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California Organic Conversion and USDA Terminates some DEI Awards
The Agribusiness Update
As organic acreage trends lower, California’s goals to combat climate change requires converting 20% of its cropland to organic by 2045, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA will terminate more than 145 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focused awards.
Georgia Peaches to Mexico and USDA Terminates some DEI Awards
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Ag Commissioner announces that Georgia Grown peaches have been exported to Mexico for the first time in 27 years, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA will terminate more than 145 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion focused awards.
Wine Smoke Damage Legislation and Local Food for Schools Cuts
The Agribusiness Update
Legislation out of both houses of Congress has been introduced to protect winegrape growers against wildfire smoke damage, and USDA is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.
GFB in D.C. to Air Concerns and Local Food for Schools Cuts
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau members visited Washington, D.C. recently, meeting with the Georgia congressional delegation and sharing concerns, and USDA is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.
USDA Employees Return to Work and Chinese Tariffs on Canada
The Agribusiness Update
Thousands of USDA employees terminated by the Trump Administration will return to their positions, for now, and after tariff retaliation on American goods, China is turning its attention to Canada.
Tomato Suspension Agreement and June Rural Mainstreet Index
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Tomato Exchange urges Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement after nearly destroying the U.S. tomato industry, and the June Rural Mainstreet Index went above the threshold for a third-straight month
Mexico Tomato Tariff and U.S. Beef to Korea Record
The Agribusiness Update
Mexico tomatoes to U.S. hit with 17.5% tariff, and U.S. beef to South Korea hits record high.
Mexico Tomato Tariff and U.S. Beef to Korea Record
The Agribusiness Update
Mexico tomatoes to U.S. hit with 17.5% tariff, and U.S. beef to South Korea hits record high.
Trump NAFTA Threat and Chicken Antibiotic Removal
The Agribusiness Update
Trump threatens to pull out of NAFTA altogether as USMCA vote looms, and Sanderson Farms to ditch antibiotics in their chickens.
Rulemaking for Organic Checkoff and Oregon Trade Mission to China
The Agribusiness Update
USDA terminates rulemaking for organic checkoff, and Oregon food and beverage producers return from trade mission in China.
Exterminating Pests
Idaho Ag Today
Idaho Gopher Control owner Matt Brechwald, discussed with me how he exterminates pesky vols, gophers and ground squirrels.