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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.
AgWest Farm Credit Awards and China's U.S. Soybean Purchases Down
The Agribusiness Update
AgWest Farm Credit is awarding over $3 million to 48 organizations in communities throughout the West, and China sharply reduced soybean imports from the U.S. in June, while purchases from Brazil continued to climb.
East Coast Broccoli Industry and Building Corn Demand
The Agribusiness Update
The burgeoning East Coast broccoli industry is helping slightly lower costs and reduce reliance on drought-prone Western states like California, and the NCGA released a new strategy outlining how the U.S. corn industry can build demand for new domestic and international markets.
California Ag Veteran Expected to Land Key Water Appointment
California Ag Today
The Bureau of Reclamation oversees water infrastructure critical to western agriculture
Expanding Milk Options and Federal Grazing Policy Dispute
The Agribusiness Update
The National Milk Producers Federation praised a new USDA interim final rule expanding milk options in federal child nutrition programs, and dispute is growing over federal grazing policy in western states as environmental groups prepare legal challenges.
Summer weather outlook
Idaho Ag Today
I don’t know about you but I am on total pins and needles as I look toward summer, what with extremely low snow pack and persistent drought in Idaho.
Forest Service Realigns to Western Lands
California Ag Today
Restructuring brings decision-makers closer to forests and agricultural stakeholders.
March snowpack
Idaho Ag Today
Below normal mountain snowpack in several Western mountain ranges late in the water season means worry about potential runoff and water supplies.
Talk to Legislators
Fruit Grower Report
With all of the challenges facing the agricultural industry, it’s never been more important that our legislators understand what is actually happening out there.
Water Supply Concerns
Farm of the Future
Below normal Western Snowpack totals are causing more and more concern about regional water supplies.
From Hobby to Ranch Hand
Southeast Regional Ag News
How a drone became one of the most useful tools in the pickup.
CWI President Gordon Jones
Idaho Ag Today
GORDON JONES is president of the up-and-coming College of Western Idaho.
California Top Wine Grape Producer and Cost of Farming Gap Grows
The Agribusiness Update
Western states produce a lot of wine, but California is the top wine grape-producing State in the Nation, and farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it.
California’s Thanksgiving Price Gap
California Ag Today
A Farm Bureau review shows the state’s Thanksgiving staples running higher than national and regional averages.
U.S. Announces Regional Trade Steps Affecting Agriculture
Southeast Regional Ag News
The frameworks drew praise from the National Cotton Council, which highlighted potential gains for U.S. cotton in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Water Funding For Western Land Owners
Farm of the Future
Farmers and ranchers are stewards of the land, so they are often the target when watersheds show signs of depletion or pollution.