AG NEWS

Updated Oct. 9, 2025

• Over 200 Farm Groups Sent Letter To President Trump Asking For Help, Here Is That Letter
• Farmer Aid Reportedly Delayed by Gov’t Shutdown

Updated Oct. 8, 2025

USDA: California Had Highest Average Cropland Cash Rent in 2025

Policy and the West: Local and statewide Farm Bureaus take lead on opposing California’s Proposition 50, while other farm groups stay neutral.

• Leaf Monitor Brings Instant Crop Insights from UC Davis
• Farmblox Relocates to California
• Farmblox Connects Equipment and In-Field Sensors
• Corn Growers Applaud California’s E15 and Ag Sales to China Continue to Drop
• Grazing Permits and Wildfire Management; Public Lands Council
• California Nut Tree Report | Dealing with Herbicide Resistant Weeds
• AEWR Reform | Fruit Grower Report
• Sort and Cull Recognizing the Effect of Wider Daily Trading Limits in Cattle Contracts
• Tight Supplies Lead to Profitable Beef Industry | Robust Beef Demand Persists Despite Dwindling Herd Size Nationwide
• Wall St. doesn’t care about D.C. (so far)
• Solving crop puzzles from the air: 10 questions to ask
• Global meat prices extend rally to record on tight beef supplies
• FFA Lessons Carry Small-Town Student From County Fair to Global Ag Research
• Could Seed Impact Mills Be the Future of Weed Control?
• Weak Prices Squeeze Farmers, While Tariff Aid Gains Momentum
• Economist says shutdown could lead to volatility in the markets
• Are Large ARC/PLC Payments Coming?
• The Scoop Podcast: What’s Next For Ag Drone Application?
• Farm groups appeal for aid; top official says announcement due ‘really soon’
• USDA Peanut Stocks and Processing Report for August Shows Mixed Market Trends
• CoBank: Record Crop Meets Trade Uncertainty
• How The Government Shutdown Will Impact Soil Conservation
• New Thematic Map Released Highlighting U.S. Water Rights Systems, Informs Water Governance
• American Public Television To Distribute Women’s Work: The Untold Story Of America’s Female Farmers Nationwide
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the October WASDE Report — Shutdown Edition
• Trump Considering at Least $10 Billion for Farmer Aid; Announcement Next Week
• USDA-DOJ Agreement on Farm Inputs Welcomed, but Issues Complex
• Farmers await final 45Z rules while opportunity clock ticks
• Farmers deserve to know more about USDA reorg

• California Produces 80 Percent of the Worlds Almonds
• Tractor, Combine Sales Down in July; AGCO Opening California Parts Center, Names Sorbe PTx President
• Pistachio grower shares lessons learned in going holistic
• California Produces 80 Percent of the Worlds Almonds
• California Defies Congress, Continues EV Truck Mandate Despite Voided EPA Waivers
• Tractor, Combine Sales Down in July; AGCO Opening California Parts Center, Names Sorbe PTx President
• USDA moving to cut loan support for solar projects
• U Of Illinois Economist: Farmers Record Their Lowest Earnings In Past Decade
• Five Costly Mistakes In Farming And How To Avoid Them
• Crop Progress Report | 08.18.2025 | PDF
• High Cattle Prices Fuel Wild Market Volatility
• Unlike Farmers, the President Gets to Shoot the Messenger
• Sleepy markets dialed in modest Monday changes
• Tractor, Combine Sales Down in July; AGCO Opening California Parts Center, Names Sorbe PTx President
• China seeks to reopen Australia Canola Trade as Canada ties sour
• Big, beautiful bill may lead to less-ugly crop losses
• Immigration reform: ‘We have to have Mexico labor’
• USDA to Spend $750 Million on Texas Fly Facility to Combat Screwworm
• BREAKING: John Deere Confirms 238 Layoffs Across 3 Plants
• Row Crop Farmers Confront Economic Challenges Amid Falling Prices
• North American Equipment Dealers Assn Release Reporting Rating Manufacturers
• Farmers Talk Crop Health, Harvest and Profitability
• Draft MAHA Strategy Report Shows No Pesticide Restrictions
• MAHA Backs Away From Pesticide Restrictions, Recommends No Actions to Trump
• Deere digital repair tool: Farmers still debate access
• Catch up on this week’s USDA bombshell market reports, EPA’s new guidance on DEF systems to aid farmers, John Deere’s cut to its earnings outlook and more.
• Farmer leaders concerned about dismal financial outlook
• Bridging the Hunger Gap in Rural America: What You Can Do
• Ag Trade Deficit Hits Record High in First Half of 2025
• Rollins sets new steps to combat cattle pest, cites beef price concerns
• Judge orders USDA to restore five terminated grants
• North American Equipment Dealers Assn Release Results Of Manufacturer Study
• John Deere’s Stock Fell 8% After Earnings Report
• CoBank: Can Large-Scale Solar Installations Coexist With Agriculture In Rural America?

