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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 02.26.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, February 26, 2024
• Are better days ahead for U.S. almond industry?
• Growth Energy: Proposed California LCFS Updates Leave Biofuels Behind
• California’s low carbon fuel standard hearing delayed
• History could be on side of higher grain prices
• Fresh Russian sanctions lift wheat
• Feb. 1 Cattle on Feed Up Slightly From a Year Ago
• Comparing The Current Drop in Corn Prices to 2014
• Week Beginning Feb. 25, 2024 | Top DTN Stories
• EPA policy and proposals: Draft Herbicide Strategy will impact all U.S. farmers
• Export Report: Soybeans spill to marketing-year low | Corn and wheat volume fade moderately lower week-over-week.
• How to obtain a pesticide applicator certificate
• Civil War Sacrifice: Forgotten Farm Boy Was First Soldier Buried At Arlington
• To pay or not to pay your farm kid
• Give FFA Day Raises Record Level Of Funding, Tops Goal By 33%
• EPA Delays Release Of Herbicide Strategy As Ag Groups Express Concern
• Food & Drug Administration Issues New Guidance On Biotech Derived Crops (PDF)
• Remove detrimental aluminum tariffs
• How interest rates impact farmland values
• Can cattle prices continue the 2024 recovery rally?
• How reliable are price predictions?
• Take advantage of expanded eligibility for carbon program
• The benefits of soil testing
• Ethanol for aviation will get tax credits, Vilsack assures industry
• 5 Trends from the 2024 National Farm Machinery Show

admin2024-02-26T21:21:22+00:00February 26th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 02.19.2024

• 2022 AG CENSUS Release Date 02.13.2024 (PDF)
• USDA Releases Farm Income And Wealth Statistics Report
• USDA Releases Farm Household Income And Characteristics Report
• USDA Reports Technology–Not Increased Inputs–Is Driving Ag Productivity Growth
• USDA Issued A Record $2.8 Billion In Conservation Grants To 45,000 Landowners
• Vilsack Sees ‘Chaos in the Marketplace’ as Repercussion Over California’s Prop 12
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Tells Congress Prop 12 Will Throw The Market Into Chaos Unless It Acts
• ‘We are in for a bumpy time’ with Prop 12, says Vilsack
• With new year, animal welfare standards take effect in California and the United States
• Bet the farm on Prop 12? NPPC leader isn’t.
• Ag Secretary Calls Decline in Farms and Acreage a ‘Wake-Up Call’
• Crop Insurance Costs Projected to Jump 29%
• Farm Loan Interest Rate Trends By Major Ag Lenders
• USDA’s Risk Management Administrator Reports Livestock Producers Are Utilizing Insurance
• 7 ag stories you may have missed week ending Feb. 16, 2024
• Successful Farming staff remember their FFA days
• Court Grants Three-Month Extension to Complete EPA Herbicide Strategy
• USDA 2024 Commodity Outlook
• AgRevolution Aims to Disrupt Ag Dealer Model With Direct Delivery of Tech, Repair, Sales
• Senate Ag Chair Stabenow Pitches Crop Insurance Option Over Reference Price Hike
• 10 agtech startups selected for 2024 AgLaunch365 Accelerator
• USDA price outlook projects continued slide
• USDA Projects Decreased 2024 Planted Acreage
• Agri-Marketers Report On Their New Product Launches
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Tells Congress Prop 12 Will Throw The Market Into Chaos Unless It Acts

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 02.12.2024

• ‘We are in for a bumpy time’ with Prop 12, says Vilsack
• With new year, animal welfare standards take effect in California and the United States
• Bet the farm on Prop 12? NPPC leader isn’t.
• Ag Weather Forum | A Perspective on California Flooding
• Washington Week Ahead: Vilsack faces lawmakers amid farm bill stalemate
• Top 5 Things to Watch Big Shows and Big Reports
• Chairwoman says there’s still time to get a farm bill completed
• Our Rural Roots | Ways to Say the Words
• No news on Bayer plans for ag division
• 7 ag stories you may have missed last week | Farm Progress
• How interest rates could impact farmland values in 2024
• Meat from the hoof, not from a lab
• Successful farmers are committed to their own research and development
• ASA asks EPA to issue existing stocks order
• 2024 Top Producer Of The Year Christine Hamilton: Driven For Excellence
• Court Rules Dicamba ‘Was Unlawfully Approved’ By EPA and Halts Use
• CPI Revisions Show Prices Rose Less Than Expected in December
• Weed Science Society: Climate Change To Bring Invasive Weeds
• AgFunder Reports Investments In Cultivated Meat Fell 78% In 2023
• USDA Reports The Growth Rate Of Global Agricultural Production Is Slowing
• February WASDE Report (PDF)
• February WASDE Shows Slightly Bearish Demand Changes for US, Only Minor Revisions in Brazil Crops
• Ag Groups Plead With EPA’s Regan to Allow Use of Existing Dicamba Stocks
• EPA Lays Out ESA Roadmap for Pesticides | EPA Announces Plans for a New Approach to Endangered Species Act
• Export Report: Corn jumps well above analyst expectations
• Chairwoman says there’s still time to get a farm bill completed
• Farm Capital Investment index falls in latest report
• Op-Ed By Representative Kat Cammack: Global Farmer Protests Should Be A Wake-Up Call For America
• Ch-ch-changes on the farm
• U.S. ag trade deficit trend to continue

admin2024-02-12T12:41:40+00:00February 12th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 02.05.2024

