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Cyber Attacks and FBI Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Good cybersecurity is a priority in agriculture because the impact of cybercrime can be devastating, and the FBI is trying to help combat the threat.
Heat Slows Tomatoes and FFA Membership Record
The Agribusiness Update
With searing heat impacting pollination for some plantings and harvest for others, California processing tomato growers say they’re anticipating average yields at best, and the National FFA has reached a record-breaking milestone of more than one million members, up 8.6% from last year.
Hurricane Debby Impact Survey and FFA Membership Record
The Agribusiness Update
Florida’s Ag sector is being asked to share any adverse effect impacts of Hurricane Debby, and the National FFA has reached a record-breaking milestone of more than one million members, up 8.6% from last year.
California Grapes in the Heat and FFA State Officers Summit
The Agribusiness Update
Summer heat has slowed the supply of California table grapes, and the FFA State Officer Summit brought leaders from all 50 states and territories to Washington D.C. last month.
Georgia Plants More Peanuts-Hay-Oats, and FFA State Officers Summit
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia farmers devoted more land to peanuts, hay and oats in 2024 compared to last year, according to the June Acreage Report from the NASS, and the FFA State Officer Summit brought leaders from all 50 states and territories to Washington D.C. last month.
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.
Potato Markets Strong Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The availability of U.S. potatoes has rebounded strongly from a down year in 2022 to a strong crop in 2023.
Potato Markets Strong Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The availability of U.S. potatoes has rebounded strongly from a down year in 2022 to a strong crop in 2023.
Potato Exports Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Kim Brashears, Chief Marketing Officer at Potatoes USA, says a good year for U.S. potatoes demonstrates the demand remains strong, and our access to a couple of key markets will surely help.
Potato Exports Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Kim Brashears, Chief Marketing Officer at Potatoes USA, says a good year for U.S. potatoes demonstrates the demand remains strong, and our access to a couple of key markets will surely help.
Potatoes Favorite Vegetable Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Northwest potato growers have something to be very proud of. That is that the “fruits of their labor” are the most popular vegetable in the nation!
Potatoes Favorite Vegetable Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Northwest potato growers have something to be very proud of. That is that the “fruits of their labor” are the most popular vegetable in the nation!
USDS Closes In on Competition
Southeast Regional Ag News
The USDA has now released a package of rules and orders seeking to increase competition in the livestock industry. That package establishes a Chief Competition Officer at USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service.
Farm Bill Timing
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
House Ag Chair GT Thompson and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack are expressing confidence for a farm bill this year but shed no new light on its timing.
L'Ecole Celebrations Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
L'Ecole No. 41 Winery in the Walla Walla valley is celebrating a new chief operating officer and its milestone 40th Anniversary.
L'Ecole Celebrations Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
L'Ecole No. 41 Winery in the Walla Walla valley is celebrating a new chief operating officer and its milestone 40th Anniversary.
