Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 09.11.2026

• Winegrape Sales Still Down and 2026 Cover Crop Report
• California E15 Vote and Tyson Profits Down
• APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantined Area in California
• With E15 Coming To California, Renewal Fuels Assn Continues Program For State’s Retailers
• When Farm Technology Outruns the Rules-California “Wrinkle”
• First Thing Today | Grains lower ahead of this morning’s USDA WASDE report
• Trump EOs Back Ranchers, COOL Needs Congress; 300K MT Beef Imports Will Come Revealed
• Farmers, Ag State Lawmakers Brace For Escalating Canada Trade War
• National Cover Crop Survey Shows Strong Interest in the Conservation Practice
• Use lessons from 2025-26 to reshape crop marketing strategy
• Top Tips: The battle between strong demand vs. harvest pressure
• Farm Bureau: A Look At USDA’s Farm Loan Programs
• Can Cooperatives Help Reverse the Decline in Rural Grocery Stores?
• Record Diesel Prices Threaten Farm Margins as Harvest Begins
• After Historic Late-August Price Rallies, USDA Returns With New Forecasts
• Crop Production Relay Cropping: The Double-Crop Strategy That Doesn’t Wait for Wheat Harvest
• Using Drones to Improve Farm Operations—Without Buying the Hardware
• Op-Ed By Kip Tom: America’s Agricultural Strength Is Our Strategic Advantage
• PFI Farmers Test Whether Cover Crops Help Them Get In The Field Sooner

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 09.02.2026

• California Judge Blocks Trump Administration H-2A Wage Rule
• USDA Plans $30 Million Walnut Purchase to Support California Market
• California Citrus Faces Trade, Labor and Water Challenges
• California Citrus Pushes for Relief from Argentine Lemon Imports
• $2 Million Investment Targets Pest Control and Quality in U.S. Tree Nuts
• California Looks to Australia for Agtech Ideas
• Almond Harvest Starting, Showing Lighter Crop
• Paintballs among new tools allowed for hazing wolves
• New ‘smart’ farm tech targets vegetable production
• Regenerative label payoff remains murky
• House Passes Funding Bill as Republicans Pressure Trump on Beef Imports
• Pasture Conditions Decline as Heat, Drought Outpace Any Gains Beef Pasture Conditions Worsen
• The holiday Americans observe on the first Monday in September is a case study in how a holiday can change over time, including what it celebrates.
• What Smart Genetics Help Farmers Stay Profitable While Navigating Uncertain Soybean Markets
• EPA Exempts 1.76 Billion Biofuel Credits, Drawing Mixed Industry Reactions
• Credit conditions remain tight as farm bankruptcies continue to rise
• Secretary Rollins Unveils Plan to Modernize Agricultural Data Collection and Put Farmers First
• Farmer Sentiment Rises Again In August As Future Expectations Improve
• Renewable Fuels Assn: Refinery Exemptions “Unjustified” But Reallocation Offers Encouragement
• Recent Australian Beef Import Trends
• Mexico Resumes Live Cattle Exports to U.S. Under Screwworm Protocol
• Generative AI in Ag Lending
• Does a Big Pro Farmer Crop Tour Gap Mean a Big WASDE Yield Change?

