Potash for quaggas

Idaho Ag Today
Snake River Quagga Mussel Update

Idaho State Department of Agriculture

Tariffs and Trump Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
Many say tariffs are nothing but a negotiating tool, but U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene, of Washington’s 1st District, says it's not that simple.

Tariffs and Trump Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
Many say tariffs are nothing but a negotiating tool, but U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene, of Washington’s 1st District, says it's not that simple.

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.

Save Family Farming's Urban Advisory Team Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Save Family Farming's Executive Director, Ben Tindall says their Urban Advisory Team helps them decide what’s agricultural topics are important and who should hear them.

Save Family Farming's Urban Advisory Team Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Save Family Farming's Executive Director, Ben Tindall says their Urban Advisory Team helps them decide what’s agricultural topics are important and who should hear them.

Committees and Priorities-Newhouse Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse begins his term in the 119th Congress with three House subcommittee reappointments including agriculture, Energy and Water Development, and Homeland Security.

Committees and Priorities-Newhouse Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse begins his term in the 119th Congress with three House subcommittee reappointments including agriculture, Energy and Water Development, and Homeland Security.

Inslee Approves Solar Project and USDA Rebuilds Bird Flu Vaccine Stockpile

The Agribusiness Update
In one of his last official acts before Governor Jay Inslee left office, he approved the Wautoma Solar Project proposed for a remote corner of Benton County, and the USDA will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile.

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.

Monument Designations Move 30x30 Needle

California Ag Today
Eleventh-hour national monument designations from the Biden Administration add more than half a million acres to California’s historic 30×30 initiative.

Ring Rot discovery

Idaho Ag Today
University of Idaho Extension has published a new bulletin to help potato farmers recognize the symptoms of bacterial rot and protect their operations.

Farm Workforce Modernization Act in 2025

Fruit Grower Report
U.S. Representative, and new member of the House Ag Committee, Dan Newhouse says he’ll keep pushing for his Farm Workforce Modernization Act in the new session of Congress.

WA-ID Farm Bureau's Form Insurance Partnership and Small Family Farms Rule

The Agribusiness Update
In collaboration with Idaho Farm Bureau and Farm Bureau Insurance Company of Idaho, Washington Farm Bureau is introducing a new insurance option, and USDA’s 2024 America’s Farms and Ranches at a Glance says 86% of U.S. farms are small family farms.

UF Grant to Combat Avocado Disease and Small Family Farms Rule

The Agribusiness Update
University of Florida scientists secure $5 million grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to combat the lethal Laurel wilt disease, and USDA’s 2024 America’s Farms and Ranches at a Glance says 86% of U.S. farms are small family farms.

Deportation Threat Pt 2

Fruit Grower Report
The President-elect’s threat of a blanket deportation of all undocumented immigrants has the agricultural industry a little nervous about what that could mean for the workforce. U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse gives us his take on the matter.

Deportation Threat Pt 1

Fruit Grower Report
The President-elect’s threat of a blanket deportation of all undocumented immigrants has the agricultural industry a little nervous about what that could mean for the workforce. U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse gives us his take on the matter.

Food Fight in Dietary Guidelines and GOP Governors Urge Farm Bill Passage

The Agribusiness Update
A major battle is brewing over how much red meat Americans should consume, as the U.S. prepares to update its Dietary

Guidelines for Americans, and Republican governors wrote Congress on the urgent need to update the 2018 Farm Bill.

Rollins Named Ag Secretary and Dominican Swine Fever Boosts U.S. Pork Exports

The Agribusiness Update
Ag groups are reacting to President-elect Trump’s naming of Brooke Rollins as his nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, and U.S. pork exports to the Dominican Republic could reach a record high as African Swine Fever outbreaks continue across the country.

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.