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Vets Chase California H5N1 and Hurricane Helene Hits Every Crop
The Agribusiness Update
With cases of H5N1 in dairy cows rapidly rising in California, animal health officials continue to try to contain the spread, and floodwaters from Hurricane Helene swamped the Southern U.S., with virtually every commodity impacted.
Mercy Chefs Feed Helene Victims and Helene Impacts Every Crop
The Agribusiness Update
Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, is serving hot, chef-prepared meals to the victims, volunteers, and first responders of Hurricane Helene, and floodwaters from Hurricane Helene swamped the Southern U.S., with virtually every commodity impacted.
California's New Farm Labor Laws and Northern Lights Play Havoc on Farms
The Agribusiness Update
California’s new farm labor organizing law has delivered wins for the union but also a string of allegations from employers, farmworkers and labor organizers, and the Northern Lights lit up skies around the U.S., but also played havoc with farmers during spring planting.
Alabama Bans Cultured Meat and Northern Lights Play Havoc on Farms
The Agribusiness Update
Alabama is now the second state to ban the sale of cultured meat, and the Northern Lights lit up skies around the U.S., but also played havoc with farmers during spring planting.
CFB's Capital Ag Conference and USTR on Foreign Trade Barriers
The Agribusiness Update
Water flows big topic at California Farm Bureau's Capital Ag Conference recently in Sacramento, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai released the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.
CFB's Capital Ag Conference and USTR on Foreign Trade Barriers
The Agribusiness Update
Water flows big topic at California Farm Bureau's Capital Ag Conference recently in Sacramento, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai released the 2024 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers.
Whiplash from California’s Water Year
California Ag Today
Today, we look back on the aftermath of one of the wettest years in California history. Nine atmospheric rivers hammered the fertile soil of America’s breadbasket in January 2023, dumping about 32 trillion gallons of water on the drought-stricken ground over a three-week period.
Tulare Farm Bureau: One Year Later
California Ag Today
2023’s severe weather left west coast producers reeling, with some still standing ankle-deep in last year’s flood waters. Tulare County Farm Bureau’s Executive Director joins us, here’s Tricia Stever Blattler.
The Pineapple Express Threatens Extreme Storms for all of California
California Ag Today
The Pineapple Express, an atmospheric river originating near Hawaii, acts like a fire hose, delivering substantial precipitation to the West Coast.
Almond Grower Hoping for Another Wet Winter to Help Groundwater Levels
California Tree Nut Report
Drought Forecast Expected to Drag into 2024
California Ag Today
The whiplash western producers experienced between drought and floods this year was significant. Drew Lerner, Senior Agricultural Meteorologist with World Weather Inc., says the 2023 story began three years ago.
California Flood Aquifer Recharge and Ag Export Values Decline
The Agribusiness Update
California’s historically wet winter motivated greater adoption of a water management strategy known as flood-managed aquifer recharge, and ag export values in FY 2023 declined while imports narrowly increased.
California Rice Acreage and Syngenta Ordered to Sell Arkansas Farmland
The Agribusiness Update
After idling half the state’s normal rice acreage last year due to water shortages, farmers are back in full force in California’s Sacramento Valley, and Syngenta Ordered to Sell Arkansas Farmland
California Rice Acreage and Syngenta Ordered to Sell Arkansas Farmland
The Agribusiness Update
After idling half the state’s normal rice acreage last year due to water shortages, farmers are back in full force in California’s Sacramento Valley, and Syngenta Ordered to Sell Arkansas Farmland
California Rice Acreage and Syngenta Ordered to Sell Arkansas Farmland
The Agribusiness Update
After idling half the state’s normal rice acreage last year due to water shortages, farmers are back in full force in California’s Sacramento Valley, and Syngenta Ordered to Sell Arkansas Farmland
Farm Bill Extension and Plant-based Meats Slowed
The Agribusiness Update
House Ag Chair GT Thompson says, "We're probably going to need an extension," referring to the 2023 Farm Bill, and U.S. consumers remain interested in plant-based meat alternatives, but higher prices have slowed purchases.
Waters Littered with Post-Fire Debris Added Plugs to the Flood
California Ag Today
Diving into some of the issues facing Tulare county producers this spring, we are joined again by Tulare County Farm Bureau Executive Director Tricia Stever-Blattler.