Breaking 2024 Farm Bill News!
| May 02, 2024 |
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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.30.2024
- Bearing almond acreage drops slightly
- Calif. pot industry owes $732m in taxes
- Feds to install solar panels over Western canals | U.S. Interior Department announces $19 million for projects in California, Oregon, Utah.
- Calif. increases State Water Project allocation
- Successful Farming | 3 Big Things Today, April 30, 2024
- Crop Progress Report | April 29, 2024 | PDF
- A Margin Squeeze is Setting in Across Row-Crop Farms, and 80% of Ag Economists Are Now Concerned It’ll Accelerate Consolidation
- 5 reasons artificial intelligence makes farmers nervous
- FP Next: How to manage farm stress when it’s busy
- Vilsack calls Tuesday’s GREET model a placeholder
- Watch borrowing as inflation sticks around
- Cash Market Moves 2024 Planting Season Has Been Early for Many Midwest Farmers: Part 2
- CNH Inks Deal for Broad Internet Access
- Swine industry concerned about avian influenza
- Nebraska, Iowa communities recover from devastating tornado outbreak
- Where have cash rents increased the most?
- Labor Department Finalizes Rule for H-2A Ag Worker Program
- NAAA Urges Drone Operators To Give Right-Of-Way To Low-Altitude Ag Aircraft
- USDA Announces Rural Partners Economic Development Funding
- Farmers Nat’l Co. Reports Demand, Prices For Farmland Remain Strong Despite Weakened Farm Economy
- John Deere Defuses Three Myths About Electric Vehicles
- Farmers Report Their Attitude Of Five Ag Tech Technology Initiatives In Farm Journal Survey
Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.22.2024
- Today is Earth Day | 10 Surprising Facts About Earth Day
- Today Is Earth Day, Here Are The Planned Activities
- Prop 12 needs to be blocked, Rep. Nunn says
- Farm Bill Draft Expected by Memorial Day
- Top 5 Things to Watch
- Our Rural Roots | Soak Up Spring’s Simple Pleasures
- EPA to again allow summer E15
- 7 ag stories you can’t miss week ending April 19, 2024
- Inventory pyramid will pay off for cattle business
- Grains end last week in the green
- Swampbuster rule is unconstitutional, says Iowa lawsuit
- What effects will the Port of Baltimore closure have on agriculture?
- U.S. agriculture emissions lowest since 2012
- Senate Finance Committee: ag needs real trade agenda
- High input prices concerning with low commodity prices, farmer says
- March cattle placements fall sharply
- U.S. will again be a net beef importer in ‘24
- 25 States Sue EPA Over Its Vehicle Emissions Mandate
- USDA Releases Report Showing Changes In Food Spending By State
Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.17.2024
- Sustainable vineyards earn Green Medal awards
- House Ag Chair Readies Farm Bill Ag Will Like, But Force Democrats to Choose
- House Republicans embrace ‘pretty radical’ farm bill ideas — Vilsack
- 30 Years In and Still Reforming – New Keep America Growing Podcast Episode
- How to access all-inclusive fertilizer recommendations
- Vilsack: limited budget and time caused report cancellations
- McKalip: progress made on U.S. ethanol import tariffs
- Ukraine Walked Away From New Black Sea Grain Deal
- Bayer and Allies form coalition to support glyphosate use
- USDA approves enhanced bioengineered hemp for medicinal use
- Inaugural Report Showing Ransomware Trends In Food And Agriculture Industry Released
- April 15, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
- Vilsack raps right-wing policy proposals for farm bill
- Growing a Crop This Year is Crucial for Drought-Stricken Texas Farmers, 2024 is Now Make or Break For Many
- Bearish sentiment pushes grain prices lower
- Ag Secretary Criticizes House GOP Study Group Plan to Slash Farm Programs
- Railroads Protest Federal Railroad Administration Two-Person Crew Rule
- 3 Farmers Find New Revenue Streams
- Tune in to farm metrics this spring
- Farm Progress: FP Next: Finding affordable healthcare coverage
- Research team unveils next-generation fungicide
- Lack of data problematic for the cattle industry
