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SCFBA Not Pleased with Aid Package and Holiday Food Prices
The Agribusiness Update
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is not pleased with President Trump's $12 billion aid package for farmers, and the holidays bring large increases in food spending for both food at home and away from home.
SCFBA Not Pleased with Aid Package and Holiday Food Prices
The Agribusiness Update
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is not pleased with President Trump's $12 billion aid package for farmers, and the holidays bring large increases in food spending for both food at home and away from home.
California Strawberry Acreage Hits New Records for 2025
California Ag Today
Record-setting strawberry acres highlight rising demand and grower strategies to manage costs in California.
Cosmic Crisp Popularity
Fruit Grower Report
Since its introduction five years ago, the Washington-grown Cosmic Crisp apple has proven itself to be the next big variety as its popularity grows.
Gray Wolf Needs Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington Policy Center’s Director of Agriculture, Pam Lewison says last year’s slight decline of the wolf population isn’t likely due to neglect.
Gray Wolf Needs Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Washington Policy Center’s Director of Agriculture, Pam Lewison says last year’s slight decline of the wolf population isn’t likely due to neglect.
FFA Membership Soars Past One Million Again
Southeast Regional Ag News
With Georgia and Florida among the top states, FFA celebrates 1,042,245 student members nationwide for 2024–25.
Big Beautiful Bill Becomes Law, Drawing Mixed Farm Group Reactions
California Ag Today
President Trump signed sweeping legislation into law July 4, prompting both praise and concern from leading ag organizations.
Tax Code Shake-Up Could Hit Farm Families Hard
Southeast Regional Ag News
According to the American Farm Bureau, expiring tax provisions at the end of 2025 could cost farmers and ranchers billions. Without action from Congress, the ripple effects may stretch across the entire ag economy.
Egg Price Hike 3: Remarkable Resilience in the Egg Industry
California Ag Today
In this third installment of our five-part series, we highlight the remarkable resilience of the egg industry, despite the challenges it has faced.
Egg Price Hike 2: Egg Prices and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
California Ag Today
According to market intel shared by the American Farm Bureau, since 2022, HPAI has affected over 166 million birds, including 127 million egg layers, leading to an average loss of 42 million egg layers annually.
Egg Price Hike 1: Price Reality and the Upcoming Holidays
California Ag Today
What’s behind these record-high prices? In the upcoming five-part series, we will break down the two biggest factors contributing to the price hikes: HPAI and inflation.
Sid Freeman
Idaho Ag Today
Canyon County farmer Sid Freeman, farms 250 acres just outside Middleton in southwest Idaho.
California Water Rates and USDA Specialty Crop Spending
The Agribusiness Update
California Water Resources Control Board has approved rate increases, including for groundwater recharge projects, and the USDA has awarded more than $25 million to support eight projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Imports Initiative.
Mexico to Import Less US Corn and Colombia Lifts Ban on US Beef
The Agribusiness Update
Mexico will import LESS corn as its domestic production increases in the 2024-25 marketing year, and Colombia lifted a ban on American beef imports from the states where bird flu was detected in dairy cows.
California's Prop 12 Kicks In and World Food Prices Drop in December
The Agribusiness Update
Proposition 12, the California law that prohibits the sale of whole pork that comes from pigs raised in gestation crates, is now in place, and the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization says world food prices dropped in December.
Ag Resource Management Survey and World Food Prices Drop in December
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service is gathering information about farm economics and production practices, as they conduct the third and final phase of the 2023 Ag Resource Management Survey, and the U.N.’s Food and Agricultural Organization says world food prices dropped in December.
Pear Deal Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Good news for Northwest Bartlett pear growers. Recognizing the inflationary challenges facing growers, Processors Del Monte and Nell Jones Food have agreed to a $15 per ton price adjustment.
Pear Deal Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Good news for Northwest Bartlett pear growers. Recognizing the inflationary challenges facing growers, Processors Del Monte and Nell Jones Food have agreed to a $15 per ton price adjustment.