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Beef and Pork Trade with UK
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Jay Theiler (Tyler) is the Chair-Elect for the U.S. Meat Export Federation and recently traveled to the United Kingdom on a trade mission with Idaho Governor Brad Little.
Taiwan inks wheat deal
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho and Taiwan signed a $1.2 billion, three-year letter of intent for U.S. wheat exports.
Soil Ecotron
Idaho Ag Today
Scientists know very little about deep soil. University of Idaho researchers are building a facility they believe will change that.
Wine Institute Please with U.S.-Canada Trade Talks and China Comes to Talk Trade
The Agribusiness Update
Wine Institute President and CEO Robert Koch is pleased with recent progress in U.S.–Canada trade negotiations, and Senior Chinese trade negotiator expected in Washington, D.C. to meet with U.S. officials and move current tariff truce forward.
IWRB Settlement
Idaho Ag Today
The Idaho Water Resource Board toured a $15.9 million groundwater to surface water conversion project with Bonneville Jefferson Groundwater District officials.
U.S. Forest Service Cuts and Australia to Accept U.S. Beef
The Agribusiness Update
California state officials express concerns about staff and funding cuts at the U.S. Forest Service, a division of the USDA, and for the first time in more than two decades, Australia will accept shipments of fresh and frozen U.S. beef.
August Recess
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers and ranchers will soon have a critical opportunity to share their concerns with elected officials, according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall.
GA Ag Experience Mobile Classroom and Wildfire Prevention Strategy
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture is proud to announce its Georgia Ag Experience mobile classroom has officially visited all 159 counties, and the Public Lands Council thanked the Administration for the push to make the federal government’s wildfire prevention strategy more efficient.
Mexican Tomato Agreement and U.S. Denies Japan's Tariff Exemption
The Agribusiness Update
Mexican Ag Minister Julio Berdegue reaches agreements with Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins on Mexican tomato imports, and the U.S. has denied Japan’s push for full exemption from both “reciprocal” and country-specific tariffs.
U.S. - China Trade War Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Mike Zuzolo (ZOO-zoh-low) of Global Commodity Analytics says tariff worries likely aren’t priced into the markets yet, but the trade war with China is officially underway.
Suburban sprawl Strategy
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho is in a real fix. For whatever reason, people from Seattle Portland LA are stampeding into our state in unprecedented numbers.
U.S. - China Trade War Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Mike Zuzolo (ZOO-zoh-low) of Global Commodity Analytics says tariff worries likely aren’t priced into the markets yet, but the trade war with China is officially underway.
Virtual Fencing 2
Idaho Ag Today
New technology for livestock management, called “Virtual Fencing,” is catching on in Idaho and the West.
New wheat commision building
Idaho Ag Today
The plan to construct a new Idaho Wheat Commission building, discussed and planned for years, is no longer in a holding pattern.
California Drought Regulations Return and 96% of Farms Family Owned
The Agribusiness Update
Even with a more positive water outlook in California, state water officials readopted drought emergency regulations that curtail water rights for farmers and ranchers, and in 2023 family farms accounted for about 96% of total farms, 90% of ag land, and 83% of the total production value.
California Drought Regulations Return and 96% of All Farms Family Owned
The Agribusiness Update
Even with a more positive water outlook in California, state water officials readopted drought emergency regulations that curtail water rights for farmers and ranchers, and in 2023 family farms accounted for about 96% of total farms, 90% of ag land, and 83% of the total production value.
H5n1 webinars
Idaho Ag Today
The intent and end goal of the recently announced National Milk Testing Strategy, designed to expand monitoring, detection and response efforts to H5n1,
Southeast Hurricane Assesments and Dominican Swine Fever Boosts U.S. Pork Exports
The Agribusiness Update
Federal officials testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on how they’re dealing with disasters, and U.S. pork exports to the Dominican Republic could reach a record high as African Swine Fever outbreaks continue across the country.