The Agribusiness Update

Harvest of Gala apples has started in California's Central Valley, and USDA's APHIS announced it will no longer conduct a National Environmental Policy Act analysis when approving genetically engineered seeds.

An invasive plant has reappeared in the Southeast, and farmers are warned to be on the lookout for tropical spiderwort, and USDA's APHIS announced it will no longer conduct a National Environmental Policy Act analysis when approving genetically engineered seeds.

The July Cattle on Feed Report offered little relief to customers paying higher prices for beef, and decreasing responses to USDA's farmer surveys are beginning to put the integrity of the data at risk.

Mild July temperatures in California's Central Valley were kind to peaches used for canning as farmers harvested their early varieties, and new trade deals between the U.S. and countries around the world will directly benefit America's farmers and ranchers.

On July 1, a number of bills dealing with agriculture and passed by the Georgia General Assembly went into effect, and new trade deals between the U.S. and countries around the world will directly benefit America's farmers and ranchers.

Mendocino County farmer reports harvesting a bountiful blueberry crop this summer, and the U.S. and the European Union agreed to a trade deal following negotiations between President Trump and European Commission President von der Leyen.

University of Florida researchers sent seeds to the International Space Station yesterday, and the U.S. and the European Union agreed to a trade deal following negotiations between President Trump and European Commission President von der Leyen.

Milk production in the 24 major milk-producing states in June totaled 18.5 billion pounds, up 3.4% from June of ‘24, and U.S. Wheat Associates welcomed the announced Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between the U.S. and Indonesia.

At the recent USA Pulses Summit in Spokane, the group set a lofty goal: to double production and demand by the year 2030, and ground beef prices continue hitting record-high levels.

The Alabama Farmers Federation has endorsed Senator Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor, and ground beef prices continue hitting record-high levels.

President Trump says the U.S. and Japan reached a deal in which the U.S. reduces its reciprocal tariff rate in exchange for increased market access, and National Farm Safety and Health Week 2025 is quickly approaching with the theme, "Safety First, Avoid the Worst."

Amid a global downturn in wine consumption, an increasing number of California winegrape growers are cultivating their crops without a winery contract this season, and the Trump administration says there won't be a crackdown on pesticide use in the U.S.

When temperatures hit triple digits and the humidity is suffocating, the work doesn't stop for Georgia's farmers and farmworkers, and the Trump administration says there won't be a crackdown on pesticide use in the U.S.

Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets, which in past years have destroyed tens of millions of dollars of Northern California crops, are back this year, and Farmers National Company says despite ongoing challenges, agricultural land values remained surprisingly stable.

Starting a farm in Florida may be fulfilling and profitable, but www.morningagclips.com offers six things to consider, and Farmers National Company says despite ongoing challenges, agricultural land values remained surprisingly stable.

More U.S. farms filed for bankruptcy in the first three months of 2025 than during the entire 2024 calendar year, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced plans to boost USDA's efforts combatting foodborne illness.

With harvest underway, California pear growers say there's little doubt that crop yield has improved this year, and Mexico intends to produce its own sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.

Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot with more than 4,000 native animal species, and Mexico intends to produce its own sustainable aviation fuel by 2030.

Declining labor force participation are combining to squeeze the U.S. labor supply, and after weeks of negotiations failed to produce a trade deal, President Trump threatened August 1st tariffs for Mexico and EU.

With winegrape and almond prices less profitable and San Joaquin Valley farmers no longer allowed to burn discarded trees and vines, some growers have simply walked away, and President Trump says Canada will face higher duties for some products beginning next month.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced its Hog Down Awards Program, an incentive-based effort to increase use of traps to remove sounders of feral hogs, and President Trump says Canada will face higher duties for some products beginning next month.

The H-2A program continues to grow, allowing eligible U.S. employers a way to hire foreign workers to fill seasonal and temporary labor needs, and USDA says per capita total U.S. food spending outpaces food prices from 2023 to 2024.