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 08.25.2026

• Why Fresno’s $9 billion farm economy is watching the U.S.-Canada trade war
• August Orchard Tasks With Hyrum – Pistachios
• APHIS Expands Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine
• Dragon Fruit Production and Farm Tour Coming to Southern California
• Sustainability Implemented at Scale Across CA Wine Sector
• Wine Grape Industry Commits Additional Funding to Stop GWSS
• USDA Announces $2M to Nut Producers Overcome Trade Barriers
• How Will Ag Benefit from Artificial Intelligence?
• Canadians Pull Out of Talks and Argentinian Beef Imports
• Farm Bill Likelihood
• Canada Slaps New Tariffs on US Goods US-Canada Trade Fight Escalates With New Canadian Tariffs on a Range of Products
• Biofuels Industry, Soybean Growers Alarmed by Reports of Surging RFS Exemptions
• Global supply chain issues pressuring fertilizer prices ahead of 2026 fall application season
• Grassley: beef imports aren’t the answer to high meat prices
• Arizona Border Reopens to Mexican Cattle, New Mexico Reopening Soon
• Crop Progress Report | 08.24.2026 | PDF
• Cattle Producers, Lawmakers Condemn Trump’s New Beef Import Plan
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot | Farm Credit Rates
• Some Republican lawmakers skewer Trump’s beef imports, slam Canada trade war
• US Border Reopens to Mexican Cattle Imports, Cattle Contracts See Hesitation
• Ranchers Seek $272K Damages for Fire | Rancher: Nebraska Liable for Prescribed Burn That Killed 46 Cows in Sandhills
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange Launches Sorghum Basis Futures Contract
• View From the Cab | Farmers Talk Crops, Inputs and Schooltime
• USDA Cattle on Feed report provides bullish signal for the cattle market
• USDA Announces Harvest to Hallways Initiative to Invest in Child Nutrition Programs
• UAW Members Reject John Deere’s Contract Extension Proposal
• Winners Of Women In Agribusiness Inaugural Leadership Awards Announced
• New Study Offers Meat Processors Practical Path To Report Methane Emissions More Accurately
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• Updated EPA Guidance Supports John Deere Efforts To Keep Customers Productive
• Cost Increases Have Outpaced Yield Gains

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 08.18.2026

• Study: Napa wine compliance costs near 18% of production
• Agriculture Has Billions Riding on USMCA
• Joint Ag Issues Summit and Cyclospora Investigation
• Imports Increase Competition for U.S. Produce Growers
• USDA Extends Supplemental Disaster Relief
• Processed tomato growers hope for market recovery
• Duarte Nursery Harvest Demo Showcases Future of Almond Farming
• From the Fields: Joe Valente, San Joaquin County winegrape grower
• Latest campaign positions walnuts as fresh produce
• DPR Announces Voluntary Cancellation of Paraquat Products
• Crop Progress Report | 08.17.2026 | PDF
• Clock Ticks on US-Canada Tariff Talks as Dairy Remains a Sticking Point
• Meat-Packing Consolidation Could Keep Ranchers From Herd Rebuild
• Is it time to price inventory and move on to 2027?
• Is more aid coming for specialty crops?
• 15 Tire Tricks and Trailer Tips for Your Farm Equipment
• Which FSA Farm Loan Borrowers Filed Bankruptcy Between 2015–2025?
• What’s Happening With Cattle Prices?
• Tractor Sales Fall in July Amid Continued Ag Economy Pressure
• Crops U.S. Receives First Moroccan Phosphate Shipment in 5 years After Temporary CVD Relief
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report
• Purdue Study: Comparison Of Long-Run Rates Of Return For Crop And Livestock Farms
• MarketsandMarkets Forecast Biopesticides To Reach $17.68 Billion by 2030
• Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Imports Up 70% In Past 15 Years
• Rooster Launches On-Demand Digital Experience Exploring How AI Is Reshaping Agricultural Marketing
• Applications Open For Practical Farmers’ Cover Crop Cost-Share Program
• Cull Cow Prices Continue Slow Slide

