AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Tuesday Jul 2nd, 2024

Fair and Competitive Markets and U.S. Egg Production Down

The Agribusiness Update
U.S. ag groups are reacting to the USDA’s proposed Packers and Stockyards rule titled “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets, and U.S. egg production totaled 9.1 billion in May, down 2% from May of 2023.

Thursday Jun 27th, 2024

Wolf Compensation Program Receives Renewed Funding

California Ag Today
Governor Newsom confirmed the agreement on June 22, with the revised State Budget allocating $600,000 for the program.

Tuesday Jun 25th, 2024

What One State Voter Initiative Could Mean for Rest of Country if Passed

Line on Agriculture
A state voter-approved initiative regarding a slaughterhouse shutdown could have dire impacts for the rest of the country.

Monday Jun 3rd, 2024

Protecting Endangered Livestock

Line on Agriculture
The Livestock Conservancy works to protect livestock species that are going extinct due to changes in the way people farm and ranch.

Friday May 17th, 2024

Livestock Auctions Scramble and American Farmers Get Older & Younger

The Agribusiness Update
Efforts to understand and curb the spread of avian influenza in dairy cows have livestock auction yards in a scramble, and Farmdoc Daily says the 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms U.S. farmers continue getting older, but relative to the rest of the population, American farmers are slightly younger.

Friday May 17th, 2024

Florida Bird Flu Steps and American Farmers Get Older & Younger

The Agribusiness Update
The Florida Department of Agriculture is taking proactive measures to help protect Florida livestock from bird flu, and Farmdoc Daily says the 2022 Census of Agriculture confirms U.S. farmers continue getting older, but relative to the rest of the population, American farmers are slightly younger.

Monday Apr 29th, 2024

California's Good-Bad Water Supply and New Dairy Cattle Testing Rules

The Agribusiness Update
Heavy rainstorms this spring have boosted California’s water supply for farming but have dampened farmers market attendance and crop selection, and the USDA has mandated testing for H5N1 of dairy cattle that cross state lines in a move to protect the livestock industry.

Monday Apr 29th, 2024

Suit Over New Emissions Rules and New Dairy Cattle Testing Rules

The Agribusiness Update
Attorneys generals from 25 states, including Florida, Georgia and Alabama, have sued the EPA to block rules to reduce emissions from cars and encourage electric vehicle manufacturing, and the USDA has mandated testing for H5N1 of dairy cattle that cross state lines in a move to protect the livestock industry.

Thursday Apr 25th, 2024

Corteva Petition Controversy and Severe Spring Weather Possible

The Agribusiness Update
Six major commodity groups sent a letter to the ITC encouraging a NO vote in advancing a petition from Corteva Agribusiness, and forecasters say the spring severe weather season may quickly shift into high gear with favorable tornado conditions over the next few weeks.

Wednesday Apr 24th, 2024

Klamath Water Allocations and US Ag Under 10% Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Agribusiness Update
Klamath irrigators are frustrated over water allocation for farms, and U.S. agriculture represents just under 10% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Wednesday Apr 24th, 2024

GA Farm Bureau to D.C. and US Ag Under 10% Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Agribusiness Update
A group of 37 Georgia Farm Bureau members and staff visited Washington, D.C., earlier this month to meet with members of the Georgia congressional delegation, and U.S. agriculture represents just under 10% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

Tuesday Apr 16th, 2024

National Pork Producers Council on Prop 12

Line on Agriculture
The National Pork Producers Council does not want a patchwork of livestock standards.

Wednesday Apr 3rd, 2024

California Livestock & Wolves and Drone Swarm Exemption

The Agribusiness Update
Farmers and ranchers gathered in Sacramento recently to advocate on policies impacting agriculture, including financial support for livestock impacted by wolves, and the FAA issued an exemption for “drone-swarm” agriculture for seeding and spraying crops at a fraction of the cost.

Wednesday Apr 3rd, 2024

California Livestock & Wolves and Drone Swarm Exemption

The Agribusiness Update
Farmers and ranchers gathered in Sacramento recently to advocate on policies impacting agriculture, including financial support for livestock impacted by wolves, and the FAA issued an exemption for “drone-swarm” agriculture for seeding and spraying crops at a fraction of the cost.