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When the Vineyard Work Dries Up
California Ag Today
California’s winegrape downturn is reshaping jobs along with acreage.
Winegrape Decline and Farmers & High Fuel Prices
The Agribusiness Update
Since 2023, declining wine consumption left California winegrape growers with an oversupply of grapes, forcing many to sell at a loss or watch it rot on the vines, and high fuel prices are another financial headache for farmers.
Election Year Politics
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Decades of House Ag bipartisanship was already declining, but election-year politics seems to have done it in last week.
Streamlining the process for ag producers
Idaho Ag Today
Streamlining the process for ag producers to apply for various USDA programs.
WASDE Report is Out and USDA Data Questioned
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report shows the 2025-26 U.S. corn outlook is for greater exports and lower ending stocks, and the USDA is facing doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders, and economists.
Declining Workforce Numbers and Tariff Threats - Mexico and EU
The Agribusiness Update
Declining labor force participation are combining to squeeze the U.S. labor supply, and after weeks of negotiations failed to produce a trade deal, President Trump threatened August 1st tariffs for Mexico and EU.
Pork Consumers
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Research shows pork consumption is declining and is at risk of becoming a protein of the past.
AFBF on Fuel and Energy Costs
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Fuel and electricity prices are on the rise again amid declining farm income and the American Farm Bureau responds.
Dairy Production Costs Climb and Per Acre Water Use Down
The Agribusiness Update
California dairy farmers may be earning more but also paying more for production, and USDA reports per-acre water usage on irrigated farmland continues to drop.
Georgia's 2021 Coldest Since 2014 and Per-Acre Water Usage Down
The Agribusiness Update
2021 was the coldest year Georgia has experienced since 2014, and USDA data shows per-acre water usage on irrigated land continues a 50+ year drop.
Looking Ahead Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
The messaging at last month's WSTFA Annual Meeting & Hort Show was focused on a look at the past as we prepare for what's to come.
Looking Ahead Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
The messaging at last month's WSTFA Annual Meeting & Hort Show was focused on a look at the past as we prepare for what's to come.
Pulses Hit by Drought Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Northwest pea, lentil and chickpea growers are having the most difficult growing season in over 40 years thanks to extreme heat and drought conditions.
Pulses Hit by Drought Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Northwest pea, lentil and chickpea growers are having the most difficult growing season in over 40 years thanks to extreme heat and drought conditions.
Workforce Modernization Act Update Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
In a time when most of the attention is going towards the pandemic and the racial tensions across the country, many in Congress would like to see other legislation, like the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, move back to the front burner.
Honey Bee Threats Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
One of the targets researchers at WSU's new Honey Bee & Pollinator research facility in Othello will take aim at are threats like Varroa Mites and the Giant Asian Hornet.
Honey Bee Threats Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
One of the targets researchers at WSU's new Honey Bee & Pollinator research facility in Othello will take aim at are threats like Varroa Mites and the Giant Asian Hornet.
American Freeze Dry Settles Debt and WASDE Estimates Up-Bullish
The Agribusiness Update
Ferndale-based American Freeze Dry settles debt to resume business, and latest WASDE estimates higher but bullish at the same time.
ASF and China's Pork Demand and Milk Price Prospects
The Agribusiness Update
Will China's pork demand take a hit from ASF, and could milk prices follow cheese prices higher?
Ag Labor with Sonny Perdue Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue talks about labor shortage and H-2A in Tri-Cities with farmers and ranchers.