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USDA Targets Cotton Exports With New Trade Incentives
California Ag Today
The Great American Cotton Plan aims to strengthen demand for U.S. cotton while expanding crop insurance options for growers in 2027.
National FFA Award for Oregon Member and U.S.-Mexico Trade Talks Stall
The Agribusiness Update
Winners of the 2026 National FFA Agricultural Proficiency Awards were named last week at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis and one is for an Oregon member, and trade negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico have stalled over steel and aluminum tariffs.
GFB Dog of the Year Award and U.S.-Mexico Trade Talks Stall
The Agribusiness Update
Riggs, a tri-red Australian Shepherd who lives on Shadow Lane Farm in Morgan County was named the 2026 Georgia Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year, and trade negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico have stalled over steel and aluminum tariffs.
Farm Credit System Stable and Senate Farm Bill Praised
The Agribusiness Update
The Farm Credit System remains financially sound, but rising credit risk is becoming a concern, and Ag groups praise the Senate Ag Committee’s farm bill for permanently transferring the Food for Peace program to USDA.
USDA Rethinks the Numbers Behind Crop Reports
Southeast Regional Ag News
A new modernization plan looks to ease the survey burden on farmers while bringing satellite imagery and other technology into USDA data collection.
USDA Sets Quarterly Reviews for New World Screwworm Response
California Ag Today
Livestock producers and industry groups will have regular opportunities to weigh in as APHIS updates its response playbook.
Boozman's Final Offer
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Senate Ag Committee Republicans’ remaining hope to advance a farm bill is the expected return of Kentucky’s Mitch McConnell from a lengthy medical absence.
Feral Swine Eradication and Klobuchar on Farm Bill
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA has $35 million for partnerships to respond to the threat of feral swine to American agriculture, and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar says she’s committed to working with Senate Ag Chair John Boozman to advance a new Farm Bill.
Farm Bill Politics
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says lawmakers must stop with the farm bill delays and deliver some certainty to rural America.
NFU on Farm Bill Failure and Beef Export Value
The Agribusiness Update
After the Senate Ag Committee failed to advance the farm bill, National Farmers Union President Rob Larew said farmers cannot afford more delay, and although volume of U.S. beef exports was down slightly in June, the value was up to $790 million.
innov8.ag HarvestReplay
Fruit Grower Report
Nothing to lose, everything to gain! That’s the message to specialty crop farmers from the Walla Walla-based agtech company innov8.ag .
Ag Spending Bill for 2027 and Americans Continue Buying Meat
The Agribusiness Update
Sustainable agriculture advocates are concerned about the House fiscal year 2027 ag spending bill, and Americans continue to buy more meat despite rising grocery store prices.
USDA Hits Pause on Poultry Pay Changes
Southeast Regional Ag News
Delay sparks concern among growers waiting for a more level playing field.
Planting progress
Idaho Ag Today
A look at the planting progress for some very important crops to Idaho farmers.
Smallest Wheat Crop on Record and Organic Producer Delays
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. farmers expected to plant the smallest wheat crop on record this year, and organic producers reporting delays in federal reimbursements intended to offset certification costs.
Egg Market Finds Its Footing
California Ag Today
Production gains are helping stabilize the egg market after last year’s disruption.
Vintage Tractors Roll Into Georgia Ag Week Celebration
Southeast Regional Ag News
A Capitol display highlights agriculture’s deep roots and ongoing impact across the region.
HPAI Warning
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The spring migratory season brings with it the renewed threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, or bird flu.
Ag Groups Urge Congress to Finish Farm Bill and More Farmers Turn to Specialty Crops
The Agribusiness Update
Farm groups urge Congress to move quickly on a new Farm Bill, and some U.S. farmers are turning to specialty crops and alternative enterprises as low commodity prices and high input costs squeeze traditional farm profits.