California Bill to Help Farmers Who Keep Farmland and New Approach to Bird Flu

The Agribusiness Update
A bill before the California state legislature would help pay landowners who promise to keep their land in farming, and the Trump administration prepares to move away from depopulating entire flocks infected by bird flu.

Cotton Production Down and New Approach to Bird Flu

The Agribusiness Update
Cotton producers intend to plant 9.6 million cotton acres this spring, down 14.5% from 2024, and the Trump administration prepares to move away from depopulating entire flocks infected by bird flu.

H5N1 in California and Protect the Harvest Shuts Down

The Agribusiness Update
Bracing for the impacts of H5N1 bird flu since April,

Tulare County dairy farmer Preston Fernandes says positive tests were still a surprise, and Protect the Harvest will cease operating on October 31, citing funding challenges that began during COVID.

Hurricanes Impact on Southeast and Protect the Harvest Shuts Down

The Agribusiness Update
Hurricanes Helene and Milton had devastating impacts on the southeastern United States with many communities facing unprecedented challenges, and Protect the Harvest will cease operating on October 31, citing funding challenges that began during COVID.

Hatchery Numbers for July and Farmer Sentiment Rebounds

The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Hatcheries' weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 29, down 1% from a year ago, and farmer sentiment rebounded in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 17 points.

Book Features Women Trailblazers in Agtech

Farm of the Future
Amy Wu's "Farms to Incubators" is now available wherever books are sold.

Farms to Incubators Book

California Ag Today
After covering stories of agtech as a journalist for several years, Amy Wu decided to write a book about women in agtech.

Injury Levels Low Meat & Poultry and Adapting Beef-Pork Exports

The Agribusiness Update
Injury levels for meat and poultry workers reach all-time lows, and beef and pork exports adapting to times.

Insect Cadavers

Food Forethought
A warning to crop destroying insects everywhere, beware the arrival of the tape wrapped cadavers.