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California Cherry Challenges and Expanding Domestic Fertilizer Production
The Agribusiness Update
Fortunes went from bad to worse this year for California cherry growers, and the USDA announced renewed efforts to expand domestic fertilizer production.
Washington Apple Exports 2026
Fruit Grower Report
Whether it’s tariffs and bumpy negotiations with other countries, the cost of transportation, or any other problem, trade is filled with challenges for agriculture.
Data Centers on Ag Land
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The U.S. tech industry is continuing a push for more land for data centers in rural areas, and it’s causing some farmer pushback.
Drones: A Bird’s-Eye Business Plan
California Ag Today
Rethinking time, labor, and opportunity costs with modern technology.
Bee Numbers Still Down and Advanced Materials for Farm Equipment
The Agribusiness Update
While beekeepers have not seen the devastating hive mortality this winter that they did in 2025, they say they’re still losing colonies, and researchers are developing advanced materials that could make farm equipment lighter, stronger and more durable.
Ag Union Problems
Fruit Grower Report
When Senate Bill 6045 failed to get a deadline vote last week, many were relieved that giving collective bargaining rights to Washington farm workers was shelved for now.
Apple Exports 2026
Fruit Grower Report
Whether it’s tariffs and bumpy negotiations with other countries, the cost of transportation, or any other problem, trade is filled with challenges for agriculture.
Legislature and Agriculture-Braun
Fruit Grower Report
When it comes to ag overtime, Senate Republican, John Braun tells the ‘Elephant in the Dome’ podcast that too many urban legislators can’t admit it’s bad policy.
Newhouse on Tariffs
Fruit Grower Report
When the subject of tariffs comes up in agricultural circles, you hear the good and the bad, but on the heels of or in the midst of harvest season, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse says when you ask is key
Legislators and Ag Overtime
Fruit Grower Report
Over regulation from the state legislature is a problem Washington farmers are far too familiar with, but when it comes to ag overtime, Senate Republican, John Braun says to many urban legislators can’t admit it’s bad policy
Tariffs the Good and Bad Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The tariffs placed on some of our trading partners have many in the agricultural industry going back and forth on whether or not it’s a good idea.
Tariffs the Good and Bad Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The tariffs placed on some of our trading partners have many in the agricultural industry going back and forth on whether or not it’s a good idea.
AHA Moment in Agriculture Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Are farmers ready for the future? Are they going to be able to keep up technologically with all of the changes in the way things are done.
AHA Moment in Agriculture Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Are farmers ready for the future? Are they going to be able to keep up technologically with all of the changes in the way things are done.
Ag Economy Dire
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the U.S. farm economy is in bad shape, and she aims to get billions in farm disaster aid out swiftly.
White House Worries Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Many in the ag industry are worried about what the Trump administration could mean for their livelihoods with concerns over things like new tariffs and the deportation of ag workers, but National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says let's wait and see what happens first.
White House Worries Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Many in the ag industry are worried about what the Trump administration could mean for their livelihoods with concerns over things like new tariffs and the deportation of ag workers, but National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says let's wait and see what happens first.
Dairy Consumption Not All Bad and Distressed Ag Borrowers Assistance
The Agribusiness Update
One of the more well-known consumer trends is a decline in per capita milk consumption, but the news isn’t all bad for dairy, and the USDA launches the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, designed to provide support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers.
Failed Bills to Watch Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A couple of bills that would not have been ideal for agriculture failed to make it through the last legislative session in Olympia, but Washington Farm Bureau's Director of Governmental Affairs, Bre Elsey says they'll likely be back.