• California Table Grape Commission Launches a New Global Campaign as the Season Arrives Early
• Committee Advances Wine Labeling Legislation
• Almond Board Works to Expand C and U Access
• Early Harvest, Bigger Opportunity for Grapes
• California Insurance Crisis: Can Experience Fix What’s Broken?
• Crop Progress Report (PDF) 05.04.2026
• Real Estate Fraud Alert: Scammers Are Selling Farmers’ Land Without Their Knowledge
• The Pedal Hit the Metal in Last Week’s Fed Cash Cattle Market
• Trump Administration Nears Agri Stats Deal Amid Broader Meatpacker Probe
• Energy and Ag Markets Rally on Conflicting Reports of Strike on US Vessel
• Technology boosts machine support
• How social media boosted a rural community hub
• Are two fungicide passes warranted in corn?
• Beef prices are climbing fast: What’s driving the surge?
• Live Cattle Cash Trade Jumps $10 as Futures Climb Back
• Record U.S. Biofuel Targets to Test Biodiesel Industry After Slow Year
• Senate Targeting Late May, Early June for Farm Bill Markup
• EPA Opens Public Comment Period On Draft Fungicide Strategy
• Corteva’s seed and genetics business gets a name
• E15 Legislation Faces Hurdles As House Weighs Standalone Vote
• U Of Illinois Experts Review Producer Sentiment And Land Value Expectations
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Its Draft Fungicide Strategy
• Mayday, Mayday! No distress for grain prices (yet)
• Economic indicators: The rich are getting richer
• Trump’s New Conditions on DEI, Immigration Could Cut Off States’ Wildfire Funding
• 13 Questions an Ag Lender Says Farmers Should Be Asking Now
• John Deere Announces Updates to See & Spray
• How Robotic Dogs are Guarding Ag Assets
• Congress Betrays America’s Farmers, Sides With Anti-Science MAHA Activists | Commentary – Modern Ag Alliance Executive Director Elizabeth Burns-Thompson
• USDA Confirms Disease in US Swine Pseudorabies Returns to US Commercial Swine for First Time Since 2004
• Auburn Study: Farmers Rely On Lender Relationships To Prosper
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Releases Its Draft Fungicide Strategy
• What Makes a Good Agricultural Lender?

Farm Bill Update 4/30/2026:
House Passes Farm Bill But Strips E15 Farm Bill Advances to Senate After Contentious E15 Battle and Pesticide Liability Vote

• Cost of Compliance Hits Napa Growers
• Ag Committee Chairman Thompson’s Farm Bill Statement At Rules Committee
• Skipping Steps in NOW Management is a Risk Few Can Afford
• California Agriculture Left Out of Governor Debate as Leaders Push for Policy Change
• Independent Voice for California: Culotti’s Plan
• Op-ed: Congress Must Address Prop 12 To Ensure Animal Welfare Policy Is Science-Based
• California Cherries 2026: Bigger Crop, Earlier Season, New Challenges
• Farming Almonds—Stick to the Basics
• Crop Progress Report | 04.27.2026 (PDF)
• Ag Committee Chairman Thompson’s Farm Bill Statement At Rules Committee
• Why LRP can be a cost-effective way to put a floor under cattle prices
• Here Is What The Lawyers Said In Supreme Court’s Glyphosate Hearing
• US Supreme Court Justices Appear Split Over Bayer’s Bid to Kill Roundup Lawsuits
• How ethanol boom could put more money in farmers’ pockets
• Will drought impact spring pasture turnout?
• Expand your herd or hold back? Why this decision isn’t simple
• Middle East Ceasefire Fails to Ease U.S. Fertilizer Price Pressure on Farmers
• API, Farm Groups Urge Congress to Back Year-long E15 Sales as Prices Rise
• Are You Ready for Weather-Driven Price Volatility?
• Nearly $10 Billion in Farmer Bridge Assistance Allocated
• USDA Details on $1 Billion Specialty Crop Aid Expected Within Weeks
• Record-Breaking Auction Prices Signal Scarcity in Top-End Used Machinery
• Trump Admin to Roll Out Major Fertilizer Plan This Week, Accelerate U.S. Production Push
• Cattle Bottoming as Border/Strike Talk Fear Eases and Cash Ideas Improve
• Purdue Researchers: Farmers Struggle To Find Financial Return When Adopting Precision Technology
• Challenges in the Farmer-Lender Relationship
• Trump Admin to Roll Out Major Fertilizer Plan This Week, Accelerate U.S. Production Push
• Pesticide labeling front and center at Supreme Court
• Federal Reserve Meeting Begins This Week
• USDA Releases U.S. Bioenergy Statistics Report

