Beef Prices in 2026

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
It was quite a year for the beef industry in 2025. Bob Rodenberger of Stockman’s Livestock Auction in Oklahoma says we ended the year trading them at $3.80, prices we hadn't seen ... so what's 2026 looking like?

January 15 Key for Farmers

Southeast Regional Ag News
NRCS is urging producers to plan ahead for the first funding round of major conservation initiatives.

Time to Turn in Ballots

Southeast Regional Ag News
Eligible producers should act now in the FSA county committee elections.

AFBF 107th Annual Convention and USDA 2026 Trade Mission Schedule

The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and other ag influencers will be featured speakers at the 107th American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, and the USDA will host six international Agribusiness Trade Missions in 2026.

Walmart Opens New Milk Processing Facility and USDA 2026 Trade Mission Schedule

The Agribusiness Update
Walmart recently celebrated the grand opening of its owned and operated milk processing facility in Valdosta, and the USDA will host six international Agribusiness Trade Missions in 2026.

The Environmental Tradeoffs of the Rise of AI

Farm of the Future
Artificial intelligence is under scrutiny for the amount of water required to cool data centers.

USDA Rolls Out Major Bridge Aid for Farmers

California Ag Today
New $12 billion package offers broad relief to growers facing rising costs and volatile global markets.

Unions and Overtime in Ag Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Attorney Shawn Packer, a principal at JPH Law Firm, says the unionization of ag workers is one of the bigger problems impacting farmers in recent years.

Unions and Overtime in Ag Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Attorney Shawn Packer, a principal at JPH Law Firm, says the unionization of ag workers is one of the bigger problems impacting farmers in recent years.

Senate Advances Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

California Ag Today
New legislation could expand milk choices in schools and influence California’s dairy sector.

Senate Moves Forward on Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Southeast Regional Ag News
New school milk flexibility draws attention across the Southeast.

Hurricane Season Ends and FSA Offices Reopen

The Agribusiness Update
With the 2025 hurricane season nearly complete, it appears the East Coast, especially the Southeast, escaped the impact of a landfalling hurricane for the first time in a decade, and in a move aimed at easing frustration among producers, the USDA reopens approximately 2,100 Farm Service Agency county offices.

Southern Thanksgiving Costs Ease, Thanks to Our Growers

Southeast Regional Ag News
A new look at Thanksgiving prices highlights both savings for Southern families and the steady resilience of the region’s farmers.

Vive Crop Protection

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
There are plenty of new and improved tools and ways farmers go about producing our food, and Vive Crop Protection wants to help.

Shutdown - Who Will Blink First

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Since 1976, there have been 21 federal government shutdowns, and this one is now one of the longest. But between Republicans and Democrats, who will blink first?

PNW Water Summit

Idaho Ag Today
PNW Water Summit November 4, 2025, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time

Shutdown and Economic Relief

Fruit Grower Report
While the USDA has reopened Farm Service Agency offices with limited staff, economic relief remains stagnant during the government shutdown.

California Cilantro Weed and NCBA on Trump's Beef Imports

The Agribusiness Update
The spread of yellow nutsedge, an aggressive weed that thrives in coastal conditions, has put a damper on an otherwise phenomenal period for California cilantro growers, and the NCBA says the President’s plan to increase beef imports from Argentina is misguided.

Mass Deportation Results and SNAP-WIC Benefits Ending November 1

The Agribusiness Update
Daniel Hartwig, president of the California Fresh Fruit

Association, says while immigration enforcement was a concern, he's not aware of any crops perishing due to a lack of labor, and millions face losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits on November 1.

Tariff Impact Strategy

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A recent report takes a look at tariffs and the impact on American agriculture for this year and next.