• Whiplash from California’s Water Year
• Almonds Continue to Embrace Sustainability
• Pistachio panel to hold annual elections
• Why is the Farm Bill Being Delayed?
• Extension helps ease concerns over farm bill delays
• Chevron Deference Gives Too Much Authority to Federal Agencies
• USDA Releases Data On States Receiving The Most USDA Program Payments
• House Approves Tax Relief For Farmers
• 3 Big Things Today, February 5, 2024
• Ag Marketing IQ: Yield trends and acreage predictions can deliver strikes or homeruns during the market’s version of spring training.
• Top 5 Things to Watch WASDE, NASDA and Other Acronyms
• What effect will irrigation have on tar spot?
• Realities of farm life help kids mature
• Key vocabulary of the biofuels and carbon pipeline industries
• Case IH brings LiDAR technology to hay producers
• Depreciation improvements in House tax bill good for farmers
• Analyst Reports Only 2% Of Investments Are In AgriFood Tech, Says 2024 Will Be The Toughest Year

admin2024-02-05T14:05:03+00:00February 5th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.27.2024

• PNW wine grape acreage holds steady
• Pistachio Industry Is Very Young Compared to Almonds and Walnuts
• Senators on Using Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture… “It’s already here.”
• NW Cherry Challenges in 2023
• H-2A Benefits
  House Republicans call for H-2A wage freeze
• Farmer Protests Spreading Across Europe
• Presidential Politics and Trade Agenda
• Capturing SAF Promise in Rural America
• Tackling Mental Health Among Farmers
• New Podcast from Crop Insurance in America Organization: Keep America Growing
• World’s first ethanol-to-jet fuel plant opens in Georgia
• Bobcat introduces all-electric options
• U Of Illinois Animal Scientists Are Developing New Breed Of Cattle To Produce 20x More Milk
• John Deere Announces Its 2024 Startup Collaborators
• Crop Insurance Turning Into "Ag Commodity Insurance" Report Ohio State, U Of Illinois Ag Economists
• Farming to Lose the Least Money
• Top Producer’s 2024 Bear-Bull Market Outlook
• Farm Bill Could Face Further Delays

admin2024-01-27T09:54:07+00:00January 27th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.20.2024

• California Ag Today | El Nino Icing Out the Lower 48?
• California Seeing Less Snow & Rain and Deere a Hit at Consumer Electronics Show
• Cover Crops In Almonds Can Offer Soil Benefits
• A Handful of Walnuts A Day Gives Big Health Benefits
• U.S. and China renew agricultural dialogue after years
• Non-Real Estate Farm Loan Volume Down 15% From Prior Year
• Cattle Placements Still in Spotlight in First USDA Cattle on Feed Report of New Year
• Goal setting 101: Control variables in farm business
• AI-Driven Nutritional Assessment of Seed Mixtures Enhances Sustainable Farming Practices
• Mini-Robots Modeled on Insects May Be Smallest, Lightest, Fastest Ever Developed
• What Are Alternative Feedstuffs for Cattle?
• High Interest Costs Could Weigh On Farmland Demand
• 3 Ways the Farm Equipment Industry is Fundamentally Changing
• Angie Setzer: This Year Will Underscore The Importance Of Your Marketing Plan
• Unveiling the Farmer’s Code – Legacy and growth in family farming
• Congressmen Thompson & Comer Issue Statement On GAO Report On Foreign Ownership Of U.S. Farmland
• Farm Equipment Editors Launch ‘Used Equipment University’ Video Series
• Afternoon market recap: Corn and wheat prices spill into the red on Wednesday.
• Comparing Trump and Biden’s impact on US agriculture
• Stabenow lays out possible farm program reforms to Senate colleagues
• Budget agreement likely further delays farm bill | Nothing is expected to happen with new farm bill legislation until funding issues are resolved.
• Court Overturns Green Plains Ruling Seventh Circuit Overturns Green Plains Ruling in Ethanol Markets Lawsuit
• New vs. old farm machinery: Which is cheaper to operate?
• USDA introduces Weaned Calf Risk Protection for cow-calf producers
• High Interest Costs Could Weigh On Farmland Demand
• Trump regains strong support among US farmers amid trade concerns
• American Agri-Women Comment On Proposed SEC Natural Asset Companies Ruling

admin2024-01-27T09:54:44+00:00January 20th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.12.2024