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 08.12.2026

• Blueberry Convention Coming to Monterey
• ‘Rough’ peach crop caps a bitter season
• Congressional Candidate Discusses Agriculture, Water, Energy, and the Economy with “The Ag Meter“
• Mysterious Virus Affects Melons
• Use Common Sense When Reading a Pesticide Label
• Stress Hormone Effects in Plans; Farm Bill to Return for September Vote
• Processed tomato growers hope for market recovery
• Election Year Politics Stalls New Farm Bill
• USDA Extends Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Application Deadline, Announces New Flexibilities for 2023 and 2024 Quality Losses
• Endangered Species Act Changes Take Effect August 20
• 10 make-or-break questions for ranchers considering virtual fence
• What Is Going On With Cattle Prices in Recent Weeks?
• After Years of Oversupply, the Combine Market is Tightening
• No Input or Interest Rate Relief in Sight as Ag Economists Flag Rising Farm Debt Stress
• FDA proposes GRAS definition, advances ‘white paper’ on ultraprocessed foods
• USDA Applauds Confirmation of Glen Smith
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot
• U Of Illinois Study Reveals Major Genetic Weakness For Future Corn Breeding
• American Feed Industry Assn Responds To Proposed Changes To The GRAS Framework
• USDA: Farmland Values Have Climbed Nearly 44% Since 2020
• Choice Cutout Turning the Corner?
• Survey Shows Farmers Want to Know Tech Proof Before Purchase: Farmers Want to Know if Technology Will Pay Off Before Buying In
• Beef Labeling Advances in Senate
• 5Rs of Risk Management: A Framework for Understanding Risk and Resilience
• View From the Cab | Farmers Talk Crop Conditions and Employee Management
• Bulletproof your farm’s fertilizer spending plan
• Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, delay hemp ban as midterms loom
• Some farms are charging $1,500 a night for ‘luxury stays’
• Bayer, Simplot, Winfield United To Change Their Seed Distribution In 2027
• USDA: Farms Receive Larger Share Of Spending On Food At Home Than Food Away From Home
• Ag Retailers Shift From ‘If AI’ To ‘How AI,’ Tech Hub LIVE Session Captures Pivot
• USDA: Farmland Values Have Climbed Nearly 44% Since 2020

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 08.05.2026

• USDA Announces New Crop Insurance Payment Flexibilities, Prevented Planting Option
• MGR-26-009: Deferral of Interest Charges
• USDA: California Had Highest Average Cropland Cash Rent in 2026
• USDA: Pistachio Production Trend Continues Upward Trend
• 2026 Fresno State Grape Day Kicks Off Grape Harvest
• Participants Wanted for Wine Industry Survey
• 2026 Pistachio Week Kicks Off August 10th
• 2026 California Fig Season Begins Strong
• Researchers Explore Agave’s Future in California Agriculture
• AFBF on Farm Bill Markup and Farmers Spend More on Diesel
• USDA Provides Reprieve on Crop Insurance Premiums, Restores Prevent Plant Buy-Up
• Senate Releases Updated Farm Bill Text | The Farm Bill text released on Friday includes the authorization of year-round E15 sales
• Agricultural Risk Is Not a Shock Problem—It’s a Decision Problem
• H-2A Drivers Caught in CDL Freeze FMCSA Rule Leaves Some H-2A Workers Unable to Get Commercial Driver’s Licenses
• Heat and Drought Drag Down Pastures Across Beef Country
• Revitalize Unproductive Salty Soils Steps To Reverse Unproductive Salinity Soils
• ADM raises 2026 profit outlook as biofuels demand surges
• Illinois farmer faces $250,000 pesticide application fine
• USDA Exports: China buys soybeans, Aug. 4, 2026
• How to pick and choose farm tech in the age of ‘decision’ ag
• 5 warning signs that fertilizer prices will stay high indefinitely
• Nurse turned farmer bridges gap between healthcare, ag
• Farm Bureau Reviewing USMCA:: The Backbone Of North American Agriculture Trade
• USDA Releases Vegetables And Pulses Outlook Report
• Here Is The Latest In The Latham Seed Vs Bayer Lawsuit
• Bird Flu on the Move: Understanding Seasonal HPAI Risk in the Mississippi Flyway
• Fertilizer Prices Fall as UAN32 Leads Significant Drops Heading Into August
• Secretary Rollins Announces New Steps to Put Farmers First While at Minnesota Farmfest
• Purdue: Farmer Sentiment Rebounds In July
• Crop Progress Report | 08.04.2026 | PDF
• Agricultural Risk Is Not a Shock Problem—It’s a Decision Problem
• After a Painful July, the Cattle Market Hopes for a Supportive August
• Farm equipment sector eyes 2027 rebound on aging fleet
• 7 questions to ask your ag retailer
• Farm Groups React as Senate Releases Revised Farm Bill Text
• U.S. Farm Agency Staff Warn Trade, Research, Aid Programs at Risk From Reorganization
• US Cropland Tops $6,000 per Acre for First Time in 2026
• What can a robot do in your cornfield?
• Farm Bureau Reviewing USMCA:: The Backbone Of North American Agriculture Trade
• Growth Energy Statement On EPA 2023-2024 SRE Decisions
• USDA Releases Vegetables And Pulses Outlook Report
• Bird Flu on the Move: Understanding Seasonal HPAI Risk in the Mississippi Flyway

