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California Wolf Problems and Ag Trade Deficit Grows
The Agribusiness Update
As California’s wolf population grows, they're pushing the state’s ranchers and rural communities to a breaking point, and the U.S. agricultural trade deficit is widening in 2025, driven by shifting global trade dynamics and rising import demand.
Cotton Projections Down and Ag Trade Deficit Grows
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s cotton projections for 2025-26 indicate a slight decrease in world cotton ending stocks, and the U.S. agricultural trade deficit is widening in 2025, driven by shifting global trade dynamics and rising import demand.
WOTUS Definition
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says they are working with the Corps of Engineers to deliver on President’s Trump’s promise to review the definition of “waters of the United States.”
NCBA Seeks Clean Water Act Clarity
Line on Agriculture
WOTUS is back on the table under the Trump Administration.
EPA to Work on WOTUS and Tractor Combine Sales Down
The Agribusiness Update
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says they are working with the Army Corps of Engineers to review the definition of the “Waters of the United States,” and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says U.S. sales of Ag tractors and combines continued to decline in February.
Challanges Besides Farm Bill Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Joby Young, Executive Vice President at the American Farm
Bureau, says one big issue facing the ag industry, besides the next farm bill, is California’s Prop 12.
Read More New California Ag Laws and Farmer Sentiment Changes Little
The Agribusiness Update
New laws and regulations will affect California agriculture in 2024, and Farmer sentiment changed very little in December's Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
Georgia is HPAI Free and Farmer Sentiment Changes Little
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia is HPAI Free, and Farmer sentiment changed very little in December's Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.
2024 Legal Spotlight: Waters of the U.S.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Sackett case could, according to Harrison Pittman of the Ag Law Center, trigger activity in state proposals.
2024 Legal Spotlight: Endangered Species Act
Southeast Regional Ag News
Legal issues. Not a magical phrase unless you are charging by the hour, but nonetheless something that we face in agriculture.
Ag Law Center: Key Issues to Watch for in 2024
California Ag Today
The National Agricultural Law Center, based in Arkansas, called 2023 a year for significant developments and changes on the legal front in the ag industry. Harrison Pittman, director of the Ag Law Center, walks us through a few issues to watch for in 2024.
Ever Heard of WOTUS?
Southeast Regional Ag News
Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) and multiple colleagues have now introduced legislation to address perceived federal overreach while aiming to provide regulatory certainty in dealing with WOTUS.
India Tariffs on Almonds and Walnuts and Farmers Slam WOTUS Modifications
The Agribusiness Update
India's removal of retaliatory tariffs on some U.S. farm products made almonds and walnuts from California less competitive, and farm groups say they’re disappointed in a revised WOTUS rule.
and Walnuts and Farmers Slam WOTUS Modifications
The Agribusiness Update
Pecan growers to receive forecast survey, and farm groups say they’re disappointed in a revised WOTUS rule.
Climate-Smart Ag in California and Most U.S. Potatoes Processed
The Agribusiness Update
University of California Cooperative Extension scientists partnering with regional farms to demonstrate climate-smart ag practices, and New Data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows the majority of U.S. potatoes are now sold in processed forms.
Climate-Smart Ag in California and Most U.S. Potatoes Processed
The Agribusiness Update
University of California Cooperative Extension scientists partnering with regional farms to demonstrate climate-smart ag practices, and New Data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows the majority of U.S. potatoes are now sold in processed forms.
Consumers Love Watermelon and Most U.S. Potatoes Processed
The Agribusiness Update
Survey shows 72% of consumers want more watermelon options, and New Data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows the majority of U.S. potatoes are now sold in processed forms.
Ag Group Says New WOTUS Rule Not Clear
Line on Agriculture
American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Government Affairs Director, Courtney Briggs
Clean Water Act Back in the News
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers Tuesday announced a final rule amending the 2023 definition of “waters of the United States.”
Motion Filed to Strike Down WOTUS Amidst EPA Rewrite
Southeast Regional Ag News
Agriculture groups have now asked a federal court in Texas to strike down the Biden administration's waters of the U.S. rule. This comes even as the EPA had announced last week it would rewrite and issue a new proposed rule by Sept. 1.