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What Super El Niño Means
Fruit Grower Report
You’ve undoubtedly heard the reports or warning that we’ve now shifted into a Super El Niño situation after four years of declared drought, but will it be as bad as some suggest?
Canada Avoids Tariffs and Potato Sales Stable
The Agribusiness Update
Canada has temporarily avoided a 50% U.S. tariff after reaching a last-minute agreement with the Trump administration, and retail potato sales remained stable during the 12-month period from July 2025 through June 2026.
Senate Endgame for Ag
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Senate is rushing to pass stopgap funding and advance farm legislation this week, before their long summer recess.
AgWest Farm Credit Awards and China's U.S. Soybean Purchases Down
The Agribusiness Update
AgWest Farm Credit is awarding over $3 million to 48 organizations in communities throughout the West, and China sharply reduced soybean imports from the U.S. in June, while purchases from Brazil continued to climb.
Harper Calls for Specialty Crop Priority and China's U.S. Soybean Purchases Down
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Ag Commissioner Tyler Harper calls for the U.S. Trade Representative to prioritize protections for American specialty crop producers, and China sharply reduced soybean imports from the U.S. in June, while purchases from Brazil continued to climb.
Mexico Reviews USMCA and Grain Supply Concerns
The Agribusiness Update
Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. says the review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement should be completed before the end of the year, and global corn consumption is projected to exceed production during the 2026-27 marketing year, raising concerns.
Farm Bill Draft from Senate
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Senate Ag Democrats insist that they must have a delay in state SNAP cost sharing before they can support Chairman John Boozman’s farm bill draft.
Fuel Tax Relief
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Senator Judy Warnick wants Governor Bob Ferguson to suspend the state Climate Commitment Act carbon pricing scheme before an automatic 2% gas tax-hike hits on July 1st.
Shutdown Til Monday?
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The federal government shutdown is now UNlikely to end before Monday, at least.
Inslee Approves Solar Project and USDA Rebuilds Bird Flu Vaccine Stockpile
The Agribusiness Update
In one of his last official acts before Governor Jay Inslee left office, he approved the Wautoma Solar Project proposed for a remote corner of Benton County, and the USDA will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile.
Sustainable Groundwater Challenges and Farmer Sentiment Jumps in November
The Agribusiness Update
As California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ramps up, farmers who learned late about the far-reaching law have encountered additional challenges, and farmer sentiment jumped in November as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed 30 points to 145, the highest since 2021.
UF Leads Nation in Ag Research and Farmer Sentiment Jumps in November
The Agribusiness Update
For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Florida led the nation in agricultural sciences and natural resources conservation research, and farmer sentiment jumped in November as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer climbed 30 points to 145, the highest since 2021.
Farm Bill Optimism Pt
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Republican Dan Newhouse says he’s feeling a bit more optimistic about getting a new Farm Bill passed than he was before the August recess.
Farm Bill Optimism Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Republican Dan Newhouse says he’s feeling a bit more optimistic about getting a new Farm Bill passed than he was before the August recess.
Congress Resumes Farm Bill Efforts and House Passes Farmland Ownership Act
The Agribusiness Update
Congressional leaders from both parties say they’ll resume talks to get a Farm Bill passed before the end of the year, and the House of Representatives passed the “Protecting U.S. Farmland from Foreign Adversaries Act.”
