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California Agriculture Hits $61 Billion Milestone
California Ag Today
Our farmers, growers, and ranchers lead the nation, feeding millions with record-breaking production.
USDA Specialty Crop Funds and Ethanol Production Drops
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is awarding $8.3 million in funding to help recipients address their trade barriers and expand international market access for U.S. specialty crops, and new data from the Energy Information Administration says American ethanol output dropped to a four-month low.
Corn Up-Soy and Cotton Down and Food Security Improves
The Agribusiness Update
Corn production is up, while soybean and cotton production is down from 2024, and food security is estimated to improve in 2025 in most of the 83 Global Food Assessment countries.
Fall Weather Coming For Some and Farmland Values Higher
The Agribusiness Update
AccuWeather says the transition to autumn will bring cooler air and sweater weather to millions of Americans, while others will deal with lingering summer heat, and U.S. farm real estate values averaged $4,350 per acre for 2025, up 4.3% from 2024.
Fall Weather Coming For Some and Farmland Values Higher
The Agribusiness Update
AccuWeather says the transition to autumn will bring cooler air and sweater weather to millions of Americans, while others will deal with lingering summer heat, and U.S. farm real estate values averaged $4,350 per acre for 2025, up 4.3% from 2024.
Rural internet use
Idaho Ag Today
Overall internet access. 85% of farms this year reported that they have internet access.
Farmland values
Idaho Ag Today
USDA's annual look at farmland values and cash rents, according to chief economist Seth Meier, indicates a cooling and year over year growth.
California Apple Harvest Begins and No NEPA Analytics for GE Seeds
The Agribusiness Update
Harvest of Gala apples has started in California’s Central Valley, and USDA’s APHIS announced it will no longer conduct a National Environmental Policy Act analysis when approving genetically engineered seeds.
Tropical Spiderwort Worries and No NEPA Analytics for GE Seeds
The Agribusiness Update
An invasive plant has reappeared in the Southeast, and farmers are warned to be on the lookout for tropical spiderwort, and USDA’s APHIS announced it will no longer conduct a National Environmental Policy Act analysis when approving genetically engineered seeds.
USDA's August Grape Inquiry and More BBB Reaction
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service will soon be mailing out the Grape Inquiry-August 2025 survey to approximately 2,000 U.S. growers, and Ag groups continue reacting to the Budget Reconciliation Bill.
Farm Loan Activity Lower and MAHA Report Released
The Agribusiness Update
Farmers are selling land, equipment and other assets to raise the cash needed to grow their crops this year as a struggling farm economy affects lending activity, and President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission released its report Thursday.
Cotton Projections Down and MAHA Report Released
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s cotton projections for 2025-26 indicate a decrease in global production when compared to the previous marketing year, and President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again Commission released its report Thursday.
NFU on House Ag Committee Budget and Tractor-Combine Sales Slump
The Agribusiness Update
National Farmers Union President Rob Larew reacts to the House Ag Committee's passage of budget reconciliation instructions, and tractor and combines says slumped in April, according to the AEM's monthly "Flash Report."
Wheat is number 1
Idaho Ag Today
In terms of total acres, wheat is the No. 1 crop in the Pacific Northwest states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Tough times for ag
Idaho Ag Today
As expected, the total value of Idaho’s agricultural production declined in 2023 compared with the record year of 2022.
Idaho barley No, 1
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho’s barley crop declined in volume by 8 percent this year compared with last year.
Wheat numbers
Idaho Ag Today
USDAs latest quarterly look at small grains provided a final view of those crops for the 2024 growing season, with emphasis on wheat.
California Dairies Confirm HPAI and Commodity Groups Farm Bill Pressure
The Agribusiness Update
Three dairy herds in California’s Central Valley remain under quarantine after cows tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, and commodity groups join forces in Washington, DC in an effort to get a new Farm Bill passed.
Georgia Production Expenses Higher and Commodity Groups Farm Bill Pressure
The Agribusiness Update
Overall production expenses for Georgia farmers totaled $10.89 billion in 2023 according, a 7% increase over 2022, and commodity groups join forces in Washington, DC in an effort to get a new Farm Bill passed.