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Fruit Grower Report
The challenges the agricultural industry is currently facing don’t show many signs of slowing down, but that’s not to say there haven’t been a few legislative wins along the way.
Fruit Grower Report
When contacting your legislators to discuss your concerns about the challenges facing farmers today, it’s important to keep a level head.
The Agribusiness Update
While some have benefited, California’s 2016 agricultural overtime law has reduced overall earnings for farmworkers, and U.S. farmers brace for shock resulting from the disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the impact on fertilizer.
The Agribusiness Update
After a hard winter that froze blossoms and fruit, Florida blueberry growers are recovering from the chilly season, and U.S. farmers brace for shock resulting from the disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the impact on fertilizer.
The Agribusiness Update
Delegates to the National Farmers Union’s 124th annual convention unanimously re-elected Rob Larew as President, and the RFA urges White House to allow broader use of lower-cost, American-made ethanol in the U.S. fuel supply.
Fruit Grower Report
When it comes down to the biggest ag labor challenges facing farmers today, top of the list is probably reforming the prevailing wage system within the H-2A program.
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins talked at last week’s Ag Outlook Forum about a farm economy still facing strong headwinds.
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report shows the 2025-26 U.S. corn outlook is for greater exports and lower ending stocks, and the USDA is facing doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders, and economists.
The Agribusiness Update
Western states produce a lot of wine, but California is the top wine grape-producing State in the Nation, and farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it.
The Agribusiness Update
National Cotton Council appreciates payment rates under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, and farmers are facing one of the widest gaps between what they pay to produce food and what they earn from selling it.
Fruit Grower Report
Lately, it appears Congress has been recognizing the many challenges farmers and ranchers are facing these days, and U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse says that isn't happening by chance.
The Agribusiness Update
The Chinese government announced it would curb critical mineral exports to countries like the U.S., sparking an immediate response from the White House, and Farmers are facing a difficult farm economy, as crop prices continue to decline and production expenses remain high.
The Agribusiness Update
The Chinese government announced it would curb critical mineral exports to countries like the U.S., sparking an immediate response from the White House, and Farmers are facing a difficult farm economy, as crop prices continue to decline and production expenses remain high.
Fruit Grower Report
Attorney Shawn Packer, a principal at JPH Law Firm, says the unionization of ag workers is one of the bigger problems impacting farmers in recent years.
Fruit Grower Report
Attorney Shawn Packer, a principal at JPH Law Firm, says the unionization of ag workers is one of the bigger problems impacting farmers in recent years.
The Agribusiness Update
Increased strawberry demand in the fall and winter has driven summer plantings, which have reached a record high of 11,503 acres this year, and Mexico recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump over July.
The Agribusiness Update
Increased strawberry demand in the fall and winter has driven summer plantings, which have reached a record high of 11,503 acres this year, and Mexico recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump over July.
The Agribusiness Update
A federal court in Louisiana has vacated the Department of Labor’s 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate methodology rule, a major victory for Florida agriculture, and Mexico recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump over July.
Fruit Grower Report
There’s no question about the level of uncertainty facing U.S. agriculture in 2025, and Rob Larew, president of the National Farmers Union, says a getting a new Farm Bill done this year would clear some of that up.