• Napa’s Four Leading Agriculture and Wine Organizations Speak With One Voice Before Board of Supervisors, Calling for Permitting Reform and Long-Term Land Use Protections
• The Value of a Pressure Chamber in Almonds
• Bumper Crop Expected for California Blueberries
• Secretary Rollins Gives Update on New World Screwworm Prevention Efforts
• Rise in Families Interested in ‘Protein Sovereignty’
• Vorroa Mite: Heavy Pressure on Bees
• California Quarantine Areas Grow After New Detections
• How to Best Manage Lilac Borers in Olive Orchards
• Almond Board of California Releases Market Update
• Trump to China
• ARS Research May Help Save Grapes from Smoke Damage
• Comparing 2022 Drought Map 2026; How it Could Affect the Cowherd
• Resilient Calf Prices, Rising Input Costs, & Relentless Drought
• DTN Oil Update Brent Nears $100 as Iran on Brink of Ceasefire Collapse
• Justice Department Opens Criminal Investigation of Beef Companies
• Grains green up amid Middle East anxieties
• U.S. Set to Use Tariff Funds to Address High Fertilizer Prices
• Fertilizer CEO: It’s likely to get worse before it gets better
• DOJ probes meatpackers, egg suppliers for price-fixing
• Global oil shocks: What they mean to farm gate
• Cattle Futures Stumble After 4-Week Rally, Long-Term Outlook Holds
• U.S. Set to Use Tariff Funds to Address High Fertilizer Prices
• USTR’s Callahan says tariff policy delivering results for agriculture
• Purdue economist: Geopolitical tensions are igniting long-term concerns about fertilizer prices
• Organizations Call On Congress to Support Rural Small Businesses
• AAFC’s April Update Highlights Need to Maintain Canola Area
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• Are You Required to Accept an Inheritance?
• House farm bill whipping ramps up with broad early support
• Justice Department Considers Antitrust Lawsuit Against Egg Companies
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• Crop Progress Report (PDF) | April 20, 2026
• Diesel by the Numbers; Equipment Sales Down; Reports Say Cat Buys Monarch Tech
• US Set to Use Tariff Funds to Address High Fertilizer Prices
• Ag Aviation Industry Urges Drone Operators To Give Right-Of-Way To Manned Ag Aircraft
• Resilient Calf Prices, Rising Input Costs, & Relentless Drought
• Energy production involves more than flipping a switch
• New grant expands virtual fencing to more cattle producers
• Fertilizer producer warns nitrogen prices may rise further amid Gulf supply disruptions

• California Overtime Law Criticized and Acreage Reporting Period
• Green Medal Winners Announced in Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards
• USDA Rolls Out Textile Industry Support
• Identifying Ground Squirrels in Tree Nut Orchards
• California Citrus Outlook Strong Despite Weather Challenges and Rising Costs
• Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture
• USDA Announces Payments Under the 2026 Pima Cotton and Wool Trust Funds
• The Reality on the Ground: Calls for Action Grow as Financial Picture Worsens
• Ag Priorities Pile Up in Congress | Congress Weighs E15, Farm Bill and More Aid With No Clear Path Forward
• Survey Shows Input Costs Harming Farmers
• Trump administration poised to take on fertilizer giant
• Livestock sector a bright spot in net farm income
• Tractor and Combine Sales Drop Again Despite $11B in Farm Aid
• USDA Seeks Farmer Input in Fertilizer Price Collusion Probe
• Presumed Guilty? Farm Couple Fights Feds for Fair Trial and Jury
• Fertilizer prices have further to rise, even in a best-case scenario
• Farm Futures magazine ends print edition: Here’s what’s next
• Even optimistic scenarios now show elevated fertilizer prices into 2028
• Young farmers on purpose, pride and progress: ‘We’re making a difference’
• American Farm Bureau Survey: Financial Strain Across U.S. Agriculture
• Purdue Expert: Iran Conflict Could Drive Higher Interest Rates, Squeeze Farm Margins
• USDA: Peanut Butter Consumption Up 6% From 10-Year Average
• April WASDE Recap

