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USDA Invests in Conservation Reserve Acres and Container Ship Rates Ease
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is investing $10-million to sample, measure, monitor soil carbon on CRP acres, and Container ship rates show signs of easing for shippers.
Pear Conditioning Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Pear Bureau Northwest president Kevin Moffitt talks about pear conditioning and how it could help you bring home pears that are closer to ready-to-eat ripe.
Pear Conditioning Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Pear Bureau Northwest president Kevin Moffitt talks about pear conditioning and how it could help you bring home pears that are closer to ready-to-eat ripe.
WORKFORCE ACTIVISM Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Finding enough farmworkers is a tough job for Ag employers, but the so-called "Farmworker Advocate Industry" isn't making it any easier.
Ethanol Exports Higher and USDA Addresses Food Systems
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. ethanol exports substantially higher in August, and USDA addresses food systems with $100-million from American Rescue Plan Act.
WORKFORCE ACTIVISM Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Finding enough farmworkers is a tough job for Ag employers, but the so-called "Farmworker Advocate Industry" isn't making it any easier.
GFB Urges President to Leave Tax Advantages and Land Sales Near Record
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Farm Bureau is urging President Biden to leave certain tax advantages in his Build Back Better agenda, and Farmers National Company reports near-record land sales.
China's Record Corn Crop and Pressurized Irrigation Grows
The Agribusiness Update
China will be world's biggest corn importer in spite of record corn production, and the use pressurized irrigation grows 37% since 1984.
California Grant Proposals and African Swine Fever Protection
The Agribusiness Update
The California Ag Department is accepting proposals for 2022 grant program, and study finds U.S. well protected against African Swine Fever.
H-2A Doubles Workforce and Dems Incomplete Spending Package
The Agribusiness Update
The H-2A Ag Guestworker program has more than doubled in size since 2010, and Democrats pass an incomplete spending package for the Build Back Better Act.
Southern Cotton Numbers Revised and H-2A Doubles Workers
The Agribusiness Update
NASS revises cotton acreage and production estimates, and H-2A guestworker program more than doubles in size since 2010.
Fried on CFAP2 Applications and Vilsack on African Swine Fever
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried encourages CFAP2 applications, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack urges everyone to be informed about African Swine Fever.
4-H Vax Mandate
Fruit Grower Report
A group of State Senators are speaking out against the Governor's vaccine mandate in general, but especially for 4-H volunteers.
Ag Exports Up Nearly 25% and Ag Employment Stable for Past Decade
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Ag Exports for 2021 running nearly 25% higher, and Ag wages and employment remain stable over past decade.
Georgia Peanut Commission Photo Contest and Ag Exports Higher
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Peanut Commission is hosting a photo contest through October, and U.S. Ag Exports in 2021 are nearly 25% higher.
New CFAP2 Deadline and Ag Exports on Record Pace
The Agribusiness Update
The deadline is coming to apply for the updated CFAP 2 assistance, and Ag Exports on record pace this year.
U.S. Potato Imports Up 12% and USDA Updates CFAP-2
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Potato imports increase 12% in latest marketing year, and USDA updates CFAP-2 for contract producers of eligible livestock, poultry and specialty crops.
CFAP 2 Update
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Updates to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 updates the way contract growers show their losses and get relief.
Meat Processors Hiring Foreign Labor and USDA's Dairy Donation Program
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. Meat Processors are hiring more foreign labor than in years past, and USDA's establishes Dairy Donation Program to facilitate dairy product donations.