Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.13.2024

• USDA forecasts larger almond crop Yield to go up 21% despite acreage decline, according to a preliminary estimate.
• House Ag Committee Chair Thompson Releases Additional 2024 Farm Bill Details, Issues Open Letter
• Crop Insurance Gets A Boost In Both The House’s And Senate’s Version Of The Farm Bill
• Farm bill progress or posturing? The coming weeks will tell if lawmakers are truly serious about passing a new farm bill.
• May 2024 WASDE Report (PDF)
• Mental Health Hope & Help – 4 Gender Differences Exist in Farmer Emotional Health
• USDA Reports Review | Corn Surges on Lower-Than-Expected Stocks; Wheat, Soy Finish With Solid Gains After Mostly Neutral Report
• Timing Critical for Forage Production | For Optimal Forage Production, Consider Proper Timing of Pasture Turnout
• La Nina to return by late summer
• Understand agronomic costs to meet grain marketing goals
• USDA, HHS Announce New Actions to Reduce Impact and Spread of H5N1
• Audit Finds Potential Fraud in Biofuels Tax Credit Program
• Economist: Age of U.S. Farmers is Not a Problem
• House To Consider Financial Innovation And Technology For The 21st Century Act
• USDA Releases Map Showing Where Cover Crops Are Used

 

 

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 05.06.2024

• Almond Board elections underways 
• Protecting Pistachios from Botryosphaeria
• Bearing almond acreage drops slightly
• Grape by-products reduce dairy cow emissions
• Top 5 Things to Watch This Week | May WASDE and Wet Fields Top Headlines
• Chairwoman Stabenow says members are committed to getting a farm bill finished
• Farm Bill: A Short History and Summary
• House farm bill proposes SNAP cuts
• Nat’l Cattlemen’s Beef Assn Supports House Ag Committee’s Farm Bill Framework, But Not The Senate’s
• 43% Fewer Farmers Are Raising Wheat Compared To 20 Years Ago
• Fed helps farmers – for now
• Rural Americans Still Face Mental Health Stigma, Scarcity of Resources, But Outlook Is Improving
• Commodities Hit a Wall — in a Good Way?
• Bayer Issues Open Letter On Glyphosate: American Agriculture Is At Risk
• USDA Issues Map Showing Concentration Of Specialty Crop Farms

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Breaking 2024 Farm Bill News!

 

May 02, 2024

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.30.2024

• Bearing almond acreage drops slightly
• Calif. pot industry owes $732m in taxes
• Feds to install solar panels over Western canals | U.S. Interior Department announces $19 million for projects in California, Oregon, Utah.
• Calif. increases State Water Project allocation
• Successful Farming | 3 Big Things Today, April 30, 2024
• Crop Progress Report | April 29, 2024 | PDF
• A Margin Squeeze is Setting in Across Row-Crop Farms, and 80% of Ag Economists Are Now Concerned It’ll Accelerate Consolidation
• 5 reasons artificial intelligence makes farmers nervous
• FP Next: How to manage farm stress when it’s busy
• Vilsack calls Tuesday’s GREET model a placeholder
• Watch borrowing as inflation sticks around
• Cash Market Moves 2024 Planting Season Has Been Early for Many Midwest Farmers: Part 2
• CNH Inks Deal for Broad Internet Access
• Swine industry concerned about avian influenza
• Nebraska, Iowa communities recover from devastating tornado outbreak
• Where have cash rents increased the most?
• Labor Department Finalizes Rule for H-2A Ag Worker Program
• NAAA Urges Drone Operators To Give Right-Of-Way To Low-Altitude Ag Aircraft
• USDA Announces Rural Partners Economic Development Funding
• Farmers Nat’l Co. Reports Demand, Prices For Farmland Remain Strong Despite Weakened Farm Economy
• John Deere Defuses Three Myths About Electric Vehicles
• Farmers Report Their Attitude Of Five Ag Tech Technology Initiatives In Farm Journal Survey

