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Record Milk, Real Strain
Southeast Regional Ag News
Behind today’s milk surge is a thinner, more fragile dairy herd.
More Milk, Fewer Replacements
California Ag Today
Beef economics are reshaping the dairy herd.
Rollins Letter to Newsom and Farmers React to Bridge Assistance
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins wrote to Governor Gavin Newsom demanding California abandon a proposal that redistributes agricultural land based on race, ethnicity, and national origin, and American farmers reacted to the USDA’s new $12 billion aid package with cautious relief.
Rollins Letter to Newsom and Farmers React to Bridge Assistance
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins wrote to Governor Gavin Newsom demanding California abandon a proposal that redistributes agricultural land based on race, ethnicity, and national origin, and American farmers reacted to the USDA’s new $12 billion aid package with cautious relief.
Peanut Butter Challenge and Farmers React to Bridge Assistance
The Agribusiness Update
From creamy to crunchy, more than 32,000 jars of peanut butter are making their way into Florida homes, thanks to this year’s Peanut Butter Challenge, and national origin, and American farmers reacted to the USDA’s new $12 billion aid package with cautious relief.
Farm Safety Net Funds Approved and Trump Lifts Brazilian Tariffs
The Agribusiness Update
U.S. farm safety net programs are projected to deliver more than $13.5 billion in payments for the 2025 crop year, and President Trump lifted the 40% tariffs he imposed in July on Brazilian food imports, easing strain on agricultural markets.
Drone firefighter.
Idaho Ag Today
U of I researchers hope to demonstrate that a large drone can be an effective tool for restoring wildfire-scorched rangeland in rugged and inaccessible locations.
Easing Farmworker Restrictions and Fruit Intake Declines
The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says easing restrictions for noncitizen farmworkers is a top priority, and U.S. fruit intake declined 7% in 2017-18.
Florida Fruit Grower Builds Community and Fruit Intake Declines
The Agribusiness Update
One of Florida’s largest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida after announcing it would abandon its citrus operations, and U.S. fruit intake declined 7% in 2017-18.
Cattle testing
Idaho Ag Today
The second federal order involving milk testing for a strain of the H5n1 HPAI virus in dairy cattle.
Inslee Approves Solar Project and USDA Rebuilds Bird Flu Vaccine Stockpile
The Agribusiness Update
In one of his last official acts before Governor Jay Inslee left office, he approved the Wautoma Solar Project proposed for a remote corner of Benton County, and the USDA will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile.
GDA Confirms Latest Case of Bird Flu and USDA Rebuilds Vaccine Stockpile
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Agriculture and USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed a positive case of bird flu in a small, backyard flock, and the USDA will begin rebuilding its bird flu vaccine stockpile.
July Cattle Report Canceled and USDA Trade Mission to India
The Agribusiness Update
USDA's National Ag Statistics Service announced its canceling the July Cattle report and discontinuing all County Estimates for Crops and Livestock due to budget restraints, and Undersecretary Alexis Taylor will lead a USDA agribusiness trade mission to India, April 22-25.
July Cattle Report Canceled and USDA Trade Mission to India
The Agribusiness Update
USDA's National Ag Statistics Service announced its canceling the July Cattle report and discontinuing all County Estimates for Crops and Livestock due to budget restraints, and Undersecretary Alexis Taylor will lead a USDA agribusiness trade mission to India, April 22-25.
Farm Workforce Modernization Act Reintroduced and New Strain of African Swine Fever
The Agribusiness Update
Representative Dan Newhouse, of Washington and California Rep Zoe Lofgren reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and Chinese scientists discover a new strain of the African Swine Fever.
Farm Workforce Modernization Act Reintroduced and New Strain of African Swine Fever
The Agribusiness Update
Representative Dan Newhouse, of Washington and California Rep Zoe Lofgren reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, and Chinese scientists discover a new strain of the African Swine Fever.
Ag Overtime Flexibility Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association President, Jon DeVaney says one of the big challenges the tree fruit industry is takin on during this year's legislative session is trying to work more flexibility into the state's new ag overtime law.
Ag Overtime Flexibility Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington State Tree Fruit Association President, Jon DeVaney says one of the big challenges the tree fruit industry is takin on during this year's legislative session is trying to work more flexibility into the state's new ag overtime law.
Ag Exports in FY '22
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
USDA Chief Economist Seth Myer says Ag exports are about to set a bit record this fiscal year.