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Garbanzos Moving Toward Higher Performance
California Ag Today
UC researchers show growers how new garbanzo lines are improving seed size, yield and stress tolerance.
$3.1 Million Boost Grows Resilient California Food Systems
California Ag Today
USDA and CDFA team up to strengthen local farms, expand markets, and bring more CA GROWN foods to communities statewide.
NWFM Technology
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
We are seeing today’s technological advancements everywhere, even in agriculture where AI and automation are becoming increasingly common, and Keith Veselka, CEO and Co-founder of NWFM, Northwest Farm Management, says it’s not slowing down.
Holiday Turkeys
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
As the weather turns cooler across the US, many shoppers are beginning to plan holiday meals.
Grain dryers
Idaho Ag Today
For farmers seeking to increase their grain harvesting capacity or efficiency, adding a new grain dryer for next season can be a good option.
Apple Outlook 2025 Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Apple Commission president, Michael Schadler says what looks to be a pretty productive harvest is quickly creeping up on us.
Apple Outlook 2025 Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Apple Commission president, Michael Schadler says what looks to be a pretty productive harvest is quickly creeping up on us.
Lab-Grown Chicken in Japan and New Ag Career Numbers
The Agribusiness Update
Researchers in Japan have produced nugget-sized chunks of chicken using animal cells, signaling a breakthrough in lab-grown food production, and the 2025 Feeding the Economy Report says over 47 million people in the U.S. work in the agricultural and food industries.
Number of Large-Scale Farms Surges by 32%
California Ag Today
The latest Census of Agriculture reveals a striking shift in U.S. farming over the past decade. While most farm size categories saw a fewer number of operations, large-scale farms jumped significantly.
A Striking Shift in the Number of U.S. Farms.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The latest Census of Agriculture reveals a striking shift in U.S. farming over the past decade. In 2022, the nation had 1.9 million farms—down by 10 percent from 2012, when there were over 2.1 million. That’s a loss of 208,816 farms in just ten years.
Overhaul for EU Ag Policy and U.S. Beef Exports Remain Higher
The Agribusiness Update
A report from the European Union suggests a major overhaul of its Ag Policy and subsidizing farmers based on their income rather than the size of their farms, and U.S. beef exports continued building momentum in July.
Ag Trade Deficit Grows and Black-operated Farms Hit Record Acreage
The Agribusiness Update
After decades of substantial U.S. agricultural trade SURPLUSES, staggering ag trade DEFICITS over the past two years have caught the nation's attention, and the average size of Black or African-American-operated farms reached a record high of 163 acres in 2022.
Cattle Herd Rebuilding: Are We There Yet?
Southeast Regional Ag News
Randy Blach, CattleFax CEO, predicts January 1, 2025 will be the low in the nation’s beef cow herd.
Product of USA Label Final Rule and Drought Impact on U.S. Cattle Herd
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the finalization of a rule to align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim, and new data from USDA Economic Research Service shows changes in drought conditions impact the size of the U.S. beef cattle herd.
Fruit Fly Quarantine in California and Vilsack Reaction to Census
The Agribusiness Update
Seven California counties remain under quarantine in a battle to eradicate and stop the spread of four different fruit fly species, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack’s reaction to last week’s 2022 Census of Agriculture calls for delivering ag policies for small-and mid-sized farms.