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Mosquito control
Idaho Ag Today
We simply do not have the technology to completely wipe out mosquitoes. What we can accomplish is a reduction.
Orwellian drones
Idaho Ag Today
Arthur Erickson is co-founder of Hylio Agro Drones, a company that develops and manufactures agri drones in the U.S.
MAHA Hearing
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was grilled by Mississippi Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith about the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA Commission.
MAHA and Agriculture
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A new report from the White House appointed Make America Healthy Again Commission is causing concern among farmers and ranchers.
Litchi and nematodes
Idaho Ag Today
University of Idaho researchers are introducing genes from a specific plant into potatoes in an effort to develop spuds that are resistant to harmful nematodes.
Sid Freeman
Idaho Ag Today
Canyon County farmer Sid Freeman, farms 250 acres just outside Middleton in southwest Idaho.
Plant Sugars to Feedstocks and Chicken Wing Sunday Super Bowl
The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis researchers are sharing new findings on how to access the sugars locked up in plant materials to convert them into new feedstocks, and the National Chicken Council’s 2024 Wing Report says Americans will devour 1.45 billion wings while watching the Super Bowl.
Unlocking Sugars From Plants and Cold Weather Hits Ethanol Production
The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis researchers share new findings on accessing sugars locked up in plant materials to convert into new feedstocks to produce fuels, materials and chemicals, and cold weather sends ethanol production to its lowest point in three years.
Unlocking Sugars From Plants and Cold Weather Hits Ethanol Production
The Agribusiness Update
UC Davis researchers share new findings on accessing sugars locked up in plant materials to convert into new feedstocks to produce fuels, materials and chemicals, and cold weather sends ethanol production to its lowest point in three years.
EPA Cares More About Rats than Farmers and Ag Landscape on Brink of Shift
The Agribusiness Update
Senator Chuck Grassley and 15 Senate colleagues are challenging the EPA to abandon its proposed measures targeting 11 rodenticides, and the global ag landscape is on the brink of a large shift with the crop protection chemicals market witnessing extraordinary growth.
Crop Protection and EPA
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag lawmakers are pressing Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to use his influence to get EPA to preserve use of essential crop protection chemicals.
Vive's AZterknot Fungicide Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Vive Crop Protection has a fungicide called AZterknot that Vive's Jonathan Adamson says promotes plant health with a combination of chemicals and biologicals.
Vive's AZterknot Fungicide Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Vive Crop Protection has a fungicide called AZterknot that Vive's Jonathan Adamson says promotes plant health with a combination of chemicals and biologicals.
Mexican Considers Chemical Bans and Farm Loan Interest Rates Up Sharply
The Agribusiness Update
A group of Mexican lawmakers are attempting to ban almost 200 pesticide chemicals, and farm loan interest rates are up sharply in third quarter.
Are PFAS Chemicals Now Agriculture's Problem?
Southeast Regional Ag News
The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging a pause on regulation until more information is known.
Mexican Fruit Fly in San Diego and U.S. Meat Exports to Columbia Strong
The Agribusiness Update
77-square-miles of San Diego County under quarantine after Mexican Fruit fly infestation discovered, and U.S. pork and beef exports to Columbia rebound strong.
Florida Signs $24.8 million Ag Deal with USDA and Meat Exports to Columbia
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried signs $24.8 million deal with USDA under Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative, and U.S. beef and pork exports to Columbia show strong rebound.
Farm Bill Funding
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farm bill writers in Congress may need to consider increased farming costs when figuring the spending baseline for the next farm bill.
Vive Crop Protection Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Vive Crop Protection Western Regional Sales Manager, Jonathan Adamson talks about his confidence in the products and technologies his company has developed to stay grower-focused.
Vive Crop Protection Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Vive Crop Protection Western Regional Sales Manager, Jonathan Adamson talks about his confidence in the products and technologies his company has developed to stay grower-focused.