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Farm Loans Highest in Years and Less Water Used for Irrigation
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers are taking out loans at a rate not seen in years as weakened crop prices weigh on the ag sector, and 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey results shows 81 million acre-feet applied in the U.S., below 2018 numbers.
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.
US-China Trade War Impact and Ag Productivity Slows
The Agribusiness Update
A new economic study paints a troubling picture of the potential results a new U.S.-China trade war could have on rural communities, and a new study shows a dramatic slowdown in agricultural productivity that threatens the world’s ability to feed a growing population by 2050.
Colorado River Water Conservation on Hold and Farm Finances Remain Concern
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers in California’s Imperial Valley have put Colorado River water conservation plans on hold over concerns that reduced farm water use could result in habitat loss for three endangered species, and the Federal Reserve reports that farm finances remain a concern.
Colorado River Water Conservation on Hold and Farm Finances Remain Concern
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers in California’s Imperial Valley have put Colorado River water conservation plans on hold over concerns that reduced farm water use could result in habitat loss for three endangered species, and the Federal Reserve reports that farm finances remain a concern.
Panhandle Watermelon Festival and Hold and Farm Finances Remain Concern
The Agribusiness Update
It’s almost time to enter your finest melons in the Big Melon Contest at the Panhandle Watermelon Festival, and the Federal Reserve reports that farm finances remain a concern.
Personalized Farm Forecasts
Farm of the Future
Farming is full of risk and uncertainty. That’s why the ultimate goal with farm data is to turn the data into helpful predictions.
California Braces for Dry Year and SNAP Serves Millions
The Agribusiness Update
California water officials are bracing for another dry year for the Scott and Shasta rivers in Siskiyou County, and USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program served an average of 41.1 million people per month across the country.
Organic Cotton Demand Higher and SNAP Serves Millions
The Agribusiness Update
Organic cotton demand is growing but imports inadequate, and USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program served an average of 41.1 million people per month across the country.
Discrimination Financial Assistance and Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs before January 2021 may be eligible for assistance, and the National Milk Producers Federation applaud House for passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.
Discrimination Financial Assistance and Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs before January 2021 may be eligible for assistance, and the National Milk Producers Federation applaud House for passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.
New California Ag Laws and Progress in Domestic Fertilizer
The Agribusiness Update
A number of new state laws are set to impact California farmers after Governor Gavin Newsom ended the legislative year by signing a flurry of bills, and progress made in partnering with farmers and American businesses to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production.
UFA Hydroponics Class and Progress in Domestic Fertilizer
The Agribusiness Update
Learn to manage different hydroponics systems, as well as the fundamentals of climate, water, nutrition, and plant health at UFA, and progress made in partnering with farmers and American businesses to increase innovative domestic fertilizer production.
EPA Cares More About Rats than Farmers and Ag Landscape on Brink of Shift
The Agribusiness Update
Senator Chuck Grassley and 15 Senate colleagues are challenging the EPA to abandon its proposed measures targeting 11 rodenticides, and the global ag landscape is on the brink of a large shift with the crop protection chemicals market witnessing extraordinary growth.
USDA Funding for Veterans and Household Spending for Food
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA announced $27.6 million in grants for underserved and veteran farmers, ranchers, and foresters, and households spend more on food as their incomes rise, but the amount represents a smaller share of their overall budgets.
L.A. County Fruit Fly Quarantine and Farm Bill and Prop 12
The Agribusiness Update
The California Department of Agriculture has placed a portion of Los Angeles County under quarantine after more than 20 Tau fruit flies were found, and the House Ag Chair plans to use the upcoming farm bill to deal with California’s Prop 12.
UGA Research on Temperature Variation and Farm Bill and Prop 12
The Agribusiness Update
Even minor temperature variations can have a significant impact on plants, animals and insects, and the House Ag Chair plans to use the upcoming farm bill to deal with California’s Prop 12.
California Peach Growers Breed for Mechanization and Invest in Rural America Act
The Agribusiness Update
California peach growers work on breeding better fruit for mechanized harvest, and Invest in Rural America Act introduced in House of Representatives.
Georgia Logging Requirements and Invest in Rural America Act
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia logging registration requirements, and Invest in Rural America Act introduced in House of Representatives.