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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.15.2023

• Almond Acreage Drops But Rains, Trade Boost Hopes
• Western Growers Survey Reports 70% Of Farmers Are Using Automation, Spend $500,000 Annually
• U.S. Supreme Court preserves California humane pig confinement law
• SCOTUS California Prop 12 Decision to Have National Impact | Agriculture groups claim it sets a dangerous precedent moving forward
• Farmers Testify: In Congress That Crop Insurance Works
• May WASDE Report (PDF)
• Why USDA is Making Major Assumptions About New Crop Supply and Demand in May WASDE Report
• Biden, congressional leaders search for debt ceiling deal as deadline looms
• CBO raises estimated cost of farm bill programs
• Boozman: President Biden backs an on-time farm bill
• Export sales: More lackluster results
• Semi Truck values soften as new inventory increases
• USDA streamlines Conservation Easement Program
• Carbon’s Next Chapter On The Farm
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Calls On To Producers To Fight The Animal Rights Groups Infiltrating Our Industry
• House Ag Committee Issues Report On Its Meeting With President Biden

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.12.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, May 12, 2023
• SCOTUS upholds California’s Prop 12 animal housing law
• California Farm Water Coaliton Helps Educate Consumers
• California Wildfire Worries and Gas Prices Fall Again
• California Ag Land Foreign Purchases and Farm Sector Real Estate Debt
• Fruit Growers Report | No Respect for Ag Pt 2
• What Mother’s Day (Truthfully) Looks Like on the Farm
• Labor and Immigration
• Biden, Ag committee leaders hold ‘very cordial’ farm bill discussion
• Export sales: More lackluster results
• Oklahoma Producer credits cover crops for saving dryland cotton crop
• Colo. right-to-repair law could inspire other states
• TAPS sorghum winner shares strategies
• Eichberger: decarbonization and electrification are not the same
• “China May Cancel More US Corn,” as Extension Agreement on Black Sea Grain Deal “Nearing”
• Food Prices Climb 7.7 Percent Over the Last Year
• Farmers Make Sensational Woolly Mammoth Discovery Beneath Soybean Field
• USDA ag promotion programs get spotlight at hearing
• Purdue Survey Shows Which Organic Foods Consumers Are Purchasing
• Margin, Price, Revenue in the Farm Bill Commodity Program Context
• KC Federal Reserve Reports Ag Credit Conditions Hold Strong As Interest Rates Rise
• April U.S. 4WD Tractor Sales Up 54%; Combine Sales Up 23%
• Scientists Use Gene-Editing To Produce First BVD Resistant Calf

 

 

 

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.05.2023

• Calif. snow survey finds 241% of average
• FAQ Sheet Regarding the Class Action Lawsuit for CA Raisin Growers
• ‘Surge’ of FSA workers to respond to floods, official says
• FMC Friday Start Watching for Naval Orange Worms
• Almond Nut Set Looks Light for One Grower
• ChatGPT Technology as a Precision Ag Data Mangement Tool
• Calif. offers $69m in soils, water grants
• Crop Insurance Coalition’s Testimony: A Critical Risk Management Tool, Key For Conservation
• Bank Failures and Ag Credit Access Ag Lenders See Tighter Credit Tied to Regional Bank Collapses
• Wheat prices shine in second consecutive session
• Bayer to enhance Channel brand and simplify seed buying
• Corn export sales slide to marketing year low
• Young farmers rely on diversification and connections for growth
• Report finds U.S. food and ag sectors’ impact exceeds pre-pandemic levels
• Wheat Climbs Following Kremlin Attack, While “China Has Approved the Safety of a Gene-Edited Soybean”
• Doomsday Addiction: Celebrating 50 years of Failed Climate Predictions
• Input suppliers bullish on farmer demand amid strong crop markets
• Rural bankers ask for tax exemptions at Senate Ag hearing
• First-time farm bill drafters face ‘learning curve’
• Base or no base: Lawmakers debate whether to let new acres into farm bill programs
• Fact Sheet: USDA Is Fighting for Fair, Competitive, and Transparent Markets
• Peanut Grower Participates in Farm Bill Hearing
• Ag Exports Generated Additional $190.5 Billion In Economic Activity In 2021

