Could California's Next Crop Breakthrough Already Be in Storage?

California Ag Today
USDA's $180 million Seed Sovereignty Initiative aims to unlock valuable plant genetics that could help California growers tackle pests, disease, and drought.

Regenerative pilot program

Idaho Ag Today
At Agriculture Department regenerative pilot program has two focal points.

Could the Next Breakthrough for Southeast Crops Already Be in Storage?

Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA's $180 million Seed Sovereignty Initiative could help unlock valuable genetic traits for crops like peanuts, cotton, soybeans, and citrus.

NRCS Meeting

Idaho Ag Today
NRCS Idaho to hold special State Technical Advisory Committee meeting

Noxious weeds in Idaho

Idaho Ag Today
IDAHO CONSERVATION DISTRICTS,COUNTIES, SOUTHERN IDAHO “BUG CREW,” DEPLOY BIOCONTROL AGENTS TO COMBAT NOXIOUS WEEDS

AI and beef

Idaho Ag Today
Take a look at the USDA grade labels on beef and other meat products at your retailer. Those grades come from Agriculture Department inspectors.

Small Family Farms Dominate and Farm Bill Extension Expires

The Agribusiness Update
In 2024, about 86% of all farms were SMALL family farms, with gross cash farm income below $350,000, and the latest extension of the 2018 Farm Bill expired September 30, leaving Congress without a new long-term agriculture policy.

Bingham water lawsuit

Idaho Ag Today
An Idaho farm family that has worked the same land in Bingham County for generations is suing the Idaho Department of Water Resources.

Measuring groundwater

Idaho Ag Today
Groundwater levels to be measured in an additional 400 wells across Treasure Valley and Payette Valley.

GFB's Ag In Classroom Program and Farm Bill Lacks Prop 12 Fix

The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program has awarded $500 grants to 10 elementary school teachers, and the National Pork Producers Council welcomed progress on the farm bill, but said lawmakers must address California’s Proposition 12.

Dirt Road podcast

Idaho Ag Today
Listeners might come for the ag, but they stay for the stories. The Dirt Road Discussions podcast.

USDA Draws New Line on Dairy Checkoff Spending

California Ag Today
Agriculture Department says producer dollars should focus on strengthening markets.

Tax Considerations When Using USDA Livestock Programs

Line on Agriculture
Tax implications when receiving reimbursement from USDA or insurance companies for disaster-related losses.

Wheat Market & Black Sea and USDA Staffing Shortages

The Agribusiness Update
Warfare between Russia and Ukraine is elevating uncertainty in global wheat markets as attacks threaten agricultural infrastructure around the Black Sea, and Farmers are reporting difficulty obtaining federal conservation assistance after substantial staffing reductions at USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service.

EPA Grants RFS Exemptions, USDA Introduces New Rancher Intiative

Line on Agriculture
The Environmental Protection Agency has granted 1.76 billion gallons of exemptions from the 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard. EPA plans to reallocate these volumes to 2026 and 2027 obligations, effectively neutralizing the impact.

Meanwhile, the USDA's Ranchers First Initiative introduces a new insurance option for ranchers to retain heifers for breeding, expands disaster assistance, supports small beef processors, and prioritizes American beef in federal procurement.

Florida Takes Aim at Southern Pine Beetle Threat

Southeast Regional Ag News
Assistance program helps private forest landowners strengthen pine stands as neighboring states face beetle outbreaks.

California Looks to Australia for Agtech Ideas

California Ag Today
CDFA Secretary Karen Ross highlights Queensland’s approach to agricultural innovation, investment and on-farm technology.

Congress Returns from Recess

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Congress returns from its August with much unfinished business and huge impacts for agriculture.

Canadians Pull Out of Talks and Argentinian Beef Imports

The Agribusiness Update
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called steep new U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of his country’s goods “a miscalculation” after trade talks with Canada collapsed, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association criticized a social media post by President Trump regarding beef imports.

Fertilizer Prices to Stay Elevated

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A new report from CoBank says fertilizer prices are likely to stay elevated through 2028.