Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.27.2024

• PNW wine grape acreage holds steady
• Pistachio Industry Is Very Young Compared to Almonds and Walnuts
• Senators on Using Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture… “It’s already here.”
• NW Cherry Challenges in 2023
• H-2A Benefits
  House Republicans call for H-2A wage freeze
• Farmer Protests Spreading Across Europe
• Presidential Politics and Trade Agenda
• Capturing SAF Promise in Rural America
• Tackling Mental Health Among Farmers
• New Podcast from Crop Insurance in America Organization: Keep America Growing
• World’s first ethanol-to-jet fuel plant opens in Georgia
• Bobcat introduces all-electric options
• U Of Illinois Animal Scientists Are Developing New Breed Of Cattle To Produce 20x More Milk
• John Deere Announces Its 2024 Startup Collaborators
• Crop Insurance Turning Into "Ag Commodity Insurance" Report Ohio State, U Of Illinois Ag Economists
• Farming to Lose the Least Money
• Top Producer’s 2024 Bear-Bull Market Outlook
• Farm Bill Could Face Further Delays

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.20.2024

• California Ag Today | El Nino Icing Out the Lower 48?
• California Seeing Less Snow & Rain and Deere a Hit at Consumer Electronics Show
• Cover Crops In Almonds Can Offer Soil Benefits
• A Handful of Walnuts A Day Gives Big Health Benefits
• U.S. and China renew agricultural dialogue after years
• Non-Real Estate Farm Loan Volume Down 15% From Prior Year
• Cattle Placements Still in Spotlight in First USDA Cattle on Feed Report of New Year
• Goal setting 101: Control variables in farm business
• AI-Driven Nutritional Assessment of Seed Mixtures Enhances Sustainable Farming Practices
• Mini-Robots Modeled on Insects May Be Smallest, Lightest, Fastest Ever Developed
• What Are Alternative Feedstuffs for Cattle?
• High Interest Costs Could Weigh On Farmland Demand
• 3 Ways the Farm Equipment Industry is Fundamentally Changing
• Angie Setzer: This Year Will Underscore The Importance Of Your Marketing Plan
• Unveiling the Farmer’s Code – Legacy and growth in family farming
• Congressmen Thompson & Comer Issue Statement On GAO Report On Foreign Ownership Of U.S. Farmland
• Farm Equipment Editors Launch ‘Used Equipment University’ Video Series
• Afternoon market recap: Corn and wheat prices spill into the red on Wednesday.
• Comparing Trump and Biden’s impact on US agriculture
• Stabenow lays out possible farm program reforms to Senate colleagues
• Budget agreement likely further delays farm bill | Nothing is expected to happen with new farm bill legislation until funding issues are resolved.
• Court Overturns Green Plains Ruling Seventh Circuit Overturns Green Plains Ruling in Ethanol Markets Lawsuit
• New vs. old farm machinery: Which is cheaper to operate?
• USDA introduces Weaned Calf Risk Protection for cow-calf producers
• High Interest Costs Could Weigh On Farmland Demand
• Trump regains strong support among US farmers amid trade concerns
• American Agri-Women Comment On Proposed SEC Natural Asset Companies Ruling

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.12.2024

• Deal is close to extend the current farm bill one year
• Calif. extends truck reporting deadline
• 3 Trends to Consider As You Make Risk-Management Decisions for the Year Ahead
• USDA Christens New Year With 3 Reports Friday
• Rich Nelson Discusses What USDA Report Data Could Move the Market and What’s Already Factored in
• Biofuel Politics, E15, SAF, GREET
• What’s preventing a new era of herbicides?
• Good news and bad news for 2024 commodity programs
• A balance sheet for U.S. agriculture in 2024
• As inflation falls, ‘backwards pressure’ on food prices, analyst says
• Grassley expects short-term resolution to avoid partial government shutdown
• Vilsack urges Congress to restore funding for WIC
• Red Sea Attacks Continue, Could Affect U.S. Corn
• New Ways To Address Healthcare Issues Are Needed For Rural Americans
• China Dethroned as Top U.S. Exporter by Mexico Amid Supply Chain Shifts
• Farmers National Co. Releases Regional Ag Land Report
• Officials say funds will boost ag industry and national economy.
• German Farmers Protest Ag Subsidy Cuts
• 2024 Farm Bill Expectations
• American Farmland Trust Releases Manual On Carbon Markets And Climate-Smart Practices For Farmers
• U Of Illinois Ag Economists’ Revised Crop Budgets Show Farmers Will Lose Money