• Prevent Plant Bug Damage on Almonds and Pistachios
• ‘Demo 57 Orchard’ Near Los Banos Showcases 57 Almond Variety and Rootstock Combinations
• California Pear Farmers Call on Retailers to Shift from Imports
• Getting the Right Chill and Soil Acidity for California Blueberries
• Forest Service Realigns to Western Lands
• Trade Mission to Philippines and USDA Data Concerns
• Farm Policy is Stuck
• Crop prices and payments likely led to increase in this month’s Ag Economy Barometer
• Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Rising Input Costs Concerns
• USDA Announces the Creation of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network to Strengthen U.S. Farm and Ranch Profitability
• USDA Announces New Guidance Portal
• USDA Finalizes Historic Regulatory Reform in National Environmental Policy Act Final Rule
• As Planting of 2026 Crops Begin, USDA To Touch Up Old-Crop Estimates
• 45Z Rule Still Hinges on USDA Tool
• Farmers to Recover Up to 53% of Overcharge Damages in John Deere Right-to-Repair Settlement
• Ag groups urge ITC to reconsider fertilizer duties
• Dicamba rules tighten: weed scientists caution applicators pay close attention
• Farmers and Ranchers Can Use AgPack to Offset Rising Input Costs
• Solar Panel Plague or Progress? Controversy Explodes as Farmland Disappears
• Grain and Livestock See Risk Off Selling on War Fears
• USTR Greer: USMCA can remain a trilateral deal and handle bilateral issues
• Trump Budget Would Cut USDA Funding by $4.9 Billion
• USDA Releases Beginning Farmer and Rancher Operations: Characteristics Associated With Business Survival Report
• Crop progress: USDA issues its first 2026 crop progress report
• Crop Progress Report (April 6, 2026) PDF
• A closer look: Recapping our marketing advice for corn and soybeans after last week’s USDA reports
• Feeder Cattle Rally Over $30 in Three Weeks in the Face of Tight Supplies
• Protect Your Farming Heir From Estate Plan Changes After Your Death
• Middle East conflict could drive higher food prices, economist says
• Purdue economist: Financial risk grows for farmers heading into 2026 season
• How One Kansas Family is Cultivating a New Legacy by Diversifying their Farm
• Pete’s Pick of the Week: 2004 John Deere 8120 Sells for Record High $158,000
• Extreme Drought Impacting Nearly Half of the Country
• Looking in on the Peanut Market
• New Pesticide Product To Address New World Screwworm Received by the EPA
• Young farmers share their process for testing new ideas
• Op-Ed: End Fertilizer Import Tariffs To Bring Relief To Farmers
• Search for veterinarian with new tool
• Here’s the secret to steady farmland values
• What is a farm worth when an owner exits?