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.28.2023

• Combatting the Arch Nemesis Pest of the CA Grape Industry
• Almond Farmer: Never Seen Rain and Snow Like It Was This Winter
• Autonomy in Agriculture Will Take Time
• NAWG Testifies During “Producer Perspective on the 2023 Farm Bill” Hearing
• El Nino Timing Looks Unfavorable for Texas Cotton
• Grain ends day in the red | Thursday, April 27, 2023
• Learning network launched for Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program
• Waning China demand slashes corn prices Afternoon report: For the second time this week, a large cancellation was reported to USDA
• Export Sales: Largely lackluster results
• Grit vs. quit: Two concepts you should consider in farming
• Check out range of new tools for farm
• What I’ve learned from working with 300 family farms
• Soil health practices boost profits for farmers
• Online therapy could be a tool to prevent farmer suicide, experts say
• Study: Soybean oil for biofuel production has a limited impact on food prices
• How the Farm Bill Affects more than Just Farmers
• Vilsack announces progress on climate-smart projects
• World Bank projects decline in commodity prices through 2024
• Beginning Farmers, Ranchers Increase As Total Farm Numbers Decrease
• Farm Bureau Says Producers Need More Right To Repair Protection Like Colorado Has Passed
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn’s President Outlines Farm Bill Priorities
• USDA Reports Dollar Sales By Food Type
• City Gin manager sums up 2022 as devastating

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.21.2023

• LeadOn, American Pistachio Growers Leadership Program Introduces Largest Class Ever
• FMC Friday Protect your Grapes
• 2023 National Wine Policy Conference
• Potential Obstacles in Developing the 2023 Farm Bill
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- April 2023
• Sen. Warnock discusses precision ag as work begins on farm bill
• Farmers Borrow Less as Average Interest Rate on Operating Loans Exceed 7.5%
• Looming Renewable Diesel Revolution Set to Change Rail Traffic
• Market Watching to What Degree On-Feed, Placement Numbers Lower in April 1 Cattle on Feed Report
• Bearish sentiment tightens its grip
• The truth about soil’s ability to sequester carbon
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- April 2023
• USDA Highlights Critical Role Of Agricultural R&D At G20 Meeting
• The House could not overturn WOTUS veto
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook:

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.13.2023

• Mitigating the Effects of Grapevine Red Blotch Disease
• Rain-Flooding Hit California Farms and April Invasive Plant-Pest Awareness Month
• Still no full allocation despite record snowpack
• CDFA and CA State Board of Food and Agriculture Announce Ag Vision for the Next Decade
• Global demand pushes U.S. pistachio market share upward
• Resources available for farms with storm damage
• Climate change threatens large portion of U.S. cropland — report
• Biden Emissions Rule Would Affect Pickups, Heavy-Duty Vehicles Farmers Rely On
• Colorado Becomes First State to Pass Ag Right-to-Repair Legislation
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Anhydrous Leads Fertilizer Prices Lower in Early April 2022
• How 2023 Bullish Cattle Market Differs From 2014-15 Rally
• Injunction stops WOTUS Rule in 24 more states
• WOTUS rule now blocked in 26 states
• Sen. Boozman discusses timing of 2023 Farm Bill
• Several questions remain on USDA’s approach to climate smart agriculture
• FAS: China Becomes World’s Largest Wheat Importer; Argentina Corn, Soybean Production Estimates Fall
• Supermarket prices fall for first time in more than two years
• April WASDE Report
• USDA Reports Preview | April WASDE Report Weighs in on South American Crop Estimates

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Ag News: 04.07.2023

• CDFA and CA State Board of Food and Agriculture Announce Ag Vision for the Next Decade
• California avocado growers expect a slightly smaller yield, with larger fruit sizing
• USDA Assistance to California Farmers and Livestock Producers Impacted by Floods
• California Groundwater Recharge Study and Senate Passes WOTUS Disapproval
• Congress Appeals WOTUS Rollback, Biden Promises Veto
• Robotic Rock Picker Gains National Attention
• Agri-Pulse expands with Western Growers members
• USDA Releases Fruit And Tree Nuts Outlook
• California gets EPA approval for requiring zero-emission trucks
• The Value of the Almond Alliance
• The Future of Food – 1 What Will Be the Future of Food?
• Crop Insurance and Next Farm Bill Likely Protected in Next Farm Bill, Federal Crop Insurance Still Has Some Critics
• Will farmers get a new farm bill this year?
• After growing GM corn for decades, some U.S. farmers open to Mexican restrictions
• “Waters of the United States” Continues to Make Waves
• World Food Prices Fell Again in March, Down 21% From Last Year’s Record High
• Biden vetoes congressional resolution to overturn WOTUS rule