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.22.2024

• Today is Earth Day | 10 Surprising Facts About Earth Day
• Today Is Earth Day, Here Are The Planned Activities
• Prop 12 needs to be blocked, Rep. Nunn says
• Farm Bill Draft Expected by Memorial Day
• Top 5 Things to Watch
• Our Rural Roots | Soak Up Spring’s Simple Pleasures
• EPA to again allow summer E15
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss week ending April 19, 2024
• Inventory pyramid will pay off for cattle business
• Grains end last week in the green
• Swampbuster rule is unconstitutional, says Iowa lawsuit
• What effects will the Port of Baltimore closure have on agriculture?
• U.S. agriculture emissions lowest since 2012
• Senate Finance Committee: ag needs real trade agenda
• High input prices concerning with low commodity prices, farmer says
• March cattle placements fall sharply
• U.S. will again be a net beef importer in ‘24
• 25 States Sue EPA Over Its Vehicle Emissions Mandate
• USDA Releases Report Showing Changes In Food Spending By State

 

 

 

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.17.2024

• Sustainable vineyards earn Green Medal awards
• House Ag Chair Readies Farm Bill Ag Will Like, But Force Democrats to Choose
• House Republicans embrace ‘pretty radical’ farm bill ideas — Vilsack
• 30 Years In and Still Reforming – New Keep America Growing Podcast Episode
• How to access all-inclusive fertilizer recommendations
• Vilsack: limited budget and time caused report cancellations
• McKalip: progress made on U.S. ethanol import tariffs
• Ukraine Walked Away From New Black Sea Grain Deal
• Bayer and Allies form coalition to support glyphosate use
• USDA approves enhanced bioengineered hemp for medicinal use
• Inaugural Report Showing Ransomware Trends In Food And Agriculture Industry Released
• April 15, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Vilsack raps right-wing policy proposals for farm bill
• Growing a Crop This Year is Crucial for Drought-Stricken Texas Farmers, 2024 is Now Make or Break For Many
• Bearish sentiment pushes grain prices lower
• Ag Secretary Criticizes House GOP Study Group Plan to Slash Farm Programs
• Railroads Protest Federal Railroad Administration Two-Person Crew Rule
• 3 Farmers Find New Revenue Streams
• Tune in to farm metrics this spring
• Farm Progress: FP Next: Finding affordable healthcare coverage
• Research team unveils next-generation fungicide
• Lack of data problematic for the cattle industry
• McKalip: progress made on U.S. ethanol import tariffs
• Still much to learn about HPAI in cattle
• USDA Releases Map Showing Food Price Increase By Metro Area In 2023
• Court Rules In Favor Of Farmers Edge In Patent Suit Brought By AGI SureTrack
• USDA Releases Data On Use Of Genetically Engineered Crops By Farmers

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.11.2024

• All Nut Crops Are Part of Healthy Eating
• NCBA: New ESA Rules Rollback Previous Improvements
• NPPC’s President On Skyrocketing Pork Prices In California And Falling Demand
• Urgent tax relief push for farmers by agricultural groups
• McKinsey & Co Release Results Of Farmers Understanding And Use Of Sustainable Practices
• Hoeven leads GOP senators in introducing crop insurance bill
• UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher
• USDA Cancels July Cattle Report, County Level Estimates
• EIA: Domestic Ethanol Production, Stocks Declined Last Week
• New crop insurance legislation would update risk management in farm bill
• New farm bill remains unlikely as Congress returns
• Davids, Roberts anxious about Washington gridlock inhibiting development of new farm bill
• Cattle producers lose industry insight as USDA cancels July inventory report
• April WASDE Offers Old-Crop Tweaks, South American Updates
• Planting progress pressures prices
• Separate farm business and family budgets
• Power vs. Privacy: Landowner Sues Game Wardens, Challenges Property Intrusion
• Vilsack Calls for Agricultural Market Competition Boost
• States, Organizations Sue Biden Administration Over EV Fuel Economy Rule
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn’s VP Travels To Washington To Push For Crop Insurance Improvements
• April 8, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Washington Insiders Now Think We Could Get a First Look at a New Farm Bill as Early as Next Week
• Will We See a Hard Fall or Soft Landing? It’s the Million Dollar Question for the Farm Economy This Year