• So far, so good for California processing tomatoes
• Schiff to USDA: Don’t Sideline California Agriculture
• Step Up: California Cattle Producer Wanted for National Beef Board
• Growers are Forced To Chip their Pushed Orchards—No More Burning
• USDA to Issue One-Time Payment to Insurance Providers
• H2A Labor Program Important to Tree Nursery’s
• Crop Progress Report | 08.12.2025
• Ag Trade Deficit Hits Record High In First Half Of 2025
• USDA Crop Progress: Corn Rated 72% Good to Excellent, Soybeans 68% Good to Excellent as of Aug. 10
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• Brazen Trump comment boosts soybean prices
• Farmer weighs debt reduction vs. combine upgrade amid market volatility
• Tariffs are starting to squeeze profits for Trump-Loving farmers
• Sorghum farmers could gain 30 cents per bushel
• Record beef prices persist as U.S. cattle herd remains low
• USDA hubs bring federal employees to America’s heartland
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the August WASDE Report
• Lawmakers ‘in the very early stage’ of Skinny Farm Bill Discussions
• Is the Ag Economy in a Recession? Why Economists and Farmers Don’t Agree
• Trump extends China tariff truce
• Taking Cotton from Seed to Shirt
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Notches Legal Victory Protecting Producers From Emissions Regulations
• Largest GPS Network For Drones And Agriculture Launches
• Ag Secretary Rollins Names Full Slate Of Under Secretaries
• Clock ticking on Farm Bill 2.0
• USDA issues payment for Additional Payment Program II
• Rollins unveils undersecretary nominees for rural development, food safety
• Ag Trade Deficit Hits Record High In First Half of 2025
• Yield Tours, WASDE and Data Trust
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the August WASDE Report
• Rollins says funding for ag research remains a priority for administration
• Prepare for DOL check-ins on seasonal workers
• Transition planning can be complicated
• Fertilizer prices continue to rise
• Artificial Intelligence Joins The Fight Against Weeds, Insects And Disease
• Rollins teases ‘biggest announcement to date’ on screwworm
• World’s First Plant Creating Jet Fuel From Ethanol Will Start Operating
• New Rabobank Report: U.S. Farmers & Barriers To Sustainable Practices

Updated: 08.07.2025

• When will the U.S. ag secretary visit California and Arizona?
• Cropland Values Continue to Rise, Topping $5,830 Per Acre Nationally
• ‘Farm Bill 2.0’ next on House Ag Committee agenda “One Big Beautiful Bill” went into law July 4. All that remains now is “Farm Bill 2.0,” which House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “G.T” Thompson calls “not too controversial” and should pass with bipartisan support.

08.06.2025

• Tarriffs Concerning to Tree Nut Industry
• California Apple Harvest Begins and No NEPA Analytics for GE Seeds
• Jobs that Wouldn’t Exist Without Agriculture | California Ag Today
• Take risks,’ says Steve Fennimore, retiring weed scientist from the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences.
• Farmer Sentiment Weakens, But Farmers Say U.S. Headed In Right Direction
• Secretary Rollins on USDA’s reorganization plans
• Trump administration continues to address trade deficit
• NASS Data Points to Better Pastures Top Beef States See Improved Pasture Conditions While Southwest Drought Persists
• Wheat glut fuels cuts
• Harvest marketing goals: Lock in returns, minimize regret
• Sell or store? Marketing strategies for a big crop year
• Vaden: Farmers Will Feel ‘Heard’ in Second MAHA Report
• USDA Reorg Plan ‘About 95%’ Finalized as Feedback Period Begins
• Iowa Family Fights County Over Loss of Farmland, Rejects Reclassification
• On Faith and Fellowship Tuesday at the Great American Farmers Market, Secretary Rollins Reaffirms USDA’s Commitment to Upholding Religious Liberties
• Farmer-Designed Pickup Truck On Display At AgroExpo In Michigan
• Renewable Fuels Assn: Two Decades Of Success With The RFS
• Crop Progress Report | 08.04.2025 | PDF
• Risk management climate on farm keeps evolving
• Preparation, Prevention Tips on How to Respond as NWS Threatens American Livestock
• Oil Futures Drop Amid OPEC+ Output Rise Set for September
• Did Packers Finally Get Enough Supply Bought?
• Equipment Roundup Polaris Rolls Out New Line; Deere, Case IH Offer Repair Tools; AGCO, CNH See Sales Decline
• Hidden debts, Broken trust: When family farms face financial secrets
• Echoes of 2018 and $8 beans: Lack of U.S.-China trade deal getting worrisome
• Waging war against crop disease is lifelong challenge
• Vaden: Farmers will feel ‘heard’ in second MAHA report
• Trump still weighing tariff ‘rebate’
• During the Great American Farmers Market, Secretary Rollins Removes Unhealthy Food from SNAP
• USDA Releases Vegetable And Pulses Outlook Report
• NASA Launches Satellite To Capture Soil Moisture And Field Data
• Farm And Ranch Media Announce Launch Of Their New Mobile App