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.30.2023

• Tethered drones can now pick fresh market fruit
• Robotic Company Sets Sights on Strawberries, Tree Crops
• California avocado growers expecting a slightly smaller yield, with larger fruit sizing
• Reeling from another round of storms, California growers fight to recover farmland from flooding
• Wine producers tackling a tough 2023
• Pistachio Exports Up to Canada, Mexico and India
• What To Know About Carbon Insets Versus Offsets
• What, me worry? Rogue economics with Matt Roberts Why you shouldn’t be alarmed about electric cars, China’s declining population, or another food-vs.-fuel debate.
• FAPRI forecast: lower farm income in 2023
• Congress passes WOTUS disapproval
• New poll shows majority of Americans support year-round E15
• Cargill to stop exporting Russian grain
• Lawmakers say ramping up domestic production of ag inputs remains a priority
• Survey Shows Strong Public Support for Farm Bill Passage
• Vilsack: USDA strapped by low staff salaries
• SEC chairman stresses that controversial climate rule still in flux
• Plight of rural schools, hospitals highlighted at appropriations hearing
• Senate clears WOTUS disapproval, setting up likely Biden veto
• How Many Farms Are in the U.S.?
• What Can Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Do On the Farm?
• Cargill Releases Latest Consumer Insights Report And Innovative Health & Nutrition Products
• USDA Announces Additional Assistance For Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.23.2023

• Reeling from another round of storms, California growers fight to recover farmland from flooding
• California Storm Response and Recovery Update
• Calif. strawberry fields devastated by flooding
• Tulare Lake being used for flood control as rains continue
• Why California’s drought is not over
• Pistachios’ use in foods gaining popularity, report says
• Bipartisan Group Pushes for Stepped-Up Basis Tax Rule Protections
• Fed Delivers Small Rate Hike, Remains Vague on Future Moves
• How Important is U.S. Ag and Food to the Economy?
• U.S. Beef Exports Hit Record High In 2022
• Five Major Fertilizer Prices Decrease Significantly
• Regan says EPA ‘threaded needle’ with WOTUS rule
• Ag Research Spending and the Farm Bill
• Argentina’s loss may be U.S. farmer’s gain
• Supreme Court to decide Clean Water Act enforcement case
• Pesticide list update | Additional pesticides can now be used on cannabis
• Can the $20-Billion Inflation Reduction Act Get Rolled Out Quickly Enough?
• Senators Reintroduce Next Generation Fuels Act

admin2023-03-30T11:40:30+00:00March 23rd, 2023|

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Local and National Ag News Aggregated by Boman & Associates | Insuring CA & AZ Farmers & Ranchers Since 1984 | 03.15.2023

• California Rice Farmer Defends Freedom to Market Using Common Rice Varietal Names
• Is California’s Drought Terminology Up to Date? (Audio)
• Big Health Attributes To Walnut Consumption (Audio)
• Look at your revenue protection insurance, analyst says
• 400 groups stand united on Farm Bill budget needs
• Ag groups appeal to budget committees for farm bill funding
• Agribusinesses Vulnerable to Phishing Scams
• WOTUS Vote in House
• Master Marketer offers options for volatile ag economy
• Bargain buyers give grain prices a lift
• Bill foreshadows coming fight on SNAP
• The 10 issues topping NCBA’s D.C. policy list in 2023
• U.S. senators seek to expand sales of ethanol-gas blend with support from Big Oil
• Russia agrees to extend trade agreement with Ukraine
• USDA cost-share assistance for on-farm grain storage
• PODCAST: Your action plan for when farm income falls
• Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Production in the Next Farm Bill: Is There Any Common Ground?
• Deere Recognized As One Of The 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies

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