USDA's Milk Price Changes and Biggest Corn and Soy Crops Ever

The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s proposed changes to how milk should be priced could impact California dairy farmers more negatively than other states, and farmers are on track to harvest some of their biggest corn and soybean crops ever.

Florida Passion Fruit Study and Biggest Corn and Soy Crops Ever

The Agribusiness Update
With Florida in peak passion fruit season, researchers are eyeing the sweet tropical fruit as a cash crop, and farmers are on track to harvest some of their biggest corn and soybean crops ever.

Fertilizer Prices Continue to Climb and Corn Exports Down

The Agribusiness Update
Despite being out of high-demand spring season, fertilizer prices continue to climb, and the USDA says sales of corn to overseas buyers declined during the week ending July 11.

Beeflow Pollination Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Some call setting up beehives next to a field of crops, pollination 1-point-0, but researchers at Beeflow have raised the bar to, pollination 2-point-0.

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and Wheat Production Higher

The Agribusiness Update
As California farmers prepare for groundwater cutbacks with implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, they are trying to stretch every drop, and U.S. wheat production for 2024-25 is forecast at 2.008 billion bushels, the largest crop since 2016-17.

A Grower Comments on His Almonds and Pistachios

California Tree Nut Report

Connecting Farm Data

Farm of the Future
Two companies that are household names, Bayer and Microsoft, have teamed up to develop data infrastructure to connect farm data.

Pork Consumers

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Research shows pork consumption is declining and is at risk of becoming a protein of the past.

Beeflow Pollination Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Some call setting up beehives next to a field of crops, pollination 1-point-0, but researchers at Beeflow have raised the bar to, pollination 2-point-0.

Beef Checkoff Analysis and House & Senate Pass Spending Bills

The Agribusiness Update
An independent analysis of the Beef Checkoff thoroughly assessed the effectiveness and additional financial benefits, and both chambers of Congress have now approved their Fiscal Year 2025 Ag-FDA funding bills out of the full committees.

Striving For Sustainable Almond Production

California Tree Nut Report

Succession Planning Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Jeff DeWald, Managing Member of Agribusiness Succession Advisors, talks about the biggest mistakes he sees when it comes to succession planning.

Succession Planning Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Jeff DeWald, Managing Member of Agribusiness Succession Advisors, talks about the biggest mistakes he sees when it comes to succession planning.

Reducing Heat Impacts and Ag Trade Deficit Higher

The Agribusiness Update
California farmers are working to reduce impacts of summer heat that’s increased their costs and jeopardized production, and the agricultural trade deficit, the value of exports versus imports, increased in the first eight months of the fiscal year.

Georgia Peanut Commission Photo Contest and Ag Trade Deficit Higher

The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Peanut Commission is hosting a photo contest through October 1st featuring peanut farms from across the state, and the agricultural trade deficit, the value of exports versus imports, increased in the first eight months of the fiscal year.

Risk Managmen Agency Prepares for Crop Insurance Expansion

Line on Agriculture
Changes to crop insurance options, beginning with crop year include the addition of specialty and organic crops.

Debate Impact on Farm Bill

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The political fallout from President Biden’s troubling debate performance and its impact on the election has added new uncertainty to the farm bill, according to one American Farm Bureau official.

Labor Bill Markup

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up a funding bill that could include good news for farmers and ranchers.

CWU Ag Student Pt 2

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

Now. Here to tell us about it is accounting major Elena Tucker who was one of the first students involved

CWU Ag Student Pt 1

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

Now. Here to tell us about it is accounting major Elena Tucker who was one of the first students involved