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 07.29.2026

• USDA Reminds Ag Producers of Approaching Specialty Crop Deadlines
• California Growers Report Yield Increases Using Clay Applications
• 2026 California Fig Season Begins Strong
• Pistachio Week Begins Aug. 10
• Regulators gain Insight at ABC’s Environmental Stewardship Tour
• National Award Seeks California’s Veteran Farmers
• Drone Spraying Efficiencies
• Land Rush: Data Center Stampede Puts Farmers in Crosshairs of Controversy
• Hot Weather Stresses Pasture Conditions Scorching Heat, Dry Conditions Take Toll on US Pasture and Range
• WTI Below $90 as Middle East Fighting Pause Continues
• Cash rents unlikely to drop despite profit squeeze
• Farmers Applaud Progress to Help Struggling Farm Economy
• Op-Ed: ICGA Focused on Winning Farm Bill, Year-Round E15 and Aid Votes
• Volatile Fertilizer Market Could Change How Farmers Buy Inputs
• USDA Announces Funding For Coordinating Agricultural Development & Innovation Program Benefits
• USDA: Farm Operations Note Commodity Changes In 2022
• House Adopts Budget Proposal for Package with $12 Billion in Farm Aid
• Beef Price-Fixing Class Action Moves Forward Against Four Largest US Packers
• Tyson and JBS shares jump as U.S. to resume Mexico cattle shipments
• Will July go out with a whimper or a bang?
• Farm Business Planning | Should in-laws be included in family farm meetings?
• What’s Going on With Cattle Prices in Recent Weeks?
• Impact of Leverage on Rates of Return of Crop Farms
• How the Cattle Industry Is Reacting to USDA’s Border Reopening
• Ag economist says heifer retention increases, but cattle herd expansion remains uncertain
• Anti-Farming Groups Urge FAA To Reject Rule That Shielding Animal Agribusiness From Drone Oversight
• USDA Lowers Conditions Report: 63% Of Corn And Soybeans In Good To Excellence Shape
• USDA Releases Fruit And Tree Nuts Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• Why Farm Owners Avoid Succession Planning Conversations
• July 1 Cattle on Feed Up 2% From Year Ago; July 1 Cattle Inventory Up Slightly

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 07.22.2026

• 07.24.2026 | House GOP Passes $95B Budget Resolution With $12B in Farm Aid; Some Farm Groups Oppose War Funding
• Farm Bill Renewal Doubts
• Cherries Midseason 2026
• Controlling Perennial Weeds in Tree Nut Orchards
• California Avocado Board and New Tariffs on Brazil
• Learning from Last Season’s Citrus Challenges
• Federal Orange Juice Standard Updated
• The Carpophilus Beetle Threatens the Almond Industry
• American Farmers May See Deeper Losses in 2027
• Tax Credits for Ethaol Biofuels Getting Closer to Being Finalized
• Lawsuit Accuses Union Pacific, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad of Anticompetition Violations
• Farm Hell: Family Seeks Justice After 10-Year Battle Over Devastating Irrigation Penalties
• Corn and Beans See Profit Taking on Weather, Ratings: Can Cattle Continue to Recover?
• Judge rules OMB can’t retroactively nix grants based on new rules
• EPS Official: Ending Diesel Exhaust Fluid Deratements To Benefit Farmers, Truckers
• Farm Bill Mark Up Complicated by McConnell Absence
• Data Centers Spark Big Debate Among Rural Communities
• Trump Tariffs Target Brazil but Exempt Key Agricultural Imports
• E15 Supporters Weigh Deal as Senate Faces Shrinking Legislative Window
• Monsanto Withdraws Glyphosate Duties Petition
• Why Foreign Visitors Flock To Farm Progress Show
• Average USDA, Rural Development Investment Grew In Every Rural County Type Between 2000 And 2024
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook: July 2026 Report
• Crop Progress Report | 07.20.2026 | PDF
• American Farmers May See Deeper Losses in 2027
• USDA Pulls Handbrake, Announces Sweeping NASS Overhaul Amid Acreage Controversy
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot Farm Credit Rates | 07.20.2026
• New Podcast Explores the FCIC and How Crop Insurance Evolves
• USDA Exports: 3 more flash sales announced, July 20, 2026
• What happens when pollination meets hot weather, hot war?
• At risk: $60 billion in U.S. ag exports
• FDA: Taylor Farms Iceberg Lettuce Sample Produced a False Positive for Cyclospora
• FDA Still Investigating Taylor Farms In Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 07.15.2026

