AG NEWS

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 07.03.2024

• California, a Leader in Organic Sales
• A Complete Picture of Water Balance
• California Avocados Ramp Up and July 4th BBQ Price Hits New Record
• Hull-Split in Almonds As Harvest Nears
• The American Farm Bureau Federation has been actively opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s new tailpipe emission standards
• DOJ Targets Antitrust Issues in Agriculture
• 2024 Crop Year (CY) Common Crop Insurance Policy and Area Risk Protection Insurance Harvest Prices Announcement
• Poll: Farmer’s Sentiment Continues to Decline
• Where The Crop Acreage Shifts Occurred In Latest USDA Report
• USDA Gearing Up To Celebrate The International Year Of The Woman Farmer
• Legal Experts Continue to Weigh Effects of SCOTUS Tossing Chevron Deference
• AGCO to launch autonomous tractor retrofit kits for mixed-fleets in 2025
• Serious negotiations needed for new farm bill
• Biden-Harris administration announces proposed rule to protect indoor, outdoor workers from extreme heat
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 06.25.2024

• California Ag Leadership Foundation 2024 Lifetime Leadership Award Recipients
• Walnut Industry Wants Consumers to Buy Walnuts More Often
• Almond Board of California 2024 Election Results
• Off-Ground Harvesting of Almonds Update
• Economics of Pistachio Purchases
• $50 M to Support Farmworkers and Ag Employers, California Receives $4.4 M
• The Right-Size Nest can Maximize Pollination Capabilities of Solitary Bees
• Biologicals Role in Integrated Pest Management
• Crop Progress Report: 06.24.2024 (PDF)
• Clean Fuels Petitions EPA to Increase Biomass-Based Diesel Volume in RFS
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 69% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 67% Good to Excellent as of June 23
• Ag Secretary Vilsack Has A Clear Message For Farm-State Lawmakers On Passing A New Farm Bill: ‘Get Realistic’
• China lifts ban on Australian beef: Is there cause for concern in the U.S.?
• What can farmers learn from the current bird flu outbreak in dairy cows?
• Rain causing growing concern for U.S. crops
• New CBO Estimate Remains Below GOP Farm Bill Needs
• Ferrie: Great Yield Potential This Season, So Fix These Five Agronomic Problems
• Updated Congressional Budget Office Score Could Affect New Farm Bill
• Op-Ed By Ag Sec’y Vilsack: Good Biosecurity Critical To Mitigating The Spread Of H5N1
• An Overview Of U.S. Beef Production’s Past And Present

admin2024-06-25T21:18:00+00:00June 25th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 06.18.2024

• Bulk Wine Imports Putting California Growers out of Business
• Almond Board Investments Score Worldwide Consumer Attention
• USDA Modernizes FSA, RMA Acreage Reporting by Allowing Electronic Submissions in 2024
• How to bridge the disconnect between agriculture and consumers?
• How retailers work to boost beef sales
• Crop Progress Report | June 17, 2024 | PDF
• Conservation group likes Farm Bill’s forestry provision
• Despite progress, farm bill passage growing more unlikely in 2024
• Farm bill barometer: Setting expectations
• Ranking member details Republican farm bill frameworking
• House Subcommittee Approves Ag Funding Bill
• Policy quick hits: USDA funding to help more than 11K agriculture workers
• Help wanted: Dealers confront ag mechanic shortage
• U.S. farmers shun buyers, cling to unsold corn as prices slump
• Who said grain marketing was easy?
• Agriculture as a weapon
• Family Friends Team Up To Pave a New Farming Path Forward
• Farm Succession: Don’t Neglect The Value Of Planning Farm Succession: Don’t Neglect The Value Of Planning
• Bayer Crop Science To Deliver Ten Blockbusters In Ten Years
• Judge Blocks USDA’s Disaster Program Giving Special Funding To Minority Farmers
• AGCO’s AgRevolution Dealer Offering On-Farm Parts Delivery in as Little as 2 Hours
• John Deere Makes Equipment Owner’s Manual Changes After Warning From EPA
• Farmers caught in dicamba crossfire
• An explosion of engineering innovations
• Six of the top 18 corn-growing states face moderate drought or worse
• H5N1 virus was spread by cattle, people, and shared equipment
• Sales Of Tractors And Combines In The U.S. Continue To Slump
• How The Composition Of Banks Participating In Ag Lending Has Changed

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 06.12.2024

• Senate Ag GOP Unveils Farm Bill Framework from Farm Policy News | Key Priorities
• House Ag Committee Chair Thompson Applauds Senate GOP’s Farm Bill Framework
• 3 Big Things Today, June 12, 2024
• Early reactions for the Senate GOP farm bill framework
• Is success better than significance in farm business?
• Wheat breeders continue 130-year legacy
• 5 steps to simplify genetic testing
• Ambiguous Loss: Market Losses and Identity Losses
• Most Fertilizer Prices Continue to Move Lower in First Week of June
• Veterinarian Warn Of Pandemic As Avian Flu Jumps To More Species
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Welcomes Republican Senate Farm Bill Framework
• American Agri-Women Celebrates Successful 2024 Fly-In

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 06.10.2024

• What Nut Growers Can Do to Combat the New Carpophilus Pest
• Rising Fruit Fly Populations Concern California Growers
• U.S. Wine Industry Gathers to Discuss Opportunities and Value of Sustainability
• Almond growers encouraged to answer survey
• Grassley doesn’t expect farm bill movement in June
• Farmland market on stable ground
• Stabenow says House crop updates play favorites
• What Nut Growers Can Do to Combat the New Carpophilus Pest
• Rising Fruit Fly Populations Concern California Growers
• USDA Reports Preview | June WASDE Revisits Wheat Estimates, South American Progress
• How to prep for space weather disturbances
• 5 Next Gen Farmers Share Perspective On What’s To Come For Agriculture
• A Silent Legacy Will Fail: 3 Ways to Protect Your Assets Now
• Revised Regs Will Result In Little Ethanol Being Used In Aviation Fuel

