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Fourth of July Food Safety
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Fourth of July weekend means a lot of grills firing up for holiday meals, so don’t forget the importance of food safety when you’re cooking.
Hurricane Insurance Expansion and U.S. Meat Record Sales
The Agribusiness Update
USDA’s Risk Management Agency announced a significant expansion of the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index endorsement and the Tropical Storm Option, and U.S. retail meat sales climbed to a record $112 billion in 2025 as consumers continued prioritizing meat protein despite higher grocery prices.
Washington Apple Logo
Fruit Grower Report
Washington's apple logo gives our most well-known crop an identity others don't enjoy!
California Ag OT Costs Workers Hours and War Impact on Fertilizer
The Agribusiness Update
While some have benefited, California’s 2016 agricultural overtime law has reduced overall earnings for farmworkers, and U.S. farmers brace for shock resulting from the disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the impact on fertilizer.
AFBF 107th Annual Convention and USDA 2026 Trade Mission Schedule
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins and other ag influencers will be featured speakers at the 107th American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, and the USDA will host six international Agribusiness Trade Missions in 2026.
Corn Growers Applaud California's E15 and Ag Sales to China Continue to Drop
The Agribusiness Update
Applause from National Corn Growers Association President after California Governor signs bill legalizing E15 in the state, and the U.S. ag industry continues to lose sales from trade severances with China and others.
Fall Weather Coming For Some and Farmland Values Higher
The Agribusiness Update
AccuWeather says the transition to autumn will bring cooler air and sweater weather to millions of Americans, while others will deal with lingering summer heat, and U.S. farm real estate values averaged $4,350 per acre for 2025, up 4.3% from 2024.
Fall Weather Coming For Some and Farmland Values Higher
The Agribusiness Update
AccuWeather says the transition to autumn will bring cooler air and sweater weather to millions of Americans, while others will deal with lingering summer heat, and U.S. farm real estate values averaged $4,350 per acre for 2025, up 4.3% from 2024.
Bee Numbers Impact on Almonds and EU Open to Lowering Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
Despite concerns earlier this year that there would not be enough bees to pollinate the 2025 almond crop, it does not appear to have affected production, and The EU says it’s open to lowering tariffs on U.S. fertilizer imports.
Bee Numbers Impact on Almonds and EU Open to Lowering Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
Despite concerns earlier this year that there would not be enough bees to pollinate the 2025 almond crop, it does not appear to have affected production, and The EU says it’s open to lowering tariffs on U.S. fertilizer imports.
AEWR Calculations In Georgia and EU Open to Lowering Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and others are seeking detailed information about how the USDA calculates the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, and the EU says it’s open to lowering tariffs on U.S. fertilizer imports.
California Wolf Attacks Rise and Canadian Agribusiness and Trade
The Agribusiness Update
With California wolf populations growing and livestock attacks on the rise, the state will consider allowing more aggressive forms of nonlethal hazing to deter the predators, and some 88% of Canadian agri-businesses say Canada should strengthen trade ties with other countries besides China and the U.S. due to rising trade tensions.
South Carolina Soybean Plant to Close and Canadian Agribusiness and Trade
The Agribusiness Update
Archer Daniels Midland will permanently close its soybean processing plant in Kershaw, South Carolina, and some 88% of Canadian agri-businesses say Canada should strengthen trade ties with other countries besides China and the U.S. due to rising trade tensions.
Food For Peace Program and Net Farm Income Continues Decline
The Agribusiness Update
Washington state Republican Dan Newhouse and others, introduce legislation to move the Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency for International Development to USDA, and last year's forecast showed the two largest consecutive declines in net farm income history, but that could be improving.
The Job of a Tech Service Rep
California Tree Nut Report
Kevin Caffery is a Tech Service Rep for BASF. He comments about his interesting Job working with growers and others in the industry.
EPA Cares More About Rats than Farmers and Ag Landscape on Brink of Shift
The Agribusiness Update
Senator Chuck Grassley and 15 Senate colleagues are challenging the EPA to abandon its proposed measures targeting 11 rodenticides, and the global ag landscape is on the brink of a large shift with the crop protection chemicals market witnessing extraordinary growth.
Stress in Agriculture Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers and ranchers across the country are having significant difficulty finding enough hired help, forcing producers and the few workers they do have to pull double-duty, leading to a build-up of stress on farms and ranches.
Stress in Agriculture Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Farmers and ranchers across the country are having significant difficulty finding enough hired help, forcing producers and the few workers they do have to pull double-duty, leading to a build-up of stress on farms and ranches.
