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The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz, of Oregon, sponsors H.R. 1655, the Wildfire Communication Resiliency Act, and ranchers move to expand their herds from a seven-decade low, paving the way for a long-awaited recovery in beef supplies.
California Ag Today
A recent decision may give land managers more tools to reduce wildfire risk on millions of acres.
California Ag Today
As extreme temperatures become the norm, California fruit growers are turning to new strategies to reduce stress on trees and preserve fruit quality.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act puts a spotlight on environmental stewardship and science, extending key conservation programs and boosting funding for agricultural research and innovation.
California Ag Today
A new federal report on childhood disease draws fire from cotton producers, who argue their natural fiber and farming practices promote health—not harm.
Idaho Ag Today
U of I to host soft opening of unique soil research facility
California Ag Today
A new University of California report warns that dust storms—intensified by climate change—are threatening crops, livestock, and labor productivity. The study outlines both the causes and the consequences for the nation's top agricultural producer.
The Agribusiness Update
With debate about ultra-processed foods frequently making headlines, UC-Davis researchers publish their work, and the EPA released its final Insecticide Strategy with practical protections for federally endangered and threatened species.
The Agribusiness Update
Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index and the Tropical Storm Option are tools to help deliver prompt assistance to producers in hurricane-prone areas, and the EPA released its final Insecticide Strategy with practical protections for federally endangered and threatened species.
The Agribusiness Update
A new study in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology found sauerkraut may provide substantial benefits to gut health, and the value of U.S. industrial hemp production in 2024 was up 40% over 2023.
Idaho Ag Today
Washington State University scientists working on developing robotic crop pollination technology received a nearly $1 million grant.
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says they are working with the Corps of Engineers to deliver on President’s Trump’s promise to review the definition of “waters of the United States.”
Idaho Ag Today
U of I to host conference focused on adding value to animal waste
Idaho Ag Today
The University of Idaho and the Idaho Sustainable Agriculture Initiative for Dairy will host a conference focused on finding ways to make use of animal waste.
Idaho Ag Today
NRCS Announces Cheatgrass Challenge Project Proposal Application Period
Idaho Ag Today
Leo Ray, company’s Fish Breeders of Idaho at the Catfish Farm.
The Agribusiness Update
On the California Farm Bureau’s podcast talks about the rising costs to California lettuce growers who complied with the state’s environmental, labor and food safety regulations, and the NCBA reacts to SCOTUS decision to lift injunction that halts enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act.
The Agribusiness Update
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023, and a bipartisan group of senators have introduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.
The Agribusiness Update
Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023, and a bipartisan group of senators have introduced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.
The Agribusiness Update
The cost to California’s lettuce growers complying with the state’s environmental, labor and food safety regulations has surged 63.7% the past seven years, and a growing number of U.S. adults consume less than a quarter of the fruit recommended in Federal dietary guidelines.