AG NEWS

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 10.04.2023

• California Today | Ag Groups Urging Congress for Farm Bill Resolution
• USDA Release Fruit and Nuts Outlook Report
• USDA Announces New Grapevine Insurance Program To Protect Against Natural Hazards 
• Republicans from Western states attack public lands plan in heated U.S. House hearing
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Farmer Sentiment Falls 9 Points On Weakening Crop Prices And High Production Costs
• As House Ousts Speaker, Legislation Such as Farm Bill Now Sits on Backburner
• National Poll Shows Americans Want a Domestic Food Supply
• EPA Turns Away Environmental Groups’ Petition on Regulating Pesticide Mixtures
• China demand props up wheat prices
• How to manage risk in the booming cattle market
• Farmers look to repeat successful 2022 selling strategies in 2023
• Farm bill fate up in the air
• Markets hard to predict
• Farmer Gains Supreme Court’s Ear, Landmark Property Rights Hearing Awaits
• Is Risk Management A Necessity Again?
• Risk Management Agency launches controlled environment insurance program
• USDA Reports Employment In Agriculture Grew 6% Between 2012 And 2022
• Crop Progress Report | PDF | 10.02.2023
• Risk Management Agency launches controlled environment insurance progra
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• Jet Fuel Represents Huge Opportunity For Ethanol And Corn Producers
• USDA Releases Chart Showing Market Shares Of Seed Companies

admin2023-10-04T14:32:03+00:00October 4th, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 09.26.2023

• Ag Secretary Stresses Risks of Government Shutdown on Farm Loans, Food Aid
• USDA Releases Fruit And Tree Nuts Data Outlook Report
• Newsom signs key insurance legislation
• California looks to cut one of its most effective climate tools
• Crop Progress Report 09.25.2023
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• How Will A Looming Government Shutdown Impact Agriculture?
• Economist optimistic farmers will weather projected drops in net farm income
• Efforts Being Made to Address Rural Veterinary Shortages
• Intellectual Property Protections For New Crop Varieties Have Increased
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Backs Legislation To Boost Foreign Ag Purchases
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report

admin2023-09-26T12:19:35+00:00September 26th, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 09.18.2023

• Prop 12 Running Out of Legal Options
• Almond Grower Will Sell In-shell Almonds This Year—For Good Reason
• Hilary Hits California Table Grapes and Farm Income Expected Down in 2024
• Crop Insurance Essential for California Farmers
• House passes bill to prevent California, other states from banning gas vehicles
• Top 5 Things to Watch Harvest Picks up, Will Washington Lie Down?
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss from last week
• Farmers Talk Markets, Harvest and Bucket Lists
• Dad warns kids: Don’t let money ruin the family More than Dirt: Sharing your farm’s history with family can help avoid poor decision-making in the future.
• Safety Week offers opportunities for learning
• Ag lobbyist: more time is needed for farm bill
• Ag funding included in Senate debate
• Ukraine Set to Bring Unilateral Grain Bans to WTO; While WSJ Explores U.S. Soy Seed Market
• Is the Stage Now Set For More Yield Cuts in October? Not If A Government Shutdown Stands In the Way
• Washington Week Ahead: House Republicans seek to unite on funding plan
• State Agriculture Officials Adopt Policy Supporting The Right To Farm
• Highlights From Nat’l Assn of Wheat Growers’ Farm Bill Fly-In

admin2023-09-18T12:35:56+00:00September 18th, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 09.10.2023

• Washington Week Ahead: Senate debates ag spending as possible shutdown looms
• Prop 12 Reversal is Not Likely to be in Farm Bill
• Walnut Blight is Still #1 Disease For The Crop
• Big Yields on 10-Year-Old Independence Variety
• Farm Bill Extension?
• September USDA WASDE Report Heads Into the Fields
• Yield is the big question mark in Tuesday’s WASDE
• USDA Reports The Distribution Of Irrigated Acreage Has Shifted Eastward
• Farmers concerned about sharp decline in net farm income forecast
• Federal Reserve: Observations on the Ag Economy- August 2023
• 2024 profits likely to tighten, even with smaller cash rents
• From tragedy to triumph: Ashley Bridges McMurry’s farming success
• USDA will look into CCC funds after Senate Ag request
• Equipment solutions with advanced technology
• Global Food Prices Decline in August- Lowest in Two Years, But Rice at 15-Year High
• U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast at $172.0 Billion in Fiscal Year 2024
• CEO salaries, responsibilities are changing with times
• Changes in U.S. agriculture accelerating faster than anticipated
• How technology can help solve agriculture’s labor woes
• University Ag Specialists Issue Report On How Cash Rents Can Be Set
• Farm Journal To Hold Webinar “Changing Weather Patterns And Implications For Farmers” Tomorrow
• USDA Announces Training About New Crop Insurance For Producers Using Controlled Environments

admin2023-09-11T15:21:52+00:00September 11th, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 09.03.2023