• Almond Alliance Gives Growers a Seat at the Table
• Sonoma County Wine Industry Set to Unify
• University of California Studies Find Gray Wolves Increasing Stress on California Cattle
• Avocado Rootstock Research Advances Through International Collaboration
• Blue Diamond Almond Crop Estimate Revised to 2.6B Pounds
• California Walnut Commission Voices Support for 0% EU Tariff
• Selling More Walnuts into Food Service
• Monterey County Crop Report Shows $4.8 Billion in Fruit and Vegetable Production
• Farm Aid Returns to Reconciliation Talks House GOP Leadership Plan Could Include $20 Billion in Farmer Aid
• Prop 12 Lawsuit Survives Key Ruling Federal Court Keeps Prop 12 Slaughterhouse Case Alive for Triumph Food
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot Farm Credit Rates
• Mike Johnson Pushes Reconciliation Bill to Fund Defense, Agriculture
• Beginning Farmers: Free Workshop in August
• Oil Prices Surge on US-Iran Escalation, Tanker Hits
• Mexican cattle producers are forging an all-out effort to open the U.S. border to live cattle trade.
• Farmland Farmer Fights Squatter’s Rights After Neighbor Takes Chunk of Cornfield
• USDA Revises Beef Export Data, Lowers Sales By 90%
• Protect farm equity first, then position for upside opportunity
• 2026 Water Resources Development Act moves forward
• Trump drops Hormuz toll after outcry from lawmakers, executives
• 1st Half: U.S. Tractor Sales Down 14%, Combine Sales Down 11%
• Ag Chair John Boozman assesses where his farm bill draft stands
• Artificial Intelligence Poised to Rewrite the Crop Protection Playbook

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Crop Insurance & Ag News for CA & AZ Farmers & Producers: 07.08.2026

• EU Opens New 0% Tariff Rate Quota for U.S. Almonds
• Almond Board Seeks Volunteers for Industry Committees 07/07/2026
• California Wine Grape Community Mourns Passing of John Ledbetter
• Setton Farms’ Chocolate Pistachios Selected as Good Housekeeping Awards Winner
• New Bill Aims to Address Agriculture’s Ongoing Labor Shortage
• 250 Years of American Agriculture at a Pivotal Moment
• Major Meatpackers Have Taken in More Than Half a Billion in Tax Subsidies Since 2006
• Beef Imports Divide Trump’s Trade Agenda | US Cattle Groups Oppose US Trade Rep’s Exemption for Brazilian Beef From Proposed Tariffs
• Acreage story ‘far from over’ – remember last year?
• Honey Bees Can Detect Viruses in Food
• NCGA: U.S. Farmers Paying Double for Some Crop Protection Products Compared to Brazil
• U.S. beef exports to China to pick up as rivals exhaust quotas
• Commodity group leaders offer practical advice for women in ag
• What Farmers Need to Know Before the July WASDE Report
• Unions Claim USDA Overhaul Will Gut Agency
• DIY Wizard Turns Miniature Tractors Into Equipment Fleet
• Ag Interest Rate Snapshot Farm Credit Rates
• USDA Makes American Children Healthier, Agriculture Stronger with More Farm to School Investments
• USDA Advances Trump Administration Effort to Boost U.S. Mineral Energy Production
• Ag Economy Barometer Falls Again, Major Concern Is High Input Costs
• USDA’s Competitive CRP Enrollment Adds 1.5 Million New Acres
• Purdue Barometer Shows Farmer Sentiment Pressured by High Input Prices
• Geopolitical tensions and high interest rates challenge Brazilian agricultural dominance
• How farmers are adding trees to combat heat, diversify income
• How Ethanol Has Changed The Long-Term Growth In Total U.S. Corn Use

admin2026-07-08T11:26:59+00:00July 8th, 2026|

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