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Genomic Testing for Healthier Dairy Herds
California Ag Today
Dairy health is of the utmost importance to the long term profitability of producers like Simon Vander Woude.
Canada Passes USMCA and USDA on ASF Prevention
The Agribusiness Update
The Canadian Parliament has passed the USMCA, and USDA makes plans for preventing African Swine Fever if it comes to U.S.
China Pig Profits Up 1000% and Ag Min Wage Highest in PNW
The Agribusiness Update
China's second largest pig farmer is reporting profits for 2019 up 1000%, and USDA reports Washington and Oregon pay the highest ag minimum wage in the country.
Coronavirus Trade Impact Felt and Sanders Plans USMCA Do-over
The Agribusiness Update
Uncertainty mounts over coronavirus impact on trade, and Bernie Sanders promises to renegotiate the USMCA if he's elected president.
ASF Hits Viet Nam Pigs and USDA's Rural Broadband
The Agribusiness Update
African Swine Fever kills 20% of Viet Nam's hog herd, and USDA invests in rural broadband.
U.S. Pork has Best Month and ASF in Philappines
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Pork posts the best ever July exports, and African Swine Fever found in several Philippine pig herds.
Millennials Sustainability and China's Pig Herd Numbers
The Agribusiness Update
Grief-ridden Millennials are actually sustainability pioneers, and China's pig herd continues to drop in wake of African Swine Fever.
U.S.-China Talks and China's Pig Herd Halved
The Agribusiness Update
Talks between U.S. and China don't appear to accomplish much, and China's pig herd expected to be cut in half by year's end.
WASDE Changes Few and Ag Loans Down
The Agribusiness Update
Crop production and WASDE reports out with few revisions, and Chase and other banks getting out of agriculture lending.
U.S. Beef to Japan and USDA Pig Testing
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. and Japan agree to eliminate Japan's longstanding restrictions on U.S. beef, and USDA working on plan to test pigs in the even African Swine Fever is found in U.S.
China Trade Deal and China Hog Production Down
The Agribusiness Update
Rumors about imminent trade deal with China, and hog production down in China due to African Swine Fever.
Conaway Optimistic and WASDE Milk Forecast
The Agribusiness Update
House Ag Ranking Member Mike Conaway optimistic following Trump's budget, and WASDE milk production forecast lower.
Bayer CEO Soothes Investors and Canadian Dairy Herd
The Agribusiness Update
Bayer CEO tries to sooth investor worries, and Canadian Dairy herd reaches 10 year high.
Drought Intensifies and Canadian Denials
The Agribusiness Update
Drought conditions push cattlemen to culling herds and dipping into hay supplies early, and Canadian officials argue over denial of dairy tariffs and need to end supply management.
Mexican Demographic Change and Dairy Cow Numbers
The Agribusiness Update
Mexican family size could make finding farm labor more difficult in decades to come, and Dairy cow numbers at highest level since 1996.
Bitcoin in Commodity Trading and SCOTUS on WOTUS
The Agribusiness Update
Cryptocurrencies used for first time shipping food commodities, and Supreme Court rules on WOTUS challenge venues.
Shepherd's Grain -- Taking a Commodity and Making Their Own Niche
Farm of the Future
Most wheat producers are price takers, however about 20 years ago two Washington Wheat growers — Fred Fleming and Karl Kupers decided that they wanted to change how they approached marketing their product.
Winterizing For Your Cattle Herd
Land & Livestock Report
Most of the time when ranchers consider winterizing their cow herd, they think about assessing their cows' body condition scores.
Sage Grouse? Who Cares?
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Some people are asking why all the fuss over the Greater Sage Grouse.