• Deal is close to extend the current farm bill one year
• Calif. extends truck reporting deadline
• 3 Trends to Consider As You Make Risk-Management Decisions for the Year Ahead
• USDA Christens New Year With 3 Reports Friday
• Rich Nelson Discusses What USDA Report Data Could Move the Market and What’s Already Factored in
• Biofuel Politics, E15, SAF, GREET
• What’s preventing a new era of herbicides?
• Good news and bad news for 2024 commodity programs
• A balance sheet for U.S. agriculture in 2024
• As inflation falls, ‘backwards pressure’ on food prices, analyst says
• Grassley expects short-term resolution to avoid partial government shutdown
• Vilsack urges Congress to restore funding for WIC
• Red Sea Attacks Continue, Could Affect U.S. Corn
• New Ways To Address Healthcare Issues Are Needed For Rural Americans
• China Dethroned as Top U.S. Exporter by Mexico Amid Supply Chain Shifts
• Farmers National Co. Releases Regional Ag Land Report
• Officials say funds will boost ag industry and national economy.
• German Farmers Protest Ag Subsidy Cuts
• 2024 Farm Bill Expectations
• American Farmland Trust Releases Manual On Carbon Markets And Climate-Smart Practices For Farmers
• U Of Illinois Ag Economists’ Revised Crop Budgets Show Farmers Will Lose Money

admin2024-01-20T11:33:08+00:00January 12th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.04.2024

• Almond Board Pres. Clarice Turner: On California Agriculture
• California’s Prop 12 Goes Into Effect Today, State Releases List Of Producers Who Qualify
• Prop 12 is Nothing More than an Activist Power Grab
• Grape growers offer ag scholarships
• Vintners: The 2023 vintage was exceptional
• Western Farm Press: 12 favorite stories of 2023
• Pizza Hut To Layoff 1,100 Workers In Wake Of California Minimum Wage Hike
• 5 dates to watch in 2024
• Retail Fertilizer Prices End 2023 Mixed, With Anhydrous Leading Six Fertilizers Lower
• Role of H-2A ag workers widens as U.S. labor sources vanish
• Calculating what to do with heifers in this market
• National Debt Raises Concern
• U.S. Farmer Sentiment Stable As Inflation Expectations Subside
• Banker Provides Tips To Avoid Fraud
• Ag Stock Index Outperforms Dow Jones, Tracks With S&P 500
• AgFunder News Lists The Top 20 AgTech Deals In 2023
• Cattle dressed weights set record highs
• Economists provide insight into 2024 ag economy

admin2024-01-04T18:16:26+00:00January 4th, 2024|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.29.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, December 29, 2023
• Optimism for California’s 2023 Pecan Crop and State of the Industry
• Another Strong Year for U.S. Red Meat Exports
• Clarice Turner: Almond Growers Dig In to Find What the Best Practices Are
• State of the California Walnut Industry with Robert Verloop
• Another Strong Year for U.S. Red Meat Exports
• 2023 Farm Bill Plans Disappear in a House Divided
• A Few IRS Tax Changes in 2024 | Tax Penalties, Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Changes for the New Year
• Equipment Roundup Cummins Faces Largest-Ever Clean Air Act Fine; CNH Brands, CLAAS Win Awards; AGCO Opens New Tech Lab
• Want to Avoid Leaving Climate-Smart Money On the Table? There’s An App for That
• USDA Lists Its Successes In 2023
• Focus On Making Your Succession Plan Fair, Not Equal
• USDA seeks public insights for improved foreign landowner reporting
• Weak dollar provides price opportunity for grain markets
• What role will technology play on your farm?
• See what’s new in tires, tracks
• Upcoming Educational Opportunities for Peanut Growers
• AgriThority Lists 10 Major Agriculture Trends In 2024
• Survey Of Farm Equipment Dealers Reports Their 2024 Revenue Expectations

admin2023-12-29T18:14:06+00:00December 29th, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.22.2023

• Farmland Values Expected to Remain Steady Near Record Levels in 2024
• Holiday Schedule Mixes Up Markets
• Fertilizer Outlook: Global dynamics to influence 2024 fertilizer prices
• How AI and machine learning affect irrigators
• Divorce, disability and disagreement: How to plan for them on the farm
• Farm, rail companies urge reopening of U.S.-Mexico crossings shut over migrants
• NCBA president bullish on cattle market
• Red meat production declines in November
• Previewing this week’s USDA reports
• 5 High-Yield Farmers Share Their Secrets
• America’s Premier Farmers and Ranchers to Gather at 2024 Top Producer Summit in Kansas City
• 8 Factors Shaping the Rural Economy in 2024
• The High Cost of Some Inputs Fall, But So Does Farm Income
• New products aim to improve crop management
• How to protect your online assets from fraud
• Digital agriculture aids decision making
• Christmas Miracle: She Found Her Fiancé Clinging to Life After A Major Anhydrous Leak, Here’s How She Helped Save Him
• What’s Top Of Mind For Ag Lenders Right Now
• Digital agriculture aids decision making
• New products aim to improve crop management
• Understanding WOTUS

admin2023-12-22T13:55:41+00:00December 22nd, 2023|

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