AG NEWS

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.13.2023

• Plant and soil conference set in Fresno
• Changing Climate Means More Pests for Almonds, Peaches, Walnuts
• USDA Improves Crop Insurance To Better Support Conservation, Climate-Smart Practices
• Is a weather market the best time to make marketing decisions?
• The Relationship Between New and Used Machinery Prices
• Bipartisan Bill Seeks USDA Investigation of Fertilizer Industry
• Look to ‘Pay Top Dollar for the Right Farm’ in 2024
• USDA Signs Agreement with Agriculture Future of America to Prepare Young People for Careers in Agriculture
• Farm Progress | Top stories of 2023
• The First Manufacturing Facility For Robotics Dedicated To Agriculture Begins Production
• USDA Issues 30 Year Food Production Forecasts
• Transferring the farm: How they did it
• USDA Issues 30 Year Food Production Forecasts
• Vilsack Touts US Leadership Over Ag and Food at UN Climate Summit
• Does new year bring new story for farmland values?
• Farmers looking for the sweet spot in crop mix decisions
• Despite the hype, COP28 likely to say little about agriculture and climate
• Ag Economy Barometer improves for second straight month
• USDA’s December Reports Unwrap No Major Surprises, And Analysts Argue Corn Prices Are Stuck For Now
• U.S. Tractor Sales Down 5%, Combine Sales Down 11% In November
• December WASDE Report
• First Crispr Gene-Edited Drug Approved By FDA
• Our Rural Roots | A Gift in Disguise
• Taxes and Finance | 3 Ways to Plan for Periods of Profits and Loss
• Farmers turn to H-2A program amid wage challenges

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.07.2023

• Almond Industries 2025 Goals Are Nearly Complete
  A new tree nut pest problem has emerged
• USDA Improves Crop Insurance To Better Support Conservation, Climate-Smart Practices
• USDA Release New Information On Who Receives What Share Of The Food Dollar
• House Ag Committee Chair Thompson Dismisses Shortsighted GAO About Crop Insurance Report
• GAO: Money Savings in Crop Insurance | GAO: Cap Crop Insurers’ Profits and Subsidies to Large Farmers
• USDA Reports Preview December WASDE: A Quiet Ritual to End 2023
• Democrats Join Republican Criticism of USDA’s Emergency Relief Program Payment Formula
• House Members Pitch Farm Bill Ideas | Lawmakers Offer Support for Ag Chairman After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
• Retail Fertilizer Prices Evenly Mixed at End of November
• All eyes back on South America
• Stay the course: Looking back at 2023 will keep you on track for 2024
• Senate Ag Committee leaders see cutting-edge ag research
• There’s no future for our farms
• Fed Eyes Interest-Rate Cuts for 2024 as U.S. Economy Slows
• What can be learned from 2023’s weather?
• Farmers Collaborate With Government Agencies To Meet Nitrogen Loss Goals Two Years Early
• USDA Now Accepting Applications For Farm Loans Online
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshots
• Farmer Sentiment Improves, Producers Report Stronger Financial Conditions
• Stay ahead of crop markets as 2023 winds down
• 2023 lessons: Managing farm profit
• How to pick the right trust for your farm estate plan
• Stay the course: Looking back at 2023 will keep you on track for 2024
• This land is our land: States crack down on foreign-owned farm fields
• USDA Releases Map Showing Areas Approved For Its Broadband Connection Program
• John Deere Delivers Enhanced Customer Solution For Self-Repair
• USDA Releases Farm Household Income and Characteristics Report
• USDA Release Farm Income and Wealth Statistics Report
• New corporate law could impact farmers
• Why puts matter in cattle marketing
• At COP28, 134 nations agree agriculture ‘must urgently … transform’
• Ag exports to dip 5%, trade deficit nearly doubles
• Farm income this year will be second-highest ever, says USDA
• The administration’s bold step to curb food waste
• China Approves More U.S. Beef and Pork Plants for Export
• Here’s The Latest Update On Bayer’s Glyphosate Lawsuits
• Reports & Data Forecasts Agricultural Drones Market To Reach $14.6 Billion By 2028

admin2023-12-08T12:44:10+00:00December 7th, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 11.29.2023

