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New Renewable Fuel Standards and Farm Bill Uncertainty
The Agribusiness Update
The EPA has finalized new renewable fuel standards to increase biofuel blending requirements and strengthen domestic energy production, and uncertainty surrounding the next farm bill continues as lawmakers remain divided on several key agricultural and nutrition policies.
USMCA Reassessment and Tree Fruit
Fruit Grower Report
WAC President, Michael Schadler says a major focus for them this year will be the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement that is scheduled for an update in the coming months.
Decluttering the Farm
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Clutter around the house, the farm or in the shop silently takes up mental space and can make it harder for you to focus on the task at hand.
Stay Almond-Ready With Your Continuing Education
California Ag Today
Finish your free DPR and CCA credits through the Almond Learning Hub before the year ends.
Peanuts Make a Comeback in School Lunchrooms
Southeast Regional Ag News
Three districts, including one in Georgia, show how peanuts can return safely with the right precautions.
The Wood family
Idaho Ag Today
The Ben and Dana Wood family from Sand Point, Idaho talk about their Bar X ranch, a cattle and hay operation and Wood's Hay and Grain feed store.
Australian Beef Output Soars and Lowering Egg Prices Act
The Agribusiness Update
Beef output and exports from Australia, the world’s second-largest meat shipper, are expected to set records this year, and Representatives have introduced “The Lowering Egg Prices Act.”
Ag Trade Issues Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With agricultural import numbers outweighing ag exports over the past couple of years, industry groups are chiming in on whether or not the new administration will bring relief for ag trade.
Ag Trade Issues Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With agricultural import numbers outweighing ag exports over the past couple of years, industry groups are chiming in on whether or not the new administration will bring relief for ag trade.
Committees and Priorities-Newhouse Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse begins his term in the 119th Congress with three House subcommittee reappointments including agriculture, Energy and Water Development, and Homeland Security.
Committees and Priorities-Newhouse Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse begins his term in the 119th Congress with three House subcommittee reappointments including agriculture, Energy and Water Development, and Homeland Security.
Food Fight and Potatoes Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Instead of removing potatoes from the vegetable category, it appears recently proposed changes in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are more focused on their starch content, which Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council says is still misguided.
Food Fight and Potatoes Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Instead of removing potatoes from the vegetable category, it appears recently proposed changes in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are more focused on their starch content, which Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council says is still misguided.
H-2A Reform
Fruit Grower Report
Rod Larew, president of the National Farmers Union, says with ag workforce challenges on everybody’s mind these days, H-2A reform is possible.
Beeflow Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Some call setting up beehives next to a field of crops, pollination 1-point-0, but researchers at Beeflow have raised the bar to, pollination 2-point-0.
Beeflow Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Some call setting up beehives next to a field of crops, pollination 1-point-0, but researchers at Beeflow have raised the bar to, pollination 2-point-0.
NW Pear Crop Estimates and Drought Hits Brazilian Coffee
The Agribusiness Update
Estimates for this season’s Northwest pear crop are out and the numbers are down thanks to some winter weather challenges, and as harvest wraps up for this year’s Brazilian coffee crop, drought is already threatening the 2025 harvest.