• California Table Grape Growers Estimate 25 Million Boxes Lost to Hurricane Hilary
• New avocado tasty, safer to harvest | UC variety could be of interest to both growers and consumers.
• Almond Board marketing goes ‘Prime Time’
• Ag groups: Emissions rule would limit California exports
• USDA Grape Insurance Program Expands To Include Grapevines
• EATS Act now faces opposition in the Senate
• Database helps Californians understand SGMA plans
• USDA Announces Changes To Whole Farm Revenue Protection And Micro Farm Policies
• Farm Bill 2023: Is There Bad Medicine in Base Acres and Reference Prices?
• Annie’s Project For Women in Agriculture Coming to Amarillo Oct. 2-Nov. 6
• Net Farm Income Projected to Fall USDA Forecasts Farm Income Falling Nearly 23%, a Sharp Drop for First Time in Five Years
• Soybeans continue the downward slide | Afternoon report: Corn and most wheat contracts also fade into the red on Thursday.
• A new heat wave lifts corn, soybeans
• Iowa drought is now worst in a decade
• Secretary Vilsack defends Biden administration’s biofuels policies
• Statement by Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller on Amended Waters of the U.S. Rule
• Fertilizer Trends For Fall: Is Now The Time To Buy?
• EPA’s New WOTUS Rules: What Producers Need to Know About
• 50-year-old Endangered Species Act Finally Has a Manual for Farmers Thanks to The National Ag Law Center
• Ag Secretary at Farm Progress Show Vilsack Calls for Congress to Maintain Funding Flexibility and Resources at USDA
• New Crop Products in Pipelines What’s Coming From Seed and Trait Companies
• Markets may be primed for some bargain buying
• 5 calf health considerations to maximize immunity

admin2023-09-03T09:30:04+00:00September 3rd, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 08.25.2023

• Tropical storm Hilary leaves California farmworkers without work
• Plan to limit California port emissions creates trade fears
• USDA Scientists Believe They’ve Found A Cure For Citrus Greening
• USDA Amending the Federal Marketing Order for California Walnuts
• Prop 12 Reversal is Not Likely to be in Farm Bill
• Kansas, California, and the Farm Bill
• Farm Bill Logistics
• Hawaii Cattlemen Need Our Help
• Bootstrapping Tech for Farm Labor
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss – August 25, 2023
• Cost share programs help farmers tackle expensive projects
• Rabobank Says Sustainable Aviation Fuel Props Up Biofuels but Future Limited
• Farmworkers Cope in Heat Waves | Few Regulatory Safeguards for Farmworkers in the Face of Increasing Heat Waves
• New soybean yield record set at 206 bushels
• EATS Act faces pushback
• Before the harvest rush, examine the business side of the farm
• How Weights and Measures Regulations Protect Consumers Behind the Scenes
• New horizons for ag carbon markets and livestock sustainability
• USDA Announces $72.9 Million In Grant Funding Awarded For Specialty Crop Producers
• USDA Publishes Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule
• Cash rents are up, again
• USDA Releases Resources On How Organic Producers Can Grow Their Workforce
• USDA Issues Report Showing Usage Of Aerial imagery On Crops

admin2023-08-25T13:48:48+00:00August 25th, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 08.18.2023

• Farmer urges Congress to address Prop 12 in farm bill
• Walnut farmers face pivotal harvest with optimism
• U.S. Wheat Exports “Projected at 52-Year Low,” While U.S., Mexico Corn Dispute Continues
• Farmers say farm bill needs to address the base acres problem
• High-Damage Weather Events Stacking Up in 2023
• India considers wheat imports from Russia at discount to calm prices
• GM crops grown on 55% of U.S. cropland, says USDA
• WTO backs U.S. in challenge of Chinese trade war tariffs
• U.S. takes next steps in dispute process with Mexico
• Fertilizer Free Fall: The Gamble of Locking In Prices
• Container Shipping Rates Surge
• AGCO’s Fendt And Luke Bryan Collaborate On Limited-Edition Peanuts To Support FFA
• Bayer: What Is the Effect Of Wildfire Smoke On Crops?
• USDA Reports Smaller Cow-Calf Operations Still Outnumber Large Operations, Herd Sizes Have Increased

admin2023-08-25T13:47:53+00:00August 18th, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 08.14.2023