• Global Buyers Marketplace sets wine standard
• USDA Reports Growth Rate Of Global Agricultural Output Has Slowed
• Dollar Falls to Three Month Low
• Use breakeven analysis for better decision-making
• U.S. District Court rules in favor of refiner waiver appeal
• Deere Reports Strong Income for 2023
• Create a winning 2024 grain marketing plan
• Equity does not guarantee a loan
• Researchers study feasibility of organic wheat
• UK detects first human case of distinct swine flu contact tracing underway
• Biden-Harris Administration Partners with Ag Producers to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chains and Lower Food Costs
• USDA Reports The Popular Eating Times
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• Crop Progress Report 11.27.2023 (PDF)
• Court Sides With Farmers Against Deere
• Robots invade Agritechnica
• Cow and heifer slaughter indicates continued herd liquidation
• AI brings transparency to farmland values
• New technology is changing the business of farming
• Be prepared for ‘violent price action’ during South American growing season, says analyst
• What’s next for electric machinery?

admin2023-11-29T13:13:52+00:00November 29th, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 11.22.2023

• California Flood Aquifer Recharge and Ag Export Values Decline
• New Global Marketing Head for American Pistachios Prepares to Travel
• Drought Forecast Expected to Drag into 2024 | California Ag Today
• Irrigators Invited to Respond to Irrigation and Water Management Survey
• Grassley sees unprecedented partisanship impeding farm bill
• Agricultural Land Market Stays Positive Cash Buyers for Ag Land May See Expansion Opportunity Ahead
• Urban Ag and Farm Bill Funds
• Why you should consider investing in off-farm real estate
• Is ‘store and ignore’ a game-winning marketing strategy?
• How to use the tax-free gift exemption on your farm
• More people call out solar farms as threat to prime farmland
• XtremeAg farmers focus on gratitude and changing gears to maximize ROI in 2024
• The Role of Seeds in Transforming Agrifood Systems Under the Spotlight
• Rising heat challenges farmworkers globally
• USDA sets 2024 agenda for boosting global agricultural trade
• USDA: Most States With High Net Farm Income Saw Growth In 2022
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• 140 Ag Groups Express Concern With USDA’s Ad Hoc Disaster Relief Changes
• USDA Announces Its Next Farm Income And Financial Forecast Webinar
• USDA And The Small Business Administration Partner To Create Economic Growth In Rural America
• Crop Progress Report 11.20.2023 (PDF)
• Claim: Farm bill debate pits conservation vs. commodities
• Farm bill extension secured in new funding agreement
• After Poor Planting and Growing Weather, 2023 Corn Crop Mostly Favorable
• Farm lobby pushes for new farm bill in early 2024
• Senate Ag Chair Stabenow encouraged by progress on farm bill
• Peterson not expecting farm bill anytime soon
• Thanksgiving Food Costs Reflect A Healed Supply Chain
• USDA Releases Cost-Of-Production Forecast Report
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report

admin2023-11-22T18:21:38+00:00November 22nd, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 11.13.2023

• Almond, Hazelnut And Walnut Prices Fall To Lowest Levels In Decades
• CA Farm Bureau: New Laws Simplifies Pesticide Spray Licensing
• Regarding the Ivanhoe and Chandler Walnut Varieties
• New App Helps Farming Drones and Ag Economy Barometer Up in October
• Science Must Back Meat Industry Decisions
• From Sharqia to Rome to Fresno: Renowned Irrigation Expert Comes to UC ANR
• Six New Farmers Join the San Joaquin County Agricultural Hall of Fame
• Bacterial blast/canker: What do we know?
• House, Senate Ag Committees Reach Agreement On Farm Bill Extension
• Stabenow, Boozman, Thompson, Scott Statement on Farm Bill Extension
• House Ag Committee eyes early 2024 for getting farm bill done
• Bankers Look to Drive Home the ACRE Act | In Competition Battle with Farm Credit, Bankers Seek Tax Break on Rural Loans
• Top 5 Things to Watch this Week
• Bankers See Choppy Tides for Farmers | Ag Bankers Concerned About Farmer Liquidity and Income Coming Out of 2023
• Hope for a bull, but prepare for a bear market
• The 2023 crop is in. What’s next? | Commentary
• USDA Issues a Surprising WASDE Report | Immediate negative grain market reaction for corn and soybeans following report
• 2023 Tractors Of The Year Announced
• Ag Economists Report Grain And Oilseed Profitability
• Purdue Economist Compares Rise In Ag Input Costs And General Inflation
• Ag Groups Urge Biden Administration To Reform Trading System
• World Population Passes 8 Billion Mark, Median Age Is 32
• Court Will Determine Dicamba’s Fate Soon
• USDA: Prices For Genetically Modified Seeds Have Risen Much Faster Than Non-GM Seeds

admin2023-11-16T13:17:09+00:00November 13th, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 11.07.2023

• Court Prohibits California’s Prop 65 Which Required Glyphosate Warning
• California’s Top Commodity to See Continued Uncertainty
• What Exactly is the FAIR Plan Insurance?
• Western Growers fosters momentum in ag technology
• The 2023 Farm Bill Is The Most Expensive on Record
• Crop Progress Report | Nov. 6, 2023 | PDF
• Liquidity, Farm Income Top Ag Lender Concerns For Producers In 2023
• All Legislative Leaders Now Call For Extension Of the 2018 Farm Bill
• House Ag Chair Agrees Long-Term Extension Needed for Farm Bill
• House Ag Committee Ranking Member calls for 1-year farm bill extension
• 10 Risks Conservation Easement Agreements May Raise for Landowners
• App to help drones boost farm efficiency
• How can leaders best respond to curveballs?
• How farmer is dealing with ‘crazy weather’
• 3 Big Things Today, November 7, 2023
• Soybean replanting concerns in major growing regions of Brazil
• Fact.MR Analysis: The Global Compact Tractor Market To Boom And Reach $11.5 Billion By 2023

admin2023-11-08T13:05:06+00:00November 7th, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 10.31.2023

• Changes in CA Insurance Legislation Hopes to Bolster Coverage
• A Pistachio Grower’s Best Harvest Yet
• Tight Cattle Supplies Continue To Drive Market
• Many Walnut Growers Losing A lot of Money
• USDA Opens Emergency Relief Program Enrollment
• Oct. 30, 2023 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• GOP bloc urges swift passage of farm bill
• Government Subsidies To Agriculture Reach Record High $851 Billion In 2022
• Rural America’s revival – A nationwide campaign for prosperity
• China Wheat Imports Could Set Record This Year
• Fertilizer Price Risk Would Grow if Israel-Hamas War Expands in Middle East
• Do small crops get smaller?
• South American rains trigger technical selling
• Top takeaways from farm transition planners
• AI meets agriculture: toward the future of farming
• The Ag Economy Is Healthy, And That’s One Reason Economists Think It Could Be 2025 Before We See A New Farm Bill
• USDA To Provide $3 Billion To Crop Producers Impacted By 2022 Natural Disasters
• USDA Releases Map Showing Percent Of Food Insecurity By State
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• Bayer Loses Two Roundup Lawsuits, Will Appeal

admin2023-10-31T21:48:47+00:00October 31st, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 10.24.2023

• Walnut Growers With Small Acreage Hurting More Due to Low Prices
• The County of Fresno Releases 2022 Crop Report (28 Page PDF)
• Grape Consumption Benefits Eye Health in Human Study of Older Adults
• Walnut Bargaining Association Optimistic About 2023 Crop Quality and Grower Pricing
• The Good and Bad Uses of Biomass for California
• Ag Groups Want Congress to Pass AM Radio Legislation
• EPA Cares More About Rats than Farmers and Ag Landscape on Brink of Shift
• Oct. 23, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Hundreds of Farmers Tell EPA to Scrap Endangered Species Herbicide Strategy
• What will farming be like in the future?
• Not fair: Dad split the farm equally between all my siblings
• Policy quick hits: Scott takes another stab at Speaker
• 2023 Webinar Series Session 5: The Farm Bill and Its Impact on Livestock Producers
• Taxes and Finance | What Actually is Cost of Production?
• USDA report weighs agency’s role on carbon markets
• USDA: Paycheck Protection Program Loans Provided $5.8 Billion To Farm Sector
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• Study Reports Farmers’ Viewpoints On Precision Technology And Profitability

admin2023-10-24T12:01:15+00:00October 24th, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 10.17.2023

• 2022 Fresno County Crop Report Released
• Don Cameron on Water Recharge Projects California Tree Nut Report
• Could Almonds Be Overprinted?
• Oct. 16, 2023 | Crop Progress Report | PDF
• USDA Releases Season Average Price Forecasts Outlook
• USDA Provides Update On Its Crop Insurance Program For Double Cropping
• People skills, transitions in focus at Farm Futures Business Summit
• Policy quick hits: E15 sales soar
• What decisions are top of mind for your farm?
• Claim: USDA’s ‘incredibly shrinking’ conservation program a warning about the farm bill
• Huge is becoming normal for U.S. crops
• 8 Lessons Learned As a Farm Mechanic on a Sunny Fall Day
• USDA distributes $1.7B in annual Conservation Reserve Program payments
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Provides Update On USDA’s Fertilizer Production Expansion Program
• Survey Of Ag Industry Leaders Show The Majority Are Confident About Future Profitability
• Global Crop Protection Product Market Forecast To Be $132.4 Billion By 2032
• Top 5 Things to Watch Global Events, Reports Drive Markets
• Farm Organization Leaders Air Their Major Farm Bill Concerns
• Higher interest rates limiting ag industry
• Cash Rents Are Up for 2023, But Will 2024 Be Better?
• USDA Releases Adoption Of Genetically Engineered Crops In The U.S. Report
• Ag Economics Expert on Recession Expectations
• USDA Reports Global Food Security Improves In 2023
• It’s time to start talking about succession planning
• Farm Credit Administration Approves Revised Rules For Financing Of Young, Beginning Farmers

admin2023-10-17T12:27:32+00:00October 17th, 2023|

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 10.11.2023

• California GHG reporting plan could have national ag impact
• Crop Progress Report 10.10.2023 (PDF)
• 3 Big Things Today, October 11, 2023
• October WASDE Report Sharpens Production Estimates
• Law of the Land | Who Owns Rights to Water Under Your Land?
• DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends | Anhydrous Leads Half of Fertilizer Prices Higher
• Markets prepare for October WASDE
• Farmers who cash rent | Businesses in this situation must know their cost of production and break even point.
• How farmers are combatting climate troubles
• Farmer Beware: When a Tractor Repair Triggers an IRS Audit
• Ag policy at stake in GOP’s House speaker fight
• Leading Republican on ag issues wants to know how speaker candidates will move farm bill
• Study Reports Farmworkers Make Substantially Less Than All Workers
• USDA Releases Adoption Of Genetically Engineered Crops In The U.S. Report
• Farm Journal’s Ag Economist Monitor: The One Thing That Could Break The Farm Economy
• 2024 NCBA Redbooks Now Available
• Virginia Tech Study Reports Ag’s Productivity Isn’t Growing Fast Enough

admin2023-10-11T21:18:40+00:00October 11th, 2023|

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