Court Rules Against Trump Tariff Power

California Ag Today
The Federal Court of Appeals has recently decided that President Trump does not have the power to set tariffs on imports based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

USDA's August Grape Inquiry and More BBB Reaction

The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service will soon be mailing out the Grape Inquiry-August 2025 survey to approximately 2,000 U.S. growers, and Ag groups continue reacting to the Budget Reconciliation Bill.

Targeted Weed Spraying and More BBB Reaction

The Agribusiness Update
Targeted weed-spraying can save tomato farmers 71% of the herbicide they use, and Ag groups continue reacting to the Budget Reconciliation Bill.

WOTUS Definition

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says they are working with the Corps of Engineers to deliver on President’s Trump’s promise to review the definition of “waters of the United States.”

Chevron Deference Overturned Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
There has been a lot of misinformation spreading about what the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the Chevron Deference case. U.S. Rep Dan Newhouse says this reverses a massive 1984 decision that increased the regulatory powers of federal agencies.

Chevron Deference Overturned Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
There has been a lot of misinformation spreading about what the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn the Chevron Deference case. U.S. Rep Dan Newhouse says this reverses a massive 1984 decision that increased the regulatory powers of federal agencies.

Chevron Standard from AFB

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The American Farm Bureau says clearer laws are now needed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning legal precedent favoring federal bureaucrats over judges.

Challanges Besides Farm Bill Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Joby Young, Executive Vice President at the American Farm

Bureau, says one big issue facing the ag industry, besides the next farm bill, is California’s Prop 12.

India Tariffs on Almonds and Walnuts and Farmers Slam WOTUS Modifications

The Agribusiness Update
India's removal of retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. farm products made almonds and walnuts from California less competitive, and farm groups say they’re disappointed in a revised WOTUS rule.

and Walnuts and Farmers Slam WOTUS Modifications

The Agribusiness Update
Pecan growers to receive forecast survey, and farm groups say they’re disappointed in a revised WOTUS rule.

Clean Water Act Back in the News

Southeast Regional Ag News
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday announced a final rule amending the 2023 definition of “waters of the United States.”

Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Against WOTUS… What Does That Mean?

California Ag Today
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. Act, known as WOTUS.

In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that land owned by an Idaho family was not subject to the Clean Water Act. All nine justices agreed the EPA’s expansive regulatory efforts violate the Clean Water Act.

Ag Leaders Look Forward to Helping EPA Rewrite WOTUS

California Ag Today
On the heels of a Supreme Court decision against the EPA’s WOTUS Act, industry leaders say although this is cause for celebration, there is still work to be done. All nine justices agreed the EPA’s expansive regulatory efforts violate the Clean Water Act.

New Water Ruling Could Ease Restrictions for Producers

California Ag Today
All nine justices agreed the EPA’s expansive regulatory efforts violate the Clean Water Act. As Justice Samuel Alito puts simply in his Majority Opinion, he says the EPA’s interpretation of its powers went “too far.”

Ag Leaders Look Forward to Helping EPA Rewrite WOTUS

California Ag Today
On the heels of a Supreme Court decision against the EPA’s WOTUS Act, industry leaders say although this is cause for celebration, there is still work to be done.

Supreme Court Says EPA's WOTUS Rule Went "Too Far"

California Ag Today
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. Act, known as WOTUS. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that land owned by an Idaho family was not subject to the Clean Water Act... setting a positive precedence for rural America.

All nine justices agreed the EPA’s expansive regulatory efforts violate the Clean Water Act. As Justice Samuel Alito puts simply in his Majority Opinion, he says the EPA’s interpretation of its pow

Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Against WOTUS… What Does That Mean?

California Ag Today
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. Act, known as WOTUS. As Justice Samuel Alito puts simply in his Majority Opinion, he says the EPA’s interpretation of its powers went “too far.”

SCOTUS Upholds Prop 12 and Ford to Keep AM Radio

The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld California’s Proposition 12, and Ford CEO announces Ford will keep AM radio in their newly manufactured vehicles in 2024.

SCOTUS WOTUS Decision Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Big news for agriculture out of Washington D.C. where the Supreme Court ruled against the EPA in the Sackett vs EPA case, and U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse gives his reaction.

SCOTUS WOTUS Decision Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Big news for agriculture out of Washington D.C. where the Supreme Court ruled against the EPA in the Sackett vs EPA case, and U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse gives his reaction.