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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.
Wine Institute Please with U.S.-Canada Trade Talks and China Comes to Talk Trade
The Agribusiness Update
Wine Institute President and CEO Robert Koch is pleased with recent progress in U.S.–Canada trade negotiations, and Senior Chinese trade negotiator expected in Washington, D.C. to meet with U.S. officials and move current tariff truce forward.
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Idaho Ag Today
Important news from the Idaho Cattle Association. The Idaho Cattle Association is now accepting donations for their wildfire relief fund.
Growing Agriculture Beyond Earth
Southeast Regional Ag News
UF scientist Anna-Lisa Paul earns top honor for pioneering plant research in space and extreme environments.
Best Cotton Award and Public Comments for USDA Reorganization
The Agribusiness Update
Tift County farmer Ryan Branch receive the Best Cotton Award, and USDA opens 30-day public comment period to provide feedback on the Department's reorganization plan.
Senators Demand Answers on Cancelled Ag Funding
California Ag Today
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff joins call for transparency after USDA pulls nearly $149 million in awards.
FFA Raffle
Idaho Ag Today
The 15th annual Idaho FFA Foundation Scholarship Raffle drawing was held just outside of Star Idaho.
Stop the Swine: Georgia Launches Hog Trap Giveaway to Combat Invasive Pigs
Southeast Regional Ag News
Landowners who successfully reduce hog numbers now have a shot at winning a $3,500 trap through the Georgia DNR’s new Hog Down Awards Program.
Georgia's Hog Down Awards and Higher Tariffs for Canada
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced its Hog Down Awards Program, an incentive-based effort to increase use of traps to remove sounders of feral hogs, and President Trump says Canada will face higher duties for some products beginning next month.
Bear tool kit
Idaho Ag Today
While delisting grizzly bears is a top priority, there is a tool kit which has been developed to prevent and reduce conflicts with grizzly bears.
Planting Seeds of Success for California's Next Ag Generation
California Ag Today
Forty-six California students with dreams of farming, ranching, and ag careers just got a big boost—$251,250 in scholarships from the California Farm Bureau Scholarship Foundation.
The Goat Photo That Sparked a Rural Storytelling Movement
California Ag Today
With wit, heart, and help from her friends, journalist Rachel Gabel turned farm-life fiction into two books that rural women can’t stop reading.
Veteran Farmer? Apply for a $10,000 National Award!
Southeast Regional Ag News
Farm Bureau is honoring veterans who serve their communities through agriculture.
Veteran Farmer Award Offers $10,000 Prize and Anaheim Convention Trip
California Ag Today
American Farm Bureau seeks veterans in agriculture who are growing food and community.
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.
Prescribed Burn Limits and Immigration Raid Reversal
The Agribusiness Update
“Prescribed burns” may soon be limited due to climate change and high temperatures, and the Department of Homeland Security reverses guidance on immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants.