exports at 18% of total U.S. food and ag exports, and USDA and Small Business Administration sign new agreement aimed at helping farmers, ranchers, and small rural businesses challenge unfair federal regulatory and enforcement actions.
Farm Labor Fix Legislation
Fruit Grower Report
A decades-long problem with ag labor is being addressed in some new legislation recently introduced in the House of Representatives.
H-2A Program Growth Renews Labor Reform Conversation
Southeast Regional Ag News
As use of the H-2A guest worker program climbs, proposed legislation aims to modernize rules that have remained largely unchanged for nearly 40 years.
Farm Outlook Dims; Trade Tensions Over Brazilian Beef and ScrewWorm Response Grow
Line on Agriculture
The Ag Economy Barometer dropped to 113 in June, with current conditions at 102 and future expectations at 106. Cattle groups oppose the US Trade Representative's potential exemption of Brazilian beef from Section 301 tariffs. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is advocating for ivermectin in livestock feed to combat the New World screwworm spreading in Texas.
Sterilizing screworms
Idaho Ag Today
A new sterile-fly production plant opened in Metapa de Domínguez, Chiapas, Mexico, on June 27, 2026.
Securing Ag Workforce Act and Push for Prop 12 Fix in Farm Bill
The Agribusiness Update
Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026 would broaden access to H-2A workers, and agricultural groups are urging the Senate Ag Committee to include language in their final bill to address the problems caused by California’s Proposition 12.
Senate Proposal to Overhaul Guest Worker Program
Line on Agriculture
The American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall highlights the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act as a key solution to the farm labor shortage, emphasizing the need for a year-round workforce. The bill, introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson, aims to expand the H-2A guest worker program and modernize farm labor systems.
New World screwworm Entry
Idaho Ag Today
The ISDA recently announced additional state entry requirements for animals in response to New World screwworm (NWS) detections
Parma R & E benefits
Idaho Ag Today
Back in 1922 U of I entomologists were sent to Parma to help local farmers address an outbreak of alfalfa weevil.
Parma Celebration
Idaho Ag Today
Celebration began for the one-hundredth anniversary of the University of Idaho’s Parma Research and Extension Center in Canyon County.
Pasture Mealybug Confirmed in Florida
Southeast Regional Ag News
The invasive insect can weaken grasses and spread quickly if not reported and managed.
Mexican Fruit Fly Quarantine Expands in San Diego County
California Ag Today
State and federal officials respond after detection of a mated female fly near Spring Valley.
Training veterans to farm
Idaho Ag Today
University of Idaho Extension Boise program training veterans to farm.
Title: UC Davis Project Funded Through USDA Screwworm Initiative
California Ag Today
New World Screwworm Grand Challenge supports California-led detection research as U.S. cases continue to mount.
Southeast Researchers Join USDA Screwworm Fight
Southeast Regional Ag News
University of Florida, Auburn University, and NCBA are among recipients of funding through USDA's New World Screwworm Grand Challenge.