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School Nutrition Programs Receive Boost
Southeast Regional Ag News
The USDA has added nearly $1 billion to existing funding to help schools purchase American-grown food for their meal programs.
Input Costs Bill Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
A bill has been introduced that supporters say would protect and promote American agriculture by reducing farm input costs and regulatory barriers to domestic production.
Fuel Prices Continue to Crunch Agriculture
Southeast Regional Ag News
At the retail level, gasoline is up 50-percent from a year ago. Diesel has seen a 74-percent increase from a year ago.
Input Costs Bill Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
A bill has been introduced that supporters say would protect and promote American agriculture by reducing farm input costs and regulatory barriers to domestic production.
Prop 12 Challenge and SCOTUS Glyphosate Denial
The Agribusiness Update
Solicitor General filed brief to the Supreme Court supporting challenge to California's Prop 12, and ag groups disappointed in SCOTUS denying consideration of glyphosate case.
Breakdown of Prop 12 in Supreme Court
California Ag Today
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall regarding California’s Proposition 12—which creates new rules for different products such as swine, veal calves and eggs in California.
Ag Labor and Wages Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
With summer upon us, Northwest Horticultural Council president Mark Powers talks ag labor and wages that are a big concern for industry employers.
Ag Labor and Wages Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
With summer upon us, Northwest Horticultural Council president Mark Powers talks ag labor and wages that are a big concern for industry employers.
Citrus Canker in Georgia and NCBA Comments on GHG Disclosure Rule
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is alerting citrus growers that citrus canker has been found, and National Cattlemen's Beef Association comments on the SEC's Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Rule.
Washington Wheat Outlook Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington Grain Commission CEO Glen Squires shares his outlook for the upcoming wheat season following some pretty good June numbers from NASS.
Number of U.S. Farms Declines…Slowly
Southeast Regional Ag News
With 895 million acres of farmland nationwide in 2021, the average farm size was 445 acres, only slightly greater than the 440 acres recorded in the early 1970s.
Ocean Shipping Reform Reaction and U.S.-Ukraine Ag Partnership
The Agribusiness Update
Ag groups are reacting positively to the newly signed Ocean Shipping Reform Act, and U.S. and Ukraine sign partnership to help secure world food supply.
Washington Wheat Outlook Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington Grain Commission CEO Glen Squires shares his outlook for the upcoming wheat season following some pretty good June numbers from NASS.
Supreme Court Rejects Roundup Case
Southeast Regional Ag News
Ag groups express disappointment in Court's refusal to hear the case.
Activating Soil Microbes to Help With Fertilizer Costs
Farm of the Future
Natural nitrogen fixing bacteria and phosphate stabilizing microbes can be leveraged for yield and plant health.
House Passes "Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act"
Southeast Regional Ag News
Industry reaction is mixed after last week's vote.
Southern Rust in Georgia Corn and Smithfield Foods to Shut California Plant
The Agribusiness Update
Southern rust has been confirmed on two South Georgia corn fields, and Smithfield Foods announces plan to shut down all harvest and processing operations at Vernon, California plant.
Is a Bumblebee a Fish and Smithfield Shutting California Operations
The Agribusiness Update
California appellate ruling protects bumblebees as fish, and Smithfield Foods shutting harvest and processing operations in California.
GA Investment, AL Ag Center Scrapped, and a FL Citrus Assessment
Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia sees new egg hatchery, Alabama agriculture center plans fall through, and Florida citrus growers approve assessment.
China Ag Land Purchases Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse gives an update on his bill that would prohibit the Chinese government from buying any more American farmland and limit their participation in USDA programs ... except food safety inspections.