Potatoes USA 2025 Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Despite the many challenges for agriculture, Potatoes USA Chief Marketing Officer, Kim Brashears says things are looking good and she’s excited about 2025.

Potatoes USA 2025 Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Despite the many challenges for agriculture, Potatoes USA Chief Marketing Officer, Kim Brashears says things are looking good and she’s excited about 2025.

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.

GDA Confirms Latest Case of Bird Flu and USDA Rebuilds Vaccine Stockpile

The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed a positive case of bird flu in a small, backyard flock, and the USDA will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile.

California Voters Save Big Farms and CDC Testing More for H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
A major victory for the meat industry as California voters in Sonoma County overwhelmingly voted down a controversial ballot proposal to phase out large farms, and a recent study shows some dairy workers had signs of H5N1 infection even when they didn’t report feeling sick.

California Voters Save Big Farms and CDC Testing More for H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
A major victory for the meat industry as California voters in Sonoma County overwhelmingly voted down a controversial ballot proposal to phase out large farms, and a recent study shows some dairy workers had signs of H5N1 infection even when they didn’t report feeling sick.

Spotted Lantern Fly in Georgia and CDC Testing More for H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Agriculture has received confirmation from the USDA that the first detection of Spotted Lanternfly was made in Fulton County last month, and a recent study shows some dairy workers had signs of H5N1 infection even when they didn’t report feeling sick.

New UC Davis Ag Research Facility and Oregon Pig has H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
Advances in crop production and preservation are poised for a new location as the USDA’s Ag Research Service broke ground for a modernized facility at UC Davis, and a pig in Oregon is the first in the U.S. to test positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Southeast Farm Economy Hit Hard and Oregon Pig has H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
While the farm economy seems to have stabilized in the Midwest and Northern Plains, it weakened in the rest of the U.S. this fall, and a pig in Oregon is the first in the U.S. to test positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus.

H5N1 in California and Protect the Harvest Shuts Down

The Agribusiness Update
Bracing for the impacts of H5N1 bird flu since April,

Tulare County dairy farmer Preston Fernandes says positive tests were still a surprise, and Protect the Harvest will cease operating on October 31, citing funding challenges that began during COVID.

California Dairies Confirm HPAI and Commodity Groups Farm Bill Pressure

The Agribusiness Update
Three dairy herds in California’s Central Valley remain under quarantine after cows tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, and commodity groups join forces in Washington, DC in an effort to get a new Farm Bill passed.

Climate Smart Specialty Crops Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Whether it’s from the USDA or Congress, it seems we’re hearing of more plans or legislation to make positive improvements in the sustainability of agriculture and climate smart changes.

Climate Smart Specialty Crops Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Whether it’s from the USDA or Congress, it seems we’re hearing of more plans or legislation to make positive improvements in the sustainability of agriculture and climate smart changes.

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.

Lenders Urge Stronger Sugar Policy and Wheat Production Higher

The Agribusiness Update
Farm lenders and financial experts sent a letter to Ag leaders urging Congress to strengthen U.S. sugar policy in the Farm Bill and oppose efforts to weaken the farm safety net, and U.S. wheat production for 2024-25 is forecast at 2.008 billion bushels, the largest crop since 2016-17.

4th of July Food Prices Higher and Colorado Dairy Worker Gets Bird Flu

The Agribusiness Update
In case you didn’t notice, the food for your Fourth of July celebration came with stubbornly high prices at the grocery store, and public health officials in Colorado announced that a dairy farm employee tested positive for avian flu last week.

Challanges Besides Farm Bill Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Joby Young, Executive Vice President at the American Farm

Bureau, says one big issue facing the ag industry, besides the next farm bill, is California’s Prop 12.

Your Perfect Estate Plan

Southeast Regional Ag News
Jolene Brown, agricultural estate planning extraordinaire, gives tips on the process of transitioning your farm.

Climate Smart Specialty Crops Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Whether it’s from the USDA or Congress, it seems we’re hearing of more plans or legislation to make positive improvements in the sustainability of agriculture and climate smart changes.