BLM Announces Partnerships to Boost Wild Horse Adoptions And Save Taxpayers Millions
Together, these agreements could help save taxpayers roughly $160 million by reducing the costs to care for unadopted wild horses and...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 111 min read
Agriculture Made Up 6 Percent of Total U.S. Import Value in FY 2023
From fiscal years (FY) 2004 to 2023, the value of U.S. imports of agricultural products rose an average 3.7 percent annually, adjusting...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 62 min read
USDA Breaks Ground on New Agricultural Research Technology Center in Davis, California
The two-story 59,000 square foot building will house four ARS research units: Crops Pathology and Genetics, Invasive Species and Pollina...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 41 min read
Brazil's Foreign Trade Chamber Rejects the Request to Remove 18% Ethanol Import Tariff
The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office is expected to press Brazil to reconsider their decision. USDA says the U.S. Grains Council joine...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 282 min read
Carbon Robotics Raises $70 Million in Series D Investment Round for LaserWeeders
Growers in North America, Europe, and Australia have eliminated more than 10 billion weeds across 100 crop types without the use of chem...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 212 min read
Plenty Opens World's First Indoor Strawberry Farm in Virginia To Produce 4M Pounds of Berries/Year
The Plenty Richmond Farm is designed to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually in less than 40,000 square feet by...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 211 min read
Mexican Railway Blockade Ends After 2 Weeks, Leaving Backlog of Grain Exports
The Port of Veracruz is the largest entry point for grain imports by ocean to Mexico. According to the USDA/Foreign Agricultural...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 211 min read
USDA to Purchase $25 Million in Citrus from Domestic Producers for Nutrition Assistance Programs
“These purchases will benefit citrus producers by removing surplus commodities from the market and at the same time help provide nutrit...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 162 min read
White House Organizes a Farmers Event While Producers Face Hurricanes and Fire Damage
This event makes clear what cattle producers have known for quite some time: when it comes to agriculture, this administration has priori...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 114 min read
USDA Announces Additional $250 Million in Automatic Assistance for Distressed Farm Loan Borrowers
Since August 2022, the USDA has provided approximately $2.4 billion in assistance to more than 43,900 distressed borrowers...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 92 min read
3.1 Million Solar Panel Project One Step Closer to Approval - What is the Darden Clean Energy Project?
If permitted, the project would be the largest solar project in the nation, and would be located on land owned by Westlands Water District..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 72 min read
USDA Invests More Than $11 Million to Support Resiliency in U.S. Dairy Industry
The initiatives support small and mid-sized dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 302 min read
CA Congressmen Introduce Bill to Help Ag Producers Impacted by Natural Disasters
The bill provides an additional $14 billion to the USDA to assist agriculture producers impacted by losses caused by natural disasters...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 251 min read
U.S. Agriculture Imports Made Up 6% of Total U.S. Import Value in FY 2023
From fiscal years (FY) 2004 to 2023, the value of U.S. imports of agricultural products rose an average 3.7 percent annually, adjusting...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 251 min read
Trump Threatens John Deere With 200% Tariffs if it Moves Manufacturing to Mexico
“This is just the beginning,” Trump said of Deere’s plans to move production. “All of a sudden, they’re not going to be in the country...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 182 min read
The Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act Passes in the House - Moves to the Senate
The bill passed in the Republican-controlled House with a vote of 269 to 149, mostly following party lines. 55 Democrats joined 214 Rep...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 181 min read
AEM Report Shows U.S. Tractor and Combine Sales Down 19% in August 2024
According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturer's (AEM) monthly report, total sales of all U.S. tractors during August 2024 were...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 164 min read
Trump v Harris: What Their Opposing Policies Mean for the Agriculture Industry
As president, what would you do to reform and resolve the critical labor shortage that many farmers and ranchers face each year? How would..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 92 min read
OSHA Sets December Comment Deadline for Ag Employers Extreme Heat Prevention Plans
The proposed rule would require employers to develop a heat injury and illness prevention plan as well as provide water, rest breaks and...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 41 min read
2024 California Walnut Objective Measurement Report
The 2024 California walnut production is forecast at 670,000 tons, down 19% from 2023's production of 824,000 tons. The forecast is based...
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