Western Tree Nut Assocation Priorties

California Tree Nut Report

Poultry More Attractive Option and USTR's Fees on Chinese Ships

The Agribusiness Update
Improved economic conditions, along with ongoing high prices for other proteins, make poultry an attractive option for worldwide consumers, and USTR's proposed fees on ocean carriers with ties to China could take a major toll on America’s farmers and ranchers.

Poultry More Attractive Option and USTR's Fees on Chinese Ships

The Agribusiness Update
Improved economic conditions, along with ongoing high prices for other proteins, make poultry an attractive option for worldwide consumers, and USTR's proposed fees on ocean carriers with ties to China could take a major toll on America’s farmers and ranchers.

Georgia Port Jobs and USTR's Fees on Chinese Ships

The Agribusiness Update
Port activity in Georgia now supports more than 600,000 full-or-part-time jobs across the state, and USTR's proposed fees on ocean carriers with ties to China could take a major toll on America’s farmers and ranchers.

New Fee on Ocean Carriers from China and EU Delays Retaliatory Tariffs

The Agribusiness Update
A proposal from the U.S. Trade Representative to impose new fees on ocean carriers with ties to China could take a major toll on U.S. farmers and ranchers, and the European Union delayed its first round of retaliatory tariffs until mid-April.

California Water Allocation and Plant-based Meat Sales Plummet

The Agribusiness Update
California farmers who irrigate with water from the Central Valley Project say they’re thankful for last month’s 35% water allocation, and plant-based meat was viewed as a major disruptor of the meat industry and would soon displace animal protein.

Hurricane Helene Relief and Plant-based Meat Sales Plummet

The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged last week that tens of billions in aid for victims of Hurricane Helene should start flowing soon, and plant-based meat was viewed as a major disruptor of the meat industry and would soon displace animal protein.

CWU Food and Agribusiness Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Just three years in, and Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise.

CWU Food and Agribusiness Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Just three years in, and Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise.

VINE Connect Applications Open and Wholesale Egg Prices Soar

The Agribusiness Update
UCANR Innovate, the innovation arm of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, has opened applications for its VINE Connect program, and shoppers were buying more eggs to bake Christmas treats at the same time U.S. wholesale egg prices were up 150%.

North Carolina Ag Damage Estimates and Wholesale Egg Prices Soar

The Agribusiness Update
North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler says they’re getting a clearer picture of the damage to the state’s ag industry from summer drought and fall flooding, and shoppers were buying more eggs to bake Christmas treats at the same time U.S. wholesale egg prices were up 150%.

CWU Ag Studies Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
We recently reported on the great, new Food and Agribusiness minor or certificate program at Central Washington University.

Now, we’ve got one of the student’s, accounting major, Elena Tucker who was one of the first involved.

CWU Ag Studies Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
We recently reported on the great, new Food and Agribusiness minor or certificate program at Central Washington University.

Now, we’ve got one of the student’s, accounting major, Elena Tucker who was one of the first involved.

U of I seminar

Idaho Ag Today
Registration will be open through Dec. 13 for an annual University of Idaho Extension seminar featuring presentations on input cost analysis.

CWU Food and Ag Program Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise.

EPA Challenges for Dicamba and New Supply Chain Creation

The Agribusiness Update
The EPA is facing renewed pressure to deny re-registration of the controversial weedkiller dicamba, and facing the threat of more tariffs on Chinese goods, companies could create supply chains just to export to America.

CWU Food and Ag Program Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Central Washington University’s Food and Agribusiness program is showing lots of promise.

California Voters Save Big Farms and CDC Testing More for H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
A major victory for the meat industry as California voters in Sonoma County overwhelmingly voted down a controversial ballot proposal to phase out large farms, and a recent study shows some dairy workers had signs of H5N1 infection even when they didn’t report feeling sick.

California Voters Save Big Farms and CDC Testing More for H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
A major victory for the meat industry as California voters in Sonoma County overwhelmingly voted down a controversial ballot proposal to phase out large farms, and a recent study shows some dairy workers had signs of H5N1 infection even when they didn’t report feeling sick.

Farm Act Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
With farmers up against tight margins and continuing to wait on a new Farm Bill, the Farm Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act, or FARM Act, has been introduced in Congress to help offset some of that financial pressure.