Grazing Action Plan

Idaho Ag Today
Teaching the federal employees how important our ranchers are, enhancing transparency and data access, expanding practical and management tools.

Caught in the Global Milk Squeeze

California Ag Today
Expanding international supply is pressuring prices but improving export competitiveness.

The Global Milk Equation

Southeast Regional Ag News
Record U.S. milk output faces pressure from growing international competition.

Too many elk

Idaho Ag Today
Every Idaho farmer expects to have a few big game animals feeding in their pastures from time to time. But over 1000 elk???

HPAI Update: Calm Before the Storm for California Dairy & Poultry?

California Ag Today
Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have slowed, but California farmers remain on alert as fall migration season brings renewed risks.

Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act and Herd Expansion Happening

The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz, of Oregon, sponsors H.R. 1655, the Wildfire Communication Resiliency Act, and ranchers move to expand their herds from a seven-decade low, paving the way for a long-awaited recovery in beef supplies.

Florida Ag Busts Crime Operation and Herd Expansion Happening

The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced the takedown of a major crime operation involving payment card fraud and fuel theft, and ranchers move to expand their herds from a seven-decade low, paving the way for a long-awaited recovery in beef supplies.

Inspecting for New World Screwworm

Line on Agriculture
One way US cattle producers can protect their herds against NWS is to be vigilant about inspecting their animals.

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.

California Dairies Confirm HPAI and Commodity Groups Farm Bill Pressure

The Agribusiness Update
Three dairy herds in California’s Central Valley remain under quarantine after cows tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, and commodity groups join forces in Washington, DC in an effort to get a new Farm Bill passed.

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.

California Cattle Industry and New Union Contract for West Coast Ports

The Agribusiness Update
California ranchers have less to sell after years

of drought forced them to shrink their herds, and the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract.

California Cattle Industry and New Union Contract for West Coast Ports

The Agribusiness Update
California ranchers have less to sell after years

of drought forced them to shrink their herds, and the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract.

Cattle Prices Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
CattleFax CEO Randy Blach talks about his optimistic outlook about where the cattle markets are headed.

Cattle Prices Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
CattleFax CEO Randy Blach talks about his optimistic outlook about where the cattle markets are headed.

WHIP+ Passes House Ag Committee and Bayer to Pull Glyphosate

The Agribusiness Update
The WHIP+ bill passes muster for the House Ag Committee, and Bayer says it will pull Glyphosate from lawn and garden market.

Peanut Notification Deadline and China Pork Herds Rebound

The Agribusiness Update
Peanut farmers who received a letter regarding antitrust litigation notice only have until July 13th to file a claim, and China's pork herds on the rebound following African Swine Fever problems.

JBS Ransomeware Attack and Ag Chair Scott Warns of Biden's Estate Tax

The Agribusiness Update
JBS is hit by Russian hackers in ransomeware attack, and House Ag Chair David Scott warns of President Biden's capital gains tax would be a financial burden for farm families.

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.