U.S. Pork Exports Reach Highest Value Since mid-2021
According to USDA and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), November exports of U.S. pork reached the highest value since mid-2021...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 152 min read
USDA Distributes $203 Million in Funding Through 2 Programs to Expand Ag Export Markets
Through MAP, FAS will provide $174.3 million for fiscal year 2024 to 68 nonprofit organizations and cooperatives. Funding used...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 106 min read
Dairy Farmers of America Purchases First Verified Carbon Credits in Livestock Inset Marketplace
This new carbon market opportunity comes at a critical time. Farm sector income, including dairy, is forecasted to have decreased by more...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Oxbo Acquires CA-based Westside Equipment Company
The acquisition is designed to strengthen and enhance Oxbo’s global fruit business segment, to deepen Oxbo’s presence in California, and...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 21, 20231 min read
USDA Predicts Net Cash Farm Income to Decrease $49.2B in 2023
After record-high farm sector profits in 2022, those numbers are set to decline this year according to the USDA Economic Research Service.
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Texas-Based Cattle Company - Agridime LLC Accused of $191 Million Investment Fraud
Agridime LLC, which claims to specialize in meat sales, distribution, and animal supply chain management, owned by Josh Link and Jed Wood...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 18, 20231 min read
House Passes Bill to Bring Whole Milk Back to School Menus
U.S. House of Reps passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, a bipartisan bill allowing whole and 2% milk to return to school lunch menus.
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by Sara VanderPoel
Dec 5, 20232 min read
CDPR Proposes Regulation for Statewide Advance Pesticide Application Notification System
The proposed regulation would require information about restricted material applications 24 hours prior to intended material applications...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 27, 20232 min read
Biden Administration Assembles Supply Chain Council - Announces $196M Investment in Agriculture
On Monday, Joe Biden convened the first meeting of his Supply Chain Resilience Council, using the event to announce 30 actions to...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 27, 20233 min read
US Loses Trade Dispute Over Access to Canada’s Dairy Market, but the Fight isn’t Over with the USMCA
Two of the three panelists found that Canada’s measures do not breach of any of the USMCA commitments that the United States cited...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 19, 20232 min read
USDA Announces Final Rule Allowing Beef Imports From Paraguay
For the past 25 years, the U.S. banned imports of beef from Paraguay due to animal diseases, namely foot and mouth disease (FMD). But...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 19, 20231 min read
Biden Signs Funding Package with 1 Year Farm Bill Extension - Avoids Shutdown
Agriculture groups say while an extension is welcome, lawmakers need to use this momentum to pass a farm bill sooner rather than later.
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 19, 20234 min read
Biden Administration Proposes More Changes to the H-2A Visa Program
The proposed rule would strengthen protections for farm workers in the H-2A program and help prevent abuses that undermine wages and...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 15, 20236 min read
US Ports Receive $653M to Fund 41 Grain Improvement Projects
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Budget Error Leaves CDFA $40M Short for Healthy Soils Program
Last week, the Department of Finance discovered several drafting errors in the state’s budget, leaving the CDFA with $40 million less for...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 13, 20232 min read
China Buys 3 Million Tons of U.S. Soy in 2 Days
The Asian nation rushed to secure more than 3 million metric tons of US soy on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Alex Sanfeliu, Cargil...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 10, 20233 min read
Appeals Court Finds California Warning Label Requirement for Glyphosate Unconstitutional
In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said it was unconstitutional for California to require Bayer...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 10, 20232 min read
U.S. Decreases Tariffs on Moroccan Phosphate Fertilizer from 19.97% to 2.12%
“American agriculture must have market access to compete globally, and a major impediment like a fertilizer duty only undermines the abil..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 10, 20232 min read
Congress Calls for Immediate Action Against Turkey's Tariff Hike on U.S. Almonds
On October 31st, a bipartisan delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives led by Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) and Congressman John...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Beyond Meat Cuts 19% of its Workforce as Demand for Plant-Based Products Decline
Beyond Meat announced that "the Company is further reducing its current workforce by approximately 65 employees, representing approxi...
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