- McKalip: progress made on U.S. ethanol import tariffs
- Still much to learn about HPAI in cattle
- USDA Releases Map Showing Food Price Increase By Metro Area In 2023
- Court Rules In Favor Of Farmers Edge In Patent Suit Brought By AGI SureTrack
- USDA Releases Data On Use Of Genetically Engineered Crops By Farmers
Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.11.2024
- All Nut Crops Are Part of Healthy Eating
- NCBA: New ESA Rules Rollback Previous Improvements
- NPPC’s President On Skyrocketing Pork Prices In California And Falling Demand
- Urgent tax relief push for farmers by agricultural groups
- McKinsey & Co Release Results Of Farmers Understanding And Use Of Sustainable Practices
- Hoeven leads GOP senators in introducing crop insurance bill
- UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher
- USDA Cancels July Cattle Report, County Level Estimates
- EIA: Domestic Ethanol Production, Stocks Declined Last Week
- New crop insurance legislation would update risk management in farm bill
- New farm bill remains unlikely as Congress returns
- Davids, Roberts anxious about Washington gridlock inhibiting development of new farm bill
- Cattle producers lose industry insight as USDA cancels July inventory report
- April WASDE Offers Old-Crop Tweaks, South American Updates
- Planting progress pressures prices
- Separate farm business and family budgets
- Power vs. Privacy: Landowner Sues Game Wardens, Challenges Property Intrusion
- Vilsack Calls for Agricultural Market Competition Boost
- States, Organizations Sue Biden Administration Over EV Fuel Economy Rule
- Nat’l Corn Growers Assn’s VP Travels To Washington To Push For Crop Insurance Improvements
- April 8, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
- Washington Insiders Now Think We Could Get a First Look at a New Farm Bill as Early as Next Week
- Will We See a Hard Fall or Soft Landing? It’s the Million Dollar Question for the Farm Economy This Year
Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.04.2024
- Farmers Mutual Hail acquires crop insurer Global Ag from Axa XL
- Pistachio Alternate Bearing More Difficult to See
- April 3 Grant Deadline for California NRCS Partnership Proposals
- California Pork Prices Higher After Prop 12 Implementation
- Expand Your Crop Insurance Knowledge with the Latest Resources
- Farmer Sentiment Improves As Interest Rate Expectations Shift
- U.S. Drought Area Smallest Since 2020
- USDA Rolls Out $1.5 Billion for Conservation and Climate-Smart Ag Under RCPP
- Ag Policy Blog RFK Jr’s Plan to Weaponize Regulators to Transform American Agriculture
- If Farmers Sold Grain Like Contractors Bid Projects
- EPA Rolls Out World’s Toughest Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
- Feedback from the Field returns for 2024
- More than Dirt: Does your operation need a specialty coach? More farmers are bringing in coaches and joining peer groups to build on their success.
- Will rural voters determine the president?
- Ethanol stocks gain again
- Be aware of changing animal importation guidelines
- 6 Tech Tools and Trends To Watch In 2024
- Used John Deere Tractors Set New Record At Recent Auction
- U.S. Drought Area Smallest Since 2020
- Farm Journal Issues “Smart Farming Intelligence” Report
- HLB Quarantine Areas Expanded in California
- A New Pest in Citrus
- Vilsack on Farm Bill
- Farm bill: Increased payment limits critical
- Post-Easter Markets, HPAI Spread in Dairies, First Crop Progress Report
- USDA: Farmers’ Adoption Of New Technology Is The Dominate Factor In Increasing Agriculture’s Productivity
- Senators tackle migrant farm labor
- New Report By Purdue Researcher Show 12% Of U.S. Households Are Food Insecure, Yet 40% Of Food Is Discarded
- Who Is A “Foreign Person” In The Eyes Of USDA?
- USDA Report Analysis USDA’s Planting Intentions Report Light on Acres
- EPA Rolls Out World’s Toughest Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
- New planting data pushes corn prices 3.5% higher Afternoon market recap: Soybeans face fractional cuts; wheat prices mixed but mostly higher.