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 01.04.2024

• Almond Board Pres. Clarice Turner: On California Agriculture
• California’s Prop 12 Goes Into Effect Today, State Releases List Of Producers Who Qualify
• Prop 12 is Nothing More than an Activist Power Grab
• Grape growers offer ag scholarships
• Vintners: The 2023 vintage was exceptional
• Western Farm Press: 12 favorite stories of 2023
• Pizza Hut To Layoff 1,100 Workers In Wake Of California Minimum Wage Hike
• 5 dates to watch in 2024
• Retail Fertilizer Prices End 2023 Mixed, With Anhydrous Leading Six Fertilizers Lower
• Role of H-2A ag workers widens as U.S. labor sources vanish
• Calculating what to do with heifers in this market
• National Debt Raises Concern
• U.S. Farmer Sentiment Stable As Inflation Expectations Subside
• Banker Provides Tips To Avoid Fraud
• Ag Stock Index Outperforms Dow Jones, Tracks With S&P 500
• AgFunder News Lists The Top 20 AgTech Deals In 2023
• Cattle dressed weights set record highs
• Economists provide insight into 2024 ag economy

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.29.2023

• 3 Big Things Today, December 29, 2023
• Optimism for California’s 2023 Pecan Crop and State of the Industry
• Another Strong Year for U.S. Red Meat Exports
• Clarice Turner: Almond Growers Dig In to Find What the Best Practices Are
• State of the California Walnut Industry with Robert Verloop
• Another Strong Year for U.S. Red Meat Exports
• 2023 Farm Bill Plans Disappear in a House Divided
• A Few IRS Tax Changes in 2024 | Tax Penalties, Section 179 and Bonus Depreciation Changes for the New Year
• Equipment Roundup Cummins Faces Largest-Ever Clean Air Act Fine; CNH Brands, CLAAS Win Awards; AGCO Opens New Tech Lab
• Want to Avoid Leaving Climate-Smart Money On the Table? There’s An App for That
• USDA Lists Its Successes In 2023
• Focus On Making Your Succession Plan Fair, Not Equal
• USDA seeks public insights for improved foreign landowner reporting
• Weak dollar provides price opportunity for grain markets
• What role will technology play on your farm?
• See what’s new in tires, tracks
• Upcoming Educational Opportunities for Peanut Growers
• AgriThority Lists 10 Major Agriculture Trends In 2024
• Survey Of Farm Equipment Dealers Reports Their 2024 Revenue Expectations

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 12.22.2023

• Farmland Values Expected to Remain Steady Near Record Levels in 2024
• Holiday Schedule Mixes Up Markets
• Fertilizer Outlook: Global dynamics to influence 2024 fertilizer prices
• How AI and machine learning affect irrigators
• Divorce, disability and disagreement: How to plan for them on the farm
• Farm, rail companies urge reopening of U.S.-Mexico crossings shut over migrants
• NCBA president bullish on cattle market
• Red meat production declines in November
• Previewing this week’s USDA reports
• 5 High-Yield Farmers Share Their Secrets
• America’s Premier Farmers and Ranchers to Gather at 2024 Top Producer Summit in Kansas City
• 8 Factors Shaping the Rural Economy in 2024
• The High Cost of Some Inputs Fall, But So Does Farm Income
• New products aim to improve crop management
• How to protect your online assets from fraud
• Digital agriculture aids decision making
• Christmas Miracle: She Found Her Fiancé Clinging to Life After A Major Anhydrous Leak, Here’s How She Helped Save Him
• What’s Top Of Mind For Ag Lenders Right Now
• Digital agriculture aids decision making
• New products aim to improve crop management
• Understanding WOTUS

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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

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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?

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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

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