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NW Winter Wheat Crop Looks Very Good
NW Winter Wheat Crop Looks Very Good
NW Winter Wheat Crop Looks Very Good
More of the national winter wheat crop is headed.   "39% of this 2025 U.S winter wheat crop, headed by May 4th, that's six points ahead of the five-year average and slightly behind last year's pace of 41%,” said USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  He noted...
Update on National Milk Testing Strategy Progress
Update on National Milk Testing Strategy Progress
Update on National Milk Testing Strategy Progress
The USDA’s latest effort to get an idea of how far spread Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is in the nation’s dairy herd is about a month old.  That is the second federal order involving milk testing for the H5N1 strain.  Alex Turner of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health inspection Service said the department’s effort includes 28 states enