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USDA's Milk Price Changes and Biggest Corn and Soy Crops Ever
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s proposed changes to how milk should be priced could impact California dairy farmers more negatively than other states, and farmers are on track to harvest some of their biggest corn and soybean crops ever.
Florida Passion Fruit Study and Biggest Corn and Soy Crops Ever
The Agribusiness Update
With Florida in peak passion fruit season, researchers are eyeing the sweet tropical fruit as a cash crop, and farmers are on track to harvest some of their biggest corn and soybean crops ever.
Questions on What Farmland Expansion Will Look Like in the Future
Line on Agriculture
As baby boomer farmers retire, there are many unanswered questions as to what will happen with farm expansions and ag land purchases.
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and Wheat Production Higher
The Agribusiness Update
As California farmers prepare for groundwater cutbacks with implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, they are trying to stretch every drop, and U.S. wheat production for 2024-25 is forecast at 2.008 billion bushels, the largest crop since 2016-17.
California Burn Ban and Bird Flu Price Tag
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers in the eight counties of California’s San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will be prohibited from nearly all open burning under a state law adopted in 2003, and USDA's response to bird flu in poultry and cows will end up costing at least $2 billion.
California Water Regulations and Fewer Responding to NASS Surveys
The Agribusiness Update
The California Water Resources Control Board has approved a regulation seeking to promote more efficient water use to address an anticipated 10% water supply shortfall by 2040, and the number of farmers responding to surveys from the National Ag Statistics Service has been dropping.
Georgia Peanut Commission Contest and Fewer Responding to NASS Surveys
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Peanut Commission is hosting a photo contest to fill the pages of the 2025 Georgia Peanut Calendar, and the number of farmers responding to surveys from the National Ag Statistics Service has been dropping.
Reducing Heat Impacts and Ag Trade Deficit Higher
The Agribusiness Update
California farmers are working to reduce impacts of summer heat that’s increased their costs and jeopardized production, and the agricultural trade deficit, the value of exports versus imports, increased in the first eight months of the fiscal year.
USDA Dairy Assistance and Beef Export Values Highest in a Year
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is accepting applications for financial assistance to dairy producers who incur losses due to bird flu, and U.S. beef export value topped $900 million in May, the highest since June of last year.
Carolina's in Drought and Beef Export Values Highest in a Year
The Agribusiness Update
99 of North Carolina's 100 counties and all 46 South Carolina counties are in drought or abnormally dry conditions, and U.S. beef export value topped $900 million in May, the highest since June of last year.
Labor Bill Markup
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up a funding bill that could include good news for farmers and ranchers.
Mexico Changes Course on Corn and Farmer Sentiment Down
The Agribusiness Update
The incoming government in Mexico will discard a goal of the previous administration to reduce yellow corn imports and achieve self-sufficiency in yellow corn production, and farmer sentiment lowered in June with a Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading of 105.
USDA Preference to Women and Minorities Questioned
California Ag Today
A Texas federal judge has temporarily blocked a USDA disaster relief program from giving preferential funding to women and minority farmers.
An Initiative to Educate Beginning Farmers
Line on Agriculture
The National Farmers Union offers an extensive educational program to help beginning farmers;
Vine Seed Replacement Crops and Tribal & Native Hawaiian Trade Mission
The Agribusiness Update
Vegetable seed companies have cut back production while Sacramento Valley producers scrambling to find replacement crops, and a first-of-its-kind trade mission in Vancouver, Canada seeks to develop export markets for Tribal and Native Hawaiian businesses and products.
Vine Seed Replacement Crops and Tribal & Native Hawaiian Trade Mission
The Agribusiness Update
Vegetable seed companies have cut back production while Sacramento Valley producers scrambling to find replacement crops, and a first-of-its-kind trade mission in Vancouver, Canada seeks to develop export markets for Tribal and Native Hawaiian businesses and products.
Fresh From Florida Program and Tribal & Native Hawaiian Trade Mission
The Agribusiness Update
The Florida Department of Agriculture is celebrating the growing number of consumers who follow the Fresh From Florida program, and a first-of-its-kind trade mission in Vancouver, Canada seeks to develop export markets for Tribal and Native Hawaiian businesses and products.
Appropriations Bill Being Monitored by Ag Industry
Line on Agriculture
The National Farmers Union is concerned about the future of the Packers and Stockyards Acgt in appropriations bill rider.
Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Research Days and National Pollinator Week
The Agribusiness Update
The 2024 Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Research Days are scheduled for July 10-24, and last week the USDA recognized and celebrated National Pollinator Week.
Southeast Prep for Hurricane Season and China Bans Meat from U.S. Port
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers along Southeast coastal areas need to get their emergency supply kits and first aid kits ready with a busy hurricane season in the forecast, and China bans meat exports from a West Coast cold storage facility near the Port of Oakland after traces of the feed additive ractopamine were found.