New Soil Test for Biological Analysis

Line on Agriculture
Waypoint Analytical, a subsidiary of Nutrien Ag Solutions, offers soil testing focused on biological analysis through DNA-based methods. Dr. Lizzie French explains that their new test examines soil microbes, providing insights into their presence, functions, and numbers.

Transparency Dispute Grows as H5N1 Cases Persist in California Dairies

California Ag Today
Advocacy groups sue the state agriculture department over withheld outbreak data while officials report ongoing bird flu quarantines.

California Farm Bureau Responds to Passage of Proposition 50

California Ag Today
Farm group says new redistricting measure could weaken rural representation across California.

Dairy Rule Changes Cost CA Farmers $55 Million in Three Months

California Ag Today
American Farm Bureau’s Market Intel shows new USDA pricing rules cutting class prices by up to 92 cents per hundredweight.

EPA tours Idaho

Idaho Ag Today
For the third year staffers from the Environmental Protection Agency toured farms in Southwest Idaho to interact face to face with ag producers.

IAMP Grant

Idaho Ag Today
University of Idaho has submitted an amended version of the Innovative Agriculture and Marketing Partnership (IAMP) grant.

Florida Farm Bill Signed into Law

Southeast Regional Ag News
Florida’s 2025 Farm Bill is now law. With strong bipartisan support, the legislation brings sweeping changes aimed at strengthening agriculture and consumer protections across the state.

FMMO updates

Idaho Ag Today
We all know about the importance of the dairy industry to Idaho's dairy producers and, just as importantly, to Idaho's economy.

ESA Amendment Act Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman, of Arkansas, and Sunnyside Republican Dan Newhouse, Chair of the

Congressional Western Caucus have introduced the ESA Amendment Act.

ESA Amendment Act Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman, of Arkansas, and Sunnyside Republican Dan Newhouse, Chair of the

Congressional Western Caucus have introduced the ESA Amendment Act.

A Third of Fruits and Vegetables Never Eaten and Hog Inventory Higher

The Agribusiness Update
Some 30% of harvested fruits and vegetables worldwide are never eaten due to damage, spoiling or appearance, and the U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1 was 74.5 million head, up 1% from a year earlier.

Georgia Extension Watering Tips and

The Agribusiness Update
Before you grab the hose, check out the following watering tips from the University of Georgia Extension, and the U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1 was 74.5 million head, up 1% from a year earlier.

Chocolate Milk Amendment

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
An amendment added to the Agricultural Appropriations Act would allow chocolate milk in the nation’s schools.

and McConnell on Farm Bill Deadline

The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau encouraging members to voice opposition to checkoff amendment, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress is running out of legislative working days before Farm Bill expires.

Amendment Targeting Checkoff Programs and Animal Ag Groups & Misinformation

The Agribusiness Update
Agriculture checkoff groups jointly announced opposition to legislation they say attacks commodity checkoff programs, and Animal Ag Alliance and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture partner to combat misinformation about animal ag.

Amendment Targeting Checkoff Programs and Animal Ag Groups & Misinformation

The Agribusiness Update
Agriculture checkoff groups jointly announced opposition to legislation they say attacks commodity checkoff programs, and Animal Ag Alliance and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture partner to combat misinformation about animal ag.

Fuel Overcharge Update Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, speaks on the House floor in favor of an amendment to the operating budget that would provide relief to farmers that are being unfairly charged a new fuel service fee as part of the cap-and-trade law.

Fuel Overcharge Update Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, speaks on the House floor in favor of an amendment to the operating budget that would provide relief to farmers that are being unfairly charged a new fuel service fee as part of the cap-and-trade law.

USTR-USDA Evaluate Mexican Amendments and Chlorpyrifos in Court

The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Trade Representative and Ag Secretary evaluate Mexico's amendments to decree to ban import and purchase of biotech commodities, and Eighth Circuit Court hears arguments for reinstatement of chlorpyrifos tolerances.

UF Extension and Health Help Migrant Laborers and Census of Ag Collects Hemp Data

The Agribusiness Update
University of Florida Extension and Health help migrant laborers with health care, and Census of Agriculture collects data from hemp farmers for the first time.