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Produce Imports Rise
Fruit Grower Report
During the past ten years, U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables have climbed significantly.
Senate Endgame for Ag
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Senate is rushing to pass stopgap funding and advance farm legislation this week, before their long summer recess.
Farm Bill Markup
Fruit Grower Report
The Senate Ag Committee’s farm bill markup is scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday.
Senate Funding Stuggles
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
In the last week the Senate is in session before summer break, it faces a key test in funding the government, even as other priorities like the ag agenda languish.
Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Would Expand Opportunity for Dairy
Line on Agriculture
The Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program (DNIP) extends the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program to offer SNAP consumers discounted nutritious dairy products, including whole and 2% milk, cheese, yogurt, and sour cream.
Potash disaster
Idaho Ag Today
For decades, governments have focused on energy security. Increasingly, they're being forced to confront something even more fundamental: food security.
From Ban Talks to TikTok
Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA's new social media account highlights a striking shift in Washington's relationship with the platform.
Right to Repair Deere Equipment and China Buying U.S. Soybeans
The Agribusiness Update
John Deere is committing to giving farmers diagnostic tools to help them and independent service technicians repair equipment, and China is once again placing U.S. soybean orders after a trade agreement ended the country’s purchasing freeze.
John Rich Named Special Envoy for American Landowners, Vows to Fight Regulatory Burden
Line on Agriculture
John Rich, a country music artist and newly appointed special envoy for American landowners, aims to represent landowners to the federal government, addressing issues with various agencies like the EPA, HUD, and USDA. He is working to reverse regulations imposed by the Biden administration that he believes negatively impact farmers and ranchers, contributing to their inability to be cash flow positive.
USMCA Review
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, negotiated during the first Trump administration, has officially entered its six-year renewal period.
Food Spending Grows and Biological Use Grows
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. food spending by consumers, businesses, and Government entities increased to $2.51 trillion in 2025 from an inflation-adjusted $1.56 trillion in 1997, and farmer awareness of biological crop products remains high, and new research suggests the market is entering a more mature phase with confidence rising.
Winegrape Regulations Expensive and Wildfires Expected Down
The Agribusiness Update
New study puts a hefty price tag on the cost to Napa County winegrape growers of complying with government regulations, and AccuWeather forecasting a slightly lower number of U.S. wildfires in 2026, but they could be more intense and destructive.
House Farm Bill Passage
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
After several months of work and negotiation, the House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, also known as the farm bill, with a bipartisan vote.
WSTFA Lobbying Efforts
Fruit Grower Report
Much of what the Washington State Tree Fruit Association is focused on is engagement in state government affairs to help address the market uncertainty driven by government policy.
Prop 12 Spurs Costly Compliance for Farmers; Farm Bill Fix
Line on Agriculture
California's Proposition 12 has created a complex regulatory landscape for pork producers across the U.S. The issue is being addressed in the current version of the farm bill proposed by the House, which seeks to prevent states from imposing livestock production standards on out-of-state producers.
Year Round E15 Importance
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Brian Glenn, director of government affairs at the American Farm Bureau Federation, says Congress needs to quickly pass year-round E15.
Inside a California Avocado and Feeding the Economy Report
The Agribusiness Update
California avocado growers will soon take center stage in the California Avocado Commission’s “What’s Inside a California Avocado” ad campaign, and Feeding the Economy report provides a yearly look at the full economic footprint of U.S. food and agriculture.
Georgia Ag's Economic Impact and Feeding the Economy Report
The Agribusiness Update
The University of Georgia's CAES generated a statewide economic impact of $933.7 million in 2025, and Feeding the Economy report provides a yearly look at the full economic footprint of U.S. food and agriculture.
Real sugar
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho lawmakers have approved a measure that asks the federal government to use real sugar in school meals rather than artificial sweeteners.
Data Centers on Ag Land
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The U.S. tech industry is continuing a push for more land for data centers in rural areas, and it’s causing some farmer pushback.