Following the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” major ag groups welcomed its passage which should benefit farmers, and USDA says per capita total U.S. food spending outpaces food prices from 2023 to 2024.

Ag producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program, and Farmers for Free Trade has been on the road this summer holding events called Tariff Town Halls.

While most U.S.-grown okra is produced in the Southeast, California farmers have found success growing the tropical vegetable in the Central Valley, and Republicans cleared their agriculture megabill hurdle and are now looking to pass a smaller farm bill.

Georgia dairy farmers have overwhelmingly approved two statewide referendums to continue and expand funding for dairy education, marketing, and research, and Republicans cleared their agriculture megabill hurdle and are now looking to pass a smaller farm bill.

Canada canceled a digital service tax on U.S. tech companies in order to preserve trade talks with President Trump, and a new case of New World screwworm appeared last week, only 160 miles from the Mexico-U.S. border.

The USDA's National Ag Statistics Service will soon be mailing out the Grape Inquiry-August 2025 survey to approximately 2,000 U.S. growers, and Ag groups continue reacting to the Budget Reconciliation Bill.

Targeted weed-spraying can save tomato farmers 71% of the herbicide they use, and Ag groups continue reacting to the Budget Reconciliation Bill.

California figs are increasingly showing up in different culinary takes on familiar dishes, and “Farmers' Share of the Food Dollar” highlights how little family farmers earn compared to how much consumers pay.

The House appropriations bill includes NO FUNDS for the nation's eleven regional climate hubs, and “Farmers' Share of the Food Dollar” highlights how little family farmers earn compared to how much consumers pay.

President Trump is once again emphasizing his willingness to protect American farmers who rely on immigrant workers to operate their farms, and the CDC has ended its emergency response to bird flu as the outbreak has abated.

U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz, of Oregon, sponsors H.R. 1655, the Wildfire Communication Resiliency Act, and ranchers move to expand their herds from a seven-decade low, paving the way for a long-awaited recovery in beef supplies.

Florida Ag Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced the takedown of a major crime operation involving payment card fraud and fuel theft, and ranchers move to expand their herds from a seven-decade low, paving the way for a long-awaited recovery in beef supplies.

Concern about the Make America Healthy Again report led 250-plus agriculture groups to ask the Trump administration to “correct” the direction of MAHA, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins rescinds 2001 Roadless Rule, which removes prohibitions on road construction and timber harvest on nearly 59 million acres of National Forest land.

California cherry grower, Tom Gotelli reflects on how a difficult season for California growers cost many up to half their crop, and U.S.-China tensions and the resulting tariffs cost U.S. farmers $2 billion in lost exports this year.

Dozens of Alabama educators are ready to grow, thanks to a free, fun, informative workshop hosted by Alabama Ag in the Classroom, and U.S.-China tensions and the resulting tariffs cost U.S. farmers $2 billion in lost exports this year.

California cherry grower, Tom Gotelli reflects on how a difficult season for California growers cost many up to half their crop, and U.S.-China tensions and the resulting tariffs cost U.S. farmers $2 billion in lost exports this year.

Dozens of Alabama educators are ready to grow, thanks to a free, fun, informative workshop hosted by Alabama Ag in the Classroom, and U.S.-China tensions and the resulting tariffs cost U.S. farmers $2 billion in lost exports this year.

Farmers find success implementing new technology to improve water efficiency and keep tomato plants healthy during transplant, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins provides update on the USDA's ongoing partnership with Mexico to combat the New World Screwworm.

A new report estimates the recently imposed U.S. port fees on Chinese vessels could increase shipping costs for American ag exporters, and USDA's Cattle on Feed Report says cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market totaled 11.4 million on June 1.

As California's wolf population grows, they're pushing the state's ranchers and rural communities to a breaking point, and the U.S. agricultural trade deficit is widening in 2025, driven by shifting global trade dynamics and rising import demand.