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 06.03.2024

• Global Alcohol Beverage Consumption Drops, Impacting California Wine Industry
• Fresno County Leads Nation in Processing Tomato Production (May California Forecast)
• 5-Year Pistachio Crop Forecast Reveals Tremendous Growth
• Board to discuss economic development initiatives Calif. panel will also receive updates on Farm Bill, SGMA, state budget.
• Grower finds success with regenerative approach to organic blueberry production in British Columbia
• What’s up with chlorpyrifos and dicamba?
• Farm Progress America, June 3, 2024
• Are changes coming to the hemp industry? Farm bill amendment may restrict CBD sales
• Harvesting Insights: How AI Crop Scouting Is Driving Decisions
• Weather Continues to Snarl Farmer Planting Progress
• Federal Judge Drops Cow-Calf Producers as Plaintiffs in Price-Fixing Case Against Packers
• Top 5 Checklist for Pasture Turnout Before Turning Cattle Out on Grass | Consider These Management Decisions
• USDA announces emergency funding to fight avian influenza
• Ag container shipments could be tied up with possible port dispute
• Evaluating hail damaged crops
• Producer investments to improve beef quality continue to pay off

admin2024-06-03T11:55:04+00:00June 3rd, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.28.2024

• China trade war would hurt California, study says
• Coalition Urges Congressional Fix to Prop 12
• A Deep Dive into Strawberry Research
• House Agriculture Committee approves farm bill with 4 Democratic votes
• Weather, Farm Bill and Crop Progress
• Prospects to Boost Meat Export Sales
• Are Bigger Carcass Weights Really What the Industry Needs
• GOP Members Hold Off Attempts to Amend Farm Bill in Late-Night Committee Vote
• Farmers Fight Weather in Planting Race
• Are any big rallies in the corn picture?
• Farming through the eyes of a college student
• FP Next: How to get paid for carbon on your farm
• Secretary Naig Applauds Bipartisan Committee Passage of House Farm Bill
• UPDATE: An Unraveled Genetic Mystery in Angus
• Vilsack announces domestic fertilizer projects from CCC

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.21.2024

• Water Resources Development Act Heads to Committee
• Almond Pasteurization Has Helped Keep Food Safety at High Level
• UC study estimates blackberry costs
• Nevada wants more organic growers
• GOP farm bill increases crop subsidy ceiling by 24%
• May 20, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• AI Use Cases in Agriculture
• Policy quick hits: The farm bill reaction edition
• House GOP Farm Bill Provides Big Boost to Reference Prices; What You Need to Know
• Ethanol Groups Ask Supreme Court to Reverse Appeals Court Decision on SREs
• Derrell Peel: So far so good, but be cautious of 2024 pasture and hay conditions
• Cut the middleman out of your beef operation
• Group calls for swift guidance on 45Z clean fuels tax credit
• USDA Release Report Showing Volume Of Ag Exports By Type of Commodity
• Nat’l Young Farmers Coalition Opposes First Draft Of House Farm Bill Text
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report

admin2024-05-21T12:27:24+00:00May 21st, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.13.2024

• USDA forecasts larger almond crop Yield to go up 21% despite acreage decline, according to a preliminary estimate.
• House Ag Committee Chair Thompson Releases Additional 2024 Farm Bill Details, Issues Open Letter
• Crop Insurance Gets A Boost In Both The House’s And Senate’s Version Of The Farm Bill
• Farm bill progress or posturing? The coming weeks will tell if lawmakers are truly serious about passing a new farm bill.
• May 2024 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Mental Health Hope & Help – 4 Gender Differences Exist in Farmer Emotional Health
• USDA Reports Review | Corn Surges on Lower-Than-Expected Stocks; Wheat, Soy Finish With Solid Gains After Mostly Neutral Report
• Timing Critical for Forage Production | For Optimal Forage Production, Consider Proper Timing of Pasture Turnout
• La Nina to return by late summer
• Understand agronomic costs to meet grain marketing goals
• USDA, HHS Announce New Actions to Reduce Impact and Spread of H5N1
• Audit Finds Potential Fraud in Biofuels Tax Credit Program
• Economist: Age of U.S. Farmers is Not a Problem
• House To Consider Financial Innovation And Technology For The 21st Century Act
• USDA Releases Map Showing Where Cover Crops Are Used

 

 

admin2024-05-13T10:56:45+00:00May 13th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.06.2024

• Almond Board elections underways 
• Protecting Pistachios from Botryosphaeria
• Bearing almond acreage drops slightly
• Grape by-products reduce dairy cow emissions
• Top 5 Things to Watch This Week | May WASDE and Wet Fields Top Headlines
• Chairwoman Stabenow says members are committed to getting a farm bill finished
• Farm Bill: A Short History and Summary
• House farm bill proposes SNAP cuts
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Supports House Ag Committee’s Farm Bill Framework, But Not The Senate’s
• 43% Fewer Farmers Are Raising Wheat Compared To 20 Years Ago
• Fed helps farmers – for now
• Rural Americans Still Face Mental Health Stigma, Scarcity of Resources, But Outlook Is Improving
• Commodities Hit a Wall — in a Good Way?
• Bayer Issues Open Letter On Glyphosate: American Agriculture Is At Risk
• USDA Issues Map Showing Concentration Of Specialty Crop Farms

admin2024-05-06T12:47:07+00:00May 6th, 2024|

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