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USDA Staff Shortage
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the USDA's severe staff shortage and what he's trying to do to fill those positions.
Fuel Prices Decline and Truck Driver Shortage
The Agribusiness Update
Fuel prices decline again, and recently introduced legislation could help current truck driver shortage.
Vidalia Onion Pack Date and Fuel Prices Decline
The Agribusiness Update
Tomorrow, April 12, is the official pack date for the 2022 Vidalia onions, and Fuel Prices Decline.
Clean Fuels Alliance on RFS and Food and Ag Companies Cut Ties with Russia
The Agribusiness Update
The Clean Fuels Alliance is calling on the President to help maintain fuel supplies while supporting clean energy, and more food and agricultural companies are cutting ties with Russia.
California Avocado Harvest and Avian Influenza Spreading
The Agribusiness Update
California avocado harvest is to be robust, but questions water and input costs are still there, and cases of bird flu are still popping up in Eastern states.
Update on Disaster Relief and Wheat Prices Up and Down
The Agribusiness Update
The Cattle Industry Convention provides USDA update on upcoming disaster assistance for weather-related losses, and Wheat prices fluctuate since late December.
NY Times Beef Op Ed
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A U.S. lawmaker calls out the New York Times for an Op Ed that says U.S. cattle industry is destroying the planet and that doesn't set well with one Midwest Lawmaker.
Fried Applauds Disaster Relief and U.S. Ag Sets Annual Export Record
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried writes Vilsack in support of disaster designation following recent freezing temps, and American Agricultural Industry posts highest annual export levels on record.
EPA Restricts Crop Protection and Tariffs Cost Ag Billions
The Agribusiness Update
Four Senators tell EPA they're concerned about new restrictions on crop protection, and retaliatory tariffs from other nations cost U.S. agriculture billions.
Kentucky Ag Relief Fund and Dairy Checkoff Helps Foodservices
The Agribusiness Update
The Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation brings Kentucky Ag Relief Fund to help those impacted by recent tornadoes, and despite COVID Dairy Checkoff continues helping foodservice partners grow sales of dairy foods.
Cotton Panic over Omicron and Withdrawal of Horse Protection Act
The Agribusiness Update
Uncertainty and panic over the Omicron variant causes the cotton market prices to drop significantly in recent weeks, and USDA announces withdrawal of 2016 proposed rule amending the Horse Protection Act regulations.
Florida Citrus Forecast and U.S. & Mexico Ag Secretaries Meet
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is out with Florida citrus forecast, and Ag Secretaries from the U.S. and Mexico meet in Iowa.
U.S. & Mexico Ag Secretaries Meet and Corn & Corn Gluten in Pet Foods
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretaries from U.S. and Mexico meet in Iowa, and recdent study finds corn and corn gluten are top two used plant-based ingredients in pet food products.
Carbon Market Interest and Vilsack on China's Ag Purchases
The Agribusiness Update
The interest in carbon markets by farmers not as high as hoped, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says China's recent purchases show commitment to Phase One trade agreement.
Egg Benefits Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Studies show just how good eggs can be for us and not the cholesterol carrying nemesis they're often portrayed.
Egg Benefits Pt 1
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Studies show just how good eggs can be for us and not the cholesterol carrying nemesis they're often portrayed.
Pallet Shortage and JBS Pays $11-million in Cyber Attack
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers now coping with shortage of wooden pallets for shipping, and JBS pays $11-million in ransomware cyberattack.
Ag Research Spending Flattens and Ag Aviation & Drones
The Agribusiness Update
Ag research has flattened over the past decade, and National Ag Aviation Association urges drone flyers to watch out for manned aircraft as fields are treated aerially.
COVID Impact on Oregon Wine Pt 3
Fruit Grower Report
The numbers are in and show the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out nearly four years of robust growth for Oregon's wine industry.
COVID Impact on Oregon Wine Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
The numbers are in and show the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out nearly four years of robust growth for Oregon's wine industry.