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Mexico Cattle Back in US and More Beef Coming
Line on Agriculture
The U.S. border has resumed live cattle imports from Mexico, starting with the Douglas Port in Arizona. The reopening comes after Sonora confirmed its first case of New World screwworm. Additionally, there's a push to lower tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef imports to support U.S. farmers and ranchers, as a 14-month closure led to over a million head of cattle remaining in Mexico.
Senate eyes standalone year‑round E15 bill; USDA to move 3,000 rural jobs to regional hubs
Line on Agriculture
Year-round E15 sales are still up for discussion in the Senate, and USDA moves ahead with employee relocations into regional US hubs.
AgWest Farm Credit Awards and China's U.S. Soybean Purchases Down
The Agribusiness Update
AgWest Farm Credit is awarding over $3 million to 48 organizations in communities throughout the West, and China sharply reduced soybean imports from the U.S. in June, while purchases from Brazil continued to climb.
Harper Calls for Specialty Crop Priority and China's U.S. Soybean Purchases Down
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Ag Commissioner Tyler Harper calls for the U.S. Trade Representative to prioritize protections for American specialty crop producers, and China sharply reduced soybean imports from the U.S. in June, while purchases from Brazil continued to climb.
Staying Ahead of Orchard Stress
California Ag Today
Warmer conditions are putting pressure on fruit crops, making early-season management even more important.
USMCA Affordability and More New World Screwworm Discovered
The Agribusiness Update
Purdue Universities’ new ‘USMCA Affordability Study’ finds that tariff reductions under these trade agreements help lower food prices by roughly 7% of household food expenditures, and the USDA confirmed three additional cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm.
Tariff Reductions on Equipment and More Meat and Eggs Available
The Agribusiness Update
President Trump announced tariff reductions on certain agricultural and industrial equipment, and Americans are expected to have more meat and eggs available in the coming years.
Pheromones and insect pests
Idaho Ag Today
Commercial vegetable growers face common threats to their produce.
USDA Researchers Target Poultry House Ammonia
Southeast Regional Ag News
A newly developed indoor air scrubber could improve conditions for both birds and farm workers.
Clemson Lands Major Grant for Cotton Research
Southeast Regional Ag News
$11 million investment from Bezos Earth Fund aims to improve cotton from the plant up using advanced science.
Potato plantings down
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho potato acres could be down this year, according to spud growers who are facing high input costs and low farm-level potato prices production.
Mosquito control
Idaho Ag Today
We simply do not have the technology to completely wipe out mosquitoes. What we can accomplish is a reduction.
EPA and Pesticides
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says his agency’s made big progress in reducing the backlog of pesticide registration reviews, while some remain controversial.
Regulatory Shift Could Benefit California Dairy Processors
California Ag Today
The National Milk Producers Federation says the exemption cuts unnecessary requirements tied to the Food Traceability List.
FDA Grants Cottage Cheese Exemption
Southeast Regional Ag News
The National Milk Producers Federation says existing dairy safety oversight made additional traceability requirements unnecessary.
WASDE Report is Out and USDA Data Questioned
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report shows the 2025-26 U.S. corn outlook is for greater exports and lower ending stocks, and the USDA is facing doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders, and economists.
Flies Transform Food Waste and Reduced USDA Labor Force
The Agribusiness Update
Scientists at the UC-Riverside develop small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer, and USDA receives criticism for the way it handled reductions in its workforce.
Black Soldier Flies Transform Food Waste and USDA Labor Force Down
The Agribusiness Update
Scientists at the UC-Riverside develop small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer, and USDA receives criticism for the way it handled reductions in its workforce.
Another Major Funding Boost for Dairy Climate Projects
California Ag Today
California announces new federal funding to help dairy farms cut methane emissions and improve water quality statewide.