• California Farmers Feel Impact of Renewed Trade Fight
• Inside a California Avocado and Feeding the Economy Report
• Vine Mealybug Control in California Vineyards
• Changes Proposed to National Organic Crops and Livestock List
• Research looks to optimize pollination in avocados
• 4 rules to improve family farm decision-making
• Trump Tells Farmers That Tractor Companies Should Lower Prices
• Trump announces new renewable fuels standard volume obligations
• The Strait of Hormuz: Why Global Trade Dependency Turns a Localized Conflict Into a Global Crisis
• USDA exports – Unknown buys corn, March 30, 2026
• Farm survival: Plan now to succeed and profit
• American Farmers Plan to Reduce Corn Acres in 2026 but Increase Soybean Plantings, Survey Shows
• Biofuels bracketology: Trump delivers an (expected) win for soy
• Could Brazil’s soybean export hurdles create U.S. opportunity?
• Cattle Complex Regains Its Bullish Sentiment
• EPA Sets Record High Biofuel Blending Volumes
• USDA Is Meeting With Ag Input Providers To Lower Prices
• Pro Farmer Podcast | Corn acres could top expectations
• After the Bell | Cotton climbs to fresh near-term highs
• Spot corn diseases early? Here’s what to do
• Lost in translation: Drone spraying hits label limits
• Nat’l Corn Grower Assn Economists Analyze How Fertilizer Prices Are Impacting Producers
• USDA Releases Food Price Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Fruit And Tree Nuts Outlook Report

• National Agriculture Day
• Bill Introduced In U.S. Senate Aimed At Transparency For Fertilizer Prices
• How young farmers turn challenges into opportunities
• New Report Shows Food & Ag Generate $10.4 Trillion And Support 20% Of U.S. Jobs
• Ag Groups Warn Administration Of Upcoming Economic Storm
• USDA Releases Map Showing The Use Of Precision Ag By State
• USDA offers first look at farmer’s Iran war-adjusted plans
• Sub-$90 crude oil sends corn bulls running for exits
• Gleaton created ‘biggest cotton market database’
• Lawmakers Seek Fertilizer Price Transparency Amid Rising Costs
• Strait of Hormuz Closure and Fertilizer Supply Risks for U.S. Agriculture
• Farmers and Rural Community Members Can Access Free Mental Health Resources
• Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program
• Lawmakers Seek Fertilizer Price Transparency Amid Rising Costs
• EPA chief on biofuel-blending rules: ‘We want to get it right’
• Worth the Risk? New Dicamba Label Highlighted During Using Pesticides Wisely Trainings
• USDA Under Secretary Provides Update on New World Screwworm Efforts
• Farm Bureau: Farmers Receive Less Than 6 Cents Of The Food Dollar
• Farm Equipment Prices Continue to Rise
• Pro Farmer Podcast | Fund positioning and China import interest
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• Iowa State Releases Its Annual Custom Rate Survey Results

• AEWR Lawsuit
• Fertilizer Supply Could Impact CA Growers Soon
• Surging Pistachio Demand Outpaces SupplyWalnuts Are Proven to be Great For you Health
• Pressure Rises on Fertilizer Industry | Fertilizer Companies Face Lawsuit as War Disruptions Put Spotlight on Industry
• Shippers and Railroads Comment on STB Reciprocal Switching Rule Proposal
• Groups Ask Companies to Renounce Fertilizer Duties
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Oil Crops Outlook Report
• US Farmland Landlords Aren’t Farmers | USDA: Nearly 80% of Rented Farmland Owned by Non-Farmers; Little Will Hit Market
• War and data: The forces driving farm prices
• Possible trade talk delays tank grain prices
• Farmers demand action on sky-high fertilizer prices – can Trump deliver relief?
• Iran War Deprives U.S. Farmers of Affordable Fertilizer as Spring Planting Looms
• Why Might President Trump Find It Hard to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz?
• Senate Ag Committee chair says legislation needed to stabilize farm finances
• Appellate Court Reverses Million Dollar Verdict in Dispute Over Wind Rights
• China Signals Openness to Buying More US Ag Products
• Why Cattle Faded the JBS Strike: Soybeans Tank on Fear Over Trump/Xi Meeting
• USDA Further Advances Trump Administration Push to Unleash Critical American Mineral and Energy Dominance
• Ag Groups Urge Mosaic, J.R. Simplot To Renounce Fertilizer Duties
• Lawmakers Eye War Funding Package For More Farm Aid
• Cattle Complex Starts the Week Out Strong Despite Hurdles
• Trump’s Iran War Duties, not China Disputes, Could Delay Beijing Summit, Bessent Says
• Will Soaring Fertilizer Prices Change Farmer’s Acreage Plans?
• How young farmers are navigating uncertainty