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.04.2024

• Farmers Mutual Hail acquires crop insurer Global Ag from Axa XL
• Pistachio Alternate Bearing More Difficult to See
• April 3 Grant Deadline for California NRCS Partnership Proposals
• California Pork Prices Higher After Prop 12 Implementation
• Expand Your Crop Insurance Knowledge with the Latest Resources
• Farmer Sentiment Improves As Interest Rate Expectations Shift
• U.S. Drought Area Smallest Since 2020
• USDA Rolls Out $1.5 Billion for Conservation and Climate-Smart Ag Under RCPP
• Ag Policy Blog RFK Jr’s Plan to Weaponize Regulators to Transform American Agriculture
• If Farmers Sold Grain Like Contractors Bid Projects
• EPA Rolls Out World’s Toughest Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
• Feedback from the Field returns for 2024
• More than Dirt: Does your operation need a specialty coach? More farmers are bringing in coaches and joining peer groups to build on their success.
• Will rural voters determine the president?
• Ethanol stocks gain again
• Be aware of changing animal importation guidelines
• 6 Tech Tools and Trends To Watch In 2024
• Used John Deere Tractors Set New Record At Recent Auction
• U.S. Drought Area Smallest Since 2020
• Farm Journal Issues “Smart Farming Intelligence” Report
• HLB Quarantine Areas Expanded in California
• A New Pest in Citrus
• Vilsack on Farm Bill
• Farm bill: Increased payment limits critical
• Post-Easter Markets, HPAI Spread in Dairies, First Crop Progress Report
• USDA: Farmers’ Adoption Of New Technology Is The Dominate Factor In Increasing Agriculture’s Productivity
• Senators tackle migrant farm labor
• New Report By Purdue Researcher Show 12% Of U.S. Households Are Food Insecure, Yet 40% Of Food Is Discarded
• Who Is A “Foreign Person” In The Eyes Of USDA?
• USDA Report Analysis USDA’s Planting Intentions Report Light on Acres
• EPA Rolls Out World’s Toughest Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
• New planting data pushes corn prices 3.5% higher Afternoon market recap: Soybeans face fractional cuts; wheat prices mixed but mostly higher.
• U.S. agri-food industry faces skill gaps, survey finds
• USDA Press Release: Readout of Meeting with Agricultural Stakeholders on the Port of Baltimore and Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
• G & S Communications Releases Results Of Survey On Consumers’ Knowledge Of Food System’s Sustainability
• Ag Robotic Market Forecast To Grow From $63 Billion To $218 Billion By 2030
• Farmers National Co: A Dynamic Ag Outlook
• Precision Farming Dealer Magazine Releases eGuide “Top 10 Dos And Don’ts”
• Feedlot Numbers At Historic Levels

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.27.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 27, 2024
• Maryland Bridge Collapse Could Affect Ag
• Two Crime-Fighting Canines Share Prize as California’s Top Farm Dog
• A Prop 12 Pork Price Assessment
• Baltimore Bridge Impact on Ag Machinery
• Transition farm ownership and leadership
• Ag Economists Release Report Showing Crop Yield Growth By Global Regions
• EPA Accepts Atrazine Science Panel Recommendations
• Agricultural Census Shows Strong Growth In Direct Sales From Farms And Ranches
• EPA’s new emission standards trouble corn farmers
• “Product of USA" label rule raises trade concerns
• How crop input prices impact land values
• EPA Accepts Atrazine Science Panel Recommendations
• Precision Farming Tools Most Used By Minimum Till Farmers
• FAA Clears Use Of "Drone Swarms" For Agricultural Use

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.19.2024

• Today Is National Ag Day! Events To Be Held Across The Country
• FarmHER And RanchHER To Empower Women In Agriculture During Nat’l Ag Week
• Crop Insurance And CRP In The Farm Bill
• California’s energy battle – Oil ads vs. climate policies
• Ag Labor Working Group report highlights urgent issues with H-2A
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• NCC asking Congress to step up action on farm bill, other priorities
• Avoiding SAF Flight Cancellation Airline Industry, Others Stress Need for Sustainable Aviation Fuels to Take Off
• Seasonal Forecast Update Includes La Nina UPDATE: Weather Outlook Through Summer 2024 Could Mean Intense Summer Heat
• Farmers’ tax liability to rise as tax breaks expire in 2025
• Will the estate tax exemption boogeyman get you this time?
• Republicans would put half of climate funding into commodity subsidies, says Stabenow
• Legislation could speed up domestic fertilizer production
• Ask questions about climate smart programs
• No work on FY25 budget until FY24 has passed Congress
• Studies, Government Data Discredit Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” List

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