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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.
Public Forum on Dam Removal Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse and others will be holding a public forum Wednesday at the WSU Tri-Cities campus to hear your thoughts on breaching the dams.
Public Forum on Dam Removal Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse and others will be holding a public forum Wednesday at the WSU Tri-Cities campus to hear your thoughts on breaching the dams.
California Avocados Ramp Up and July 4th BBQ Price Hits New Record
The Agribusiness Update
With the supply of Mexican avocados tapering off and prices rising, California growers have ramped up harvest, and Rabobank’s 2024 July 4th Barbecue Index reached an unprecedented level this year.
Ag Trade Deficit Grows and Black-operated Farms Hit Record Acreage
The Agribusiness Update
After decades of substantial U.S. agricultural trade SURPLUSES, staggering ag trade DEFICITS over the past two years have caught the nation's attention, and the average size of Black or African-American-operated farms reached a record high of 163 acres in 2022.
Klamath Water Rights and Republican Farm Bill Framework
The Agribusiness Update
Due to economic impacts in the Klamath Basin, county leaders are urging water officials to provide a full water allocation to irrigators this year, and several key agricultural groups issued responses to the Senate Ag Committee Republicans’ farm bill framework.
Klamath Water Rights and Republican Farm Bill Framework
The Agribusiness Update
Due to economic impacts in the Klamath Basin, county leaders are urging water officials to provide a full water allocation to irrigators this year, and several key agricultural groups issued responses to the Senate Ag Committee Republicans’ farm bill framework.
Honeybees and WPC Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Honeybees have been dying off at a higher rate in recent years and many believe it’s caused by things like climate change and the pesticides farmers use, but, Todd Myers, Senior Vice President for Research at the Washington Policy Center, a beekeeper himself, says not so fast.
Honeybees and WPC Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Honeybees have been dying off at a higher rate in recent years and many believe it’s caused by things like climate change and the pesticides farmers use, but, Todd Myers, Senior Vice President for Research at the Washington Policy Center, a beekeeper himself, says not so fast.
Salton Sea Dust Pollution and AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act
The Agribusiness Update
California’s Salton Sea has been fed since 1905 primarily by water runoff from ag operations but flows to the lake have decreased and dust pollution increased, and after several automakers announced last year, they’d removed or planned to remove AM radio from electric vehicles, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act was introduced.
Salton Sea Dust Pollution and AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act
The Agribusiness Update
California’s Salton Sea has been fed since 1905 primarily by water runoff from ag operations but flows to the lake have decreased and dust pollution increased, and after several automakers announced last year, they’d removed or planned to remove AM radio from electric vehicles, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act was introduced.
'24 Apple Person of the Year Nominations and Lab-Grown Meat Opposition
The Agribusiness Update
The Packer is calling for nominations for the 2024 Apple Person of the Year, and new polling finds a majority of Republicans, Democrats, AND Independents support legislation mandating "lab-grown meat" labeling and other restrictions.
Above Normal Hurricane Season and Lab-Grown Meat Opposition
The Agribusiness Update
Forecasters at the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center are expecting an above-normal hurricane season, and new polling finds a majority of Republicans, Democrats, AND Independents support legislation mandating "lab-grown meat" labeling and other restrictions.
Georgia Vegetable Producers Extend Checkoff and Ag Drone Operators Cautioned
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia vegetable producers voted to extend the one-cent-per-marketing-unit checkoff fee on 14 key vegetable crops for another three years, and the National Agricultural Aviation Association is asking all drone operators to be mindful of low-altitude manned aircraft this growing season.
PBN's Moffitt to Retire Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
After nearly 23 years as president and CEO of the Portland-based Pear Bureau Northwest, Kevin Moffitt says he’s retiring.
PBN's Moffitt to Retire Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
After nearly 23 years as president and CEO of the Portland-based Pear Bureau Northwest, Kevin Moffitt says he’s retiring.
NCBA Talks Beef Nutrition in Consumers
California Ag Today
Misinformation surrounding beef nutrition has clouded consumer choices for years. Executive Director of Nutrition Research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Dr. Shalene McNeill joins us to talk about Beef Checkoff research that was conducted through Baylor College of Medicine.