- U.S. agri-food industry faces skill gaps, survey finds
- USDA Press Release: Readout of Meeting with Agricultural Stakeholders on the Port of Baltimore and Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
- G & S Communications Releases Results Of Survey On Consumers’ Knowledge Of Food System’s Sustainability
- Ag Robotic Market Forecast To Grow From $63 Billion To $218 Billion By 2030
- Farmers National Co: A Dynamic Ag Outlook
- Precision Farming Dealer Magazine Releases eGuide “Top 10 Dos And Don’ts”
- Feedlot Numbers At Historic Levels
Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.27.2024
- 3 Big Things Today, March 27, 2024
- Maryland Bridge Collapse Could Affect Ag
- Two Crime-Fighting Canines Share Prize as California’s Top Farm Dog
- A Prop 12 Pork Price Assessment
- Baltimore Bridge Impact on Ag Machinery
- Transition farm ownership and leadership
- Ag Economists Release Report Showing Crop Yield Growth By Global Regions
- EPA Accepts Atrazine Science Panel Recommendations
- Agricultural Census Shows Strong Growth In Direct Sales From Farms And Ranches
- EPA’s new emission standards trouble corn farmers
- “Product of USA" label rule raises trade concerns
- How crop input prices impact land values
- EPA Accepts Atrazine Science Panel Recommendations
- Precision Farming Tools Most Used By Minimum Till Farmers
- FAA Clears Use Of "Drone Swarms" For Agricultural Use
Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.19.2024
- Today Is National Ag Day! Events To Be Held Across The Country
- FarmHER And RanchHER To Empower Women In Agriculture During Nat’l Ag Week
- Crop Insurance And CRP In The Farm Bill
- California’s energy battle – Oil ads vs. climate policies
- Ag Labor Working Group report highlights urgent issues with H-2A
- USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
- USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
- USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
- NCC asking Congress to step up action on farm bill, other priorities
- Avoiding SAF Flight Cancellation Airline Industry, Others Stress Need for Sustainable Aviation Fuels to Take Off
- Seasonal Forecast Update Includes La Nina UPDATE: Weather Outlook Through Summer 2024 Could Mean Intense Summer Heat
- Farmers’ tax liability to rise as tax breaks expire in 2025
- Will the estate tax exemption boogeyman get you this time?
- Republicans would put half of climate funding into commodity subsidies, says Stabenow
- Legislation could speed up domestic fertilizer production
- Ask questions about climate smart programs
- No work on FY25 budget until FY24 has passed Congress
- Studies, Government Data Discredit Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” List
Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.13.2024
- With California’s Prop 12 now law, pork producers adapt while lobbying groups continue to fight
- California E85 Sales Set New Record In 2023
- Crop insurance is a certainty as U.S. farmers start a new season operating under five-year-old farm bill provisions.
- Farmers Receive 24 Cents For Food Prepared At Home, Only 3 Cents From Food-Away-From-Home
- 6 Tech Tools and Trends To Watch In 2024
- U.S. February Tractor Sales Down 7%, Combine Sales Down 32%
- USDA finalizes Product of USA rule
- Higher standards for ‘Product of USA’ meat proposed by Biden administration
- U.S. agriculture secretary unveils initiatives aimed at small and midsized operations
- 8 Field Activity Data Types You Need to Collect Now
- How to hedge during a farm transition
- More No Sales as Land Auctions ‘No Sales’ Return to Farmland Auction Market, But Local Conditions Can Still Drive Strong Sales
- USDA Releases Report Showing Demographics Of Farms Being Lost And Those That Are Growing
- USDA finalizes rule on Product of the USA labeling
- A New Podcast from National Crop Insurance Services | Key crop Insurance Dates: Spring Sales Closing Deadlines
- Sunsetting Income Tax Breaks in 2025 Could Drive up Liability for Farmers
- Report Estimates 1 Billion People In The World Are Obese, Lists Top 10 Nations
- Split-Interest Land Purchases Make a Comeback
- Take on the ag tech challenge
- USDA Release Chart Showing How Weather Influence Fluctuations In Beef Cattle Herd Size
Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.05.2024
- Preliminary 2023 Grape Crush Report Reveals Slight Increase from 2022
- Western Wildfire Funding
- Severe Weather Caused Over $21 Billion In Crop Losses In 2023
- AFBF: “Farmers & Ranchers Need & Deserve a Modern Farm Bill”
- New Resource Helps Cattle Producers Maximize Profitability
- Efficacy of a Hull Split Spray vs. Sanitation for NOW Control
- Climate-Smart Spending and Livestock USDA Undersecretary Rejects EWG Complaints Over Livestock and Climate Projects
- Data Delay Slows Right-to-Repair Case | John Deere Right-to-Repair Case Could Face Extended Delay on Data Dispute
- Get Ready for Generative AI Ever Heard of Generative AI? It’s Coming to a Farm Near You
- Are European farmer protests a sign of what’s to come?
- Congress to consider six appropriations bills this week
- USDA Announces Next Major Step in Promoting Competition in Agriculture
- Americans Spend 52 Minutes a Day in the Kitchen: 5 Ways To Make Those Minutes Matter
- University Ag Economists Release Podcast “Making Your 2024 Crop Insurance Decision”
- USDA Releases Report Showing Number Of Free Breakfasts Served At Schools
- Spring Crop Insurance Projected Prices Fall
- EPA Creates New Office To Strengthen Engagement With Ag And Rural Communities
- USDA Releases Report Showing The Dramatic Rise In Demand For Vegetable Oils
- USDA Raises Its 2024 Export And Import Forecast