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California Ag Tech Show and China's Soybean Purchases
The Agribusiness Update
Ag technology took center stage at a field day last month as a dozen developers showed off “smart” weeders, autonomous bird hazers and an autonomous lettuce harvester, and China purchased about 1 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans last week, providing a boost to American growers.
Sulfur Prices Need Help and China's Soybean Purchases
The Agribusiness Update
Florida lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to address sharply higher sulfur prices that threaten domestic phosphate fertilizer production and increase costs, and China purchased about 1 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans last week, providing a boost to American growers.
Wheat Market & Black Sea and USDA Staffing Shortages
The Agribusiness Update
Warfare between Russia and Ukraine is elevating uncertainty in global wheat markets as attacks threaten agricultural infrastructure around the Black Sea, and Farmers are reporting difficulty obtaining federal conservation assistance after substantial staffing reductions at USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Trump Strengthens U.S. Cattle Industry and DOJ Investigates Record Beef Prices
The Agribusiness Update
President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at strengthening the U.S. cattle industry, and the Department of Justice is expanding its investigation into record-high beef prices.
Lack of Understanding
Fruit Grower Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse says with the labor shortages and high expenses, there is a lot of misinterpretations of the ag labor force in general.
FFA Raffle
Idaho Ag Today
When Middleton farmer Sid Freeman started a tractor raffle in 2010, he saw it as a way to get rid of an old tractor and help raise a little scholarship money.
Emerging Farmers
Idaho Ag Today
Taproots Farm Hub hosted its Emerging Farmers Field Day in the Dry Creek Valley north of Boise.
A New Take on Burgers and Beer
California Ag Today
A Del Mar brewery and local ranch are working together to transform by-products into high-quality beef.
Idaho Ag Hall of Fame
Idaho Ag Today
Former Idaho Farm Bureau Federation CEO Rick Keller was among six people inducted into the Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame.
Ag Stories on Social Media
Fruit Grower Report
So many of the problems facing farmers today comes from a lack of understanding among the public about where their food comes from and what it takes to produce it.
Florida's Lab-grown Meat Ban and Summer Sale of E15
The Agribusiness Update
A federal appeals court upheld Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat, that’s been in place since 2024, and the Renewable Fuels Association welcomed an EPA decision to allow uninterrupted sales of lower-cost E15 this summer.
Tariffs on Canada Vote
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
After the Supreme Court ruled the President lacks authority to impose sweeping tariffs under the IEEPA, we now wait to see what happens to those invalidated levies, including removing tariffs on Canada, a major trading partners that we share a border with.
Farm Economy-Rollins
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins talked at last week’s Ag Outlook Forum about a farm economy still facing strong headwinds.
Ag Stories on Social Media
Fruit Grower Report
So many of the problems facing farmers today comes from a lack of understanding among the public about where their food comes from and what it takes to produce it, but they need to know.
Dietary Guidelines Reaction and Prices Paid Vs Prices Received
The Agribusiness Update
America’s top agricultural groups reacted to the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans issued by the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services, and farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it.
Flies Transform Food Waste and Reduced USDA Labor Force
The Agribusiness Update
Scientists at the UC-Riverside develop small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer, and USDA receives criticism for the way it handled reductions in its workforce.
Black Soldier Flies Transform Food Waste and USDA Labor Force Down
The Agribusiness Update
Scientists at the UC-Riverside develop small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer, and USDA receives criticism for the way it handled reductions in its workforce.
Robots and Drones Transform Bean Research
California Ag Today
UC scientists use advanced imaging tools to speed up dry bean variety development.