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California's Farm Conservation Law and Farmers Lead in Conservation
The Agribusiness Update
Proposed legislation to modify California’s longstanding farmland conservation law could repurpose large swaths of farm acreage, and America’s farmers and ranchers lead the way in greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
More Vertical Farming and Farmers Lead in Conservation
The Agribusiness Update
People everywhere are turning to greenhouses and indoor vertical farms to grow commodities, and America’s farmers and ranchers lead the way in greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
Online Grocery Shopping and Farm Numbers Lowest Since Civil War
The Agribusiness Update
USDA data shows nearly 20% of shoppers purchased groceries online in 2022, and the number of farms in the U.S. has fallen below 2 million for the first time since before the Civil War.
Electric Skid Steer
Farm of the Future
Firstgreen Industries brings the first all-electric skid steer to the market.
Lab Meats Face Financing Woes and New USDA Data for Online Shopping
The Agribusiness Update
The last 12 months have been challenging for cultivated meat and seafood companies trying to raise capital, the USDA’s Economic Research Service’s Eating and Health Module captured, for the first time, national data concerning the prevalence and frequency of Americans online grocery shopping.
Florida Hurricane Disaster Relief and Chicken Wing Sunday Super Bowl
The Agribusiness Update
Florida approves first Hurrican Idalia recovery loans, and the National Chicken Council’s 2024 Wing Report says Americans will devour 1.45 billion wings while watching the Super Bowl.
Surprises Await Ag Economy and Italy Bans Cultivated Meat
The Agribusiness Update
Geopolitical factors, elections, and other surprises await the agricultural economy in 2024, and Italy is first country to ban cultivated meat, grown from stem cells.
Rail Crossings to Mexico Reopened and Exports Important for Holiday Treats
The Agribusiness Update
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reopened the
Eagle Pass and El Paso rail crossings into Mexico, and USDA’s Foreign Ag Service is reminding us that exports are important to those holiday treats we’ve been enjoying recently.
Read More Japanese Beetle Numbers Down and Injunction on Prop 65 Impact on Glyphosate
The Agribusiness Update
The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Pest Program sees its first substantial decline in the number of Japanese beetles, and Ninth Circuit Appeals Court recently affirmed a permanent injunction prohibiting California's Prop 65 warning requirement related to glyphosate.
Japanese Beetle Numbers Down and Injunction on Prop 65 Impact on Glyphosate
The Agribusiness Update
The Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Pest Program sees its first substantial decline in the number of Japanese beetles, and Ninth Circuit Appeals Court recently affirmed a permanent injunction prohibiting California's Prop 65 warning requirement related to glyphosate.
Paycheck Protection Program and Dairy Federation World Summit in Chicago
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates the Paycheck Protection Program provided $5.8 billion to the farm sector in 2020, and the first International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit held in the U.S. in over 30 years recently concluded in Chicago.
Paycheck Protection Program and Dairy Federation World Summit in Chicago
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s Economic Research Service estimates the Paycheck Protection Program provided $5.8 billion to the farm sector in 2020, and the first International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit held in the U.S. in over 30 years recently concluded in Chicago.
California Prune Production Up and Gas Prices Drop
The Agribusiness Update
Now that California prune growers are earning a higher price, with supply more in line with demand, marketers say: Don’t go nuts on prunes, and for the first time in two weeks, the nation's average price of gasoline declined.
Hurricane Idalia Hits Aquaculture and Gas Prices Drop
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced the results of the Florida Department of Ag’s Hurricane Idalia impact on aquaculture, and for the first time in two weeks, the nation's average price of gasoline declined.
WFB Advocacy Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With a lot of unfinished business on the table from the last legislative session, the Washington Farm Bureau could use more voices to help get agriculture’s message across.
WFB Advocacy Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With a lot of unfinished business on the table from the last legislative session, the Washington Farm Bureau could use more voices to help get agriculture’s message across.
July Pork Exports Higher and U.S.-India Resolve Last Dispute
The Agribusiness Update
Building on a robust first half of the year, July pork exports continue to outpace 2022 levels, and Trade Representative Katherine Tai says the U.S. and India resolved their last outstanding dispute at the World Trade Organization.
New California Avocado and Downsizing U.S./Canadian Cattle Herds
The Agribusiness Update
A new avocado, developed by the University of California Avocado Breeding Program, is about to hit the world market, and downsizing in the U.S. and Canadian cattle herds continued through the first half of 2023.
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The Agribusiness Update
Seventeen farmers were recently recognized by the University of Georgia Peanut Team for their high yielding peanuts in 2022, and downsizing in the U.S. and Canadian cattle herds continued through the first half of 2023.
Merck Whisper on Arrival Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
One of their big, new technologies from Merck Animal Health is a first-of-its-kind precision tool that predicts which cattle could be suffering from Bovine Respiratory Disease.