• Cattle in Wine Country and Congress on Prop 12
• The Next Wave of Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture
• Maintaining Wildfire Preparation is Vital | California Ag Today
• Walnut Growers Still Suffering From Very Low Prices
• CA and Midwestern States Share Farm Bill Needs
• Clarification in the Right-To-Repair Legislation
• How is the U.S. Supreme Court Impacting the Way You Farm?
• August 2023 WASDE Report (PDF)
• USDA Reports Prices For Genetically Modified Seeds Have Risen Much Faster than Non-GM Seeds
• Trump touts USMCA, DeSantis attacks EVs in Iowa State Fair appearances
• After run-up, farmland prices may become more stable
• Rising input costs cloud the sunny outlook for farm income
• Federal Reserve Ag Credit Surveys- 2023 Second Quarter
• USDA Makes Cuts to U.S. Yields in August Report, Analysts Say There Is One Big Caveat
• Rep. Cammack: Farm bill will be ‘biggest political dogfight in modern history’
• John Phipps: Why Water is the New Oil for Landowners
• Smooth Criminal: 3 Targets Thieves Look for on Your Farm
• Nationwide Study Shows Positive Economic Impact Of Soil Health Management Systems
• USDA To Provide $350 Million To Farm Loan Borrowers Facing Financial Risk

admin2023-08-14T13:22:30+00:00August 14th, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 08.05.2023

• Farm Bill Not Likely to Include Prop 12
• New Almond Board President and CEO Selected
• CCA’s on Wildfires: the Golden State isn’t Prepared
• Farm Labor Legislation in DC and Community Wildfire Defense Grants
• Farm Credit Debt Rating Downgraded | Fitch Ratings Downgrades Farm Credit System Debt for Ties to Federal Government
• Farmer Support for Crop Insurance Key Theme at Farm Bill Listening Session
• Farm bill reference prices not keeping up with farm economy
• Fertilizer Outlook: Wall Street gifts cost relief to Main Street
• U.S. to keep Russia’s food exports flowing if grain deal revived, Blinken says
• South would be hit hardest by USDA crop subsidy update
• Diesel prices surge amid oil production cuts
• Farmers call for caution in response to Chinese trade practices, intellectual property theft
• Farmers Seize Market Opportunities but Concerned about Rising Interest Rates
• Senators Look To Rein-In Abuse Of Farm Payment System
• US Farmers Embrace Rising Opportunities in Agriculture
• Curious Plot Releases Report “What’s Next In Food Trends”
• Analysis: Base Acreage Update Would Save Money, But Create Winners and Losers
• Recap of the 2023 Crop Season Weather So Far
• Solar leases, Part 1: What should you consider before signing?
• 6 tweaks to make large fields as weed free as small plots
• IRS issues ruling on estate tax, capital gains
• Russia strikes Ukraine’s Danube port, sending global grain prices higher
• Analyst explains as grain prices turn lower
• New dewormer becomes available for cattle producers
• Farm bill reference prices not keeping up with farm economy
• Farm program update would yield big losers and some winners, analysis shows
• Mandatory base update could hit some states hard
• Farm Credit institutions seek expanded authority through farm bill
• House, Senate Interior/EPA spending bills differ widely
• Purdue/CME Survey Reports 25% Of Farmers Expecting Higher Cash Rents
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report

admin2023-08-05T09:09:07+00:00August 5th, 2023|

Read More

Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 07.29.2023

• Larger California Almond Crop and U.S. Gas Prices Up
• California’s Water Reserves are Full, Are We Still in a Drought? Yes and No.
• Will Robots Take Our Ag Jobs?
• Kansas, California, and the Farm Bill
• Two New Labor-Saving Raisin Varieties Show Promise for CA Growers
• The WOTUS battle is far from over
• GOP punts USDA funding bill amid hard-liners’ demands
• Base Acres and the Next Farm Bill Corn Growers Push for Mandatory Base Acre Update for Safety Net
• Export Report: Traders process rangebound results
• Industry groups defend checkoff programs
• Farmers hold their breath amid hot and dry pollination
• EPA says three widely used pesticides driving hundreds of endangered species toward extinction
• Farm bill hurdles include the difficult politics of SNAP, says Stabenow
• Cattle Producers Direct NCBA Action on Cell-Cultured Products
• The Top 6 Survival Tips for Raising Teen Farm Kids
• USDA Issues Report Showing The World’s Largest Meat Importers
• Grocery inflation rate in 2024 forecast as lowest in five years
• Blocking Foreign Purchases of Ag Land | Senate Votes to Block Farmland, Ag Investments by Foreign Adversaries
• USDA looks to expand rural healthcare access
• The WOTUS battle is far from over
• Stakes for farm bill expiration lower this time, but 2024 impacts loom
• House Republicans considering major changes to CRP
• Impacts of China trade war still scar some US specialty crops
• Crop insurance rules challenge airlines’ ambitious biofuel plans

admin2023-07-29T09:33:10+00:00July 29th, 2023|

Read More