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Trump EOs Back Ranchers, COOL Needs Congress; 300K MT Beef Imports Will Come Revealed
Line on Agriculture
Executive orders aim to support ranchers but stop short of reinstating mandatory COOL. The National Farmers Union is urging Congress to act, noting a Senate Farm Bill amendment would restore COOL.
In a follow-up, the administration authorized 300,000 metric tons of lower-tariff beef imports over 90 days to ease prices. Now we know where the beef will come from.
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Winegrape Sales Still Down and 2026 Cover Crop Report
The Agribusiness Update
With harvest underway, California farmers are again struggling to find buyers for their winegrapes, and the 2026 National Cover Crop Report indicates growing interest in cover crops.
Online Greenhouse Training and 2026 Cover Crop Report
The Agribusiness Update
Nutrient Management Level 2 is part of the award-winning Greenhouse Online Training program offered by the University of Florida IFAS Extension, and the 2026 National Cover Crop Report indicates growing interest in cover crops.
Three Extensions. One More Deadline.
California Ag Today
California specialty crop growers have plenty at stake as Congress takes another run at a five-year farm bill.
USDA Looks to Modernize How It Builds Crop Estimates
California Ag Today
With farmer survey response rates declining, USDA is looking to satellites, streamlined reporting and new technology to strengthen agricultural data.
Cheese Names Debate and USDA Aid to American Beef Herd
The Agribusiness Update
A dispute over cheese names has become a sticking point in U.S.-Mexico trade negotiations, and USDA is rolling out a broad package of programs aimed at rebuilding America’s beef herd and strengthening the nation’s cattle industry.
USDA Rethinks the Numbers Behind Crop Reports
Southeast Regional Ag News
A new modernization plan looks to ease the survey burden on farmers while bringing satellite imagery and other technology into USDA data collection.
Who Wins With More Beef Imports?
California Ag Today
Farm Bureau analyzes the impact of the expanded tariff-rate quota.
Weather, drought and farming
Idaho Ag Today
I called Idaho Farm Bureau spokesperson Sean Ellis to find out how Idaho farmers are progressing with their crops.
EPA Grants RFS Exemptions, USDA Introduces New Rancher Intiative
Line on Agriculture
The Environmental Protection Agency has granted 1.76 billion gallons of exemptions from the 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard. EPA plans to reallocate these volumes to 2026 and 2027 obligations, effectively neutralizing the impact.
Meanwhile, the USDA's Ranchers First Initiative introduces a new insurance option for ranchers to retain heifers for breeding, expands disaster assistance, supports small beef processors, and prioritizes American beef in federal procurement.
Read More California golden mussels
Idaho Ag Today
In October 2024, golden musselswere detected in the Port of Stockton near Sacramento.
California Lettuce and Cyclospora and AFBF Urges Resume Talks with Canada
The Agribusiness Update
California lettuce was not implicated in a sprawling cyclospora outbreak that’s sickened thousands of people this summer, and American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is urging the U.S. and Canada to return to the negotiating table.
Southeast Pork Alliance and AFBF Urges Resume Talks with Canada
The Agribusiness Update
During the Southeast Summer Conference in July, six state pork organizations announced the formation of the Southeast Pork Alliance, and American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall is urging the U.S. and Canada to return to the negotiating table.
Quaggas down in Snake River
Idaho Ag Today
Sampling Shows Another Decline in Snake River Quagga Mussel Population.
USDA Extends Supplemental Disaster Relief
Idaho Ag Today
USDA Extends Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Application Deadline, Announces New Flexibilities for 2023 and 2024 Quality Losses
Crop Insurance Extension
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency is giving farmers more time to pay their crop insurance premiums.
The Future of Crop Insurance
Farm of the Future
While some agents are taking advantage of the latest in technology, that doesn’t diminish the vital role of the insurance agent.
Modernizing Crop Insurance
Farm of the Future
Agriculture has changed in a lot of ways, but crop insurance agencies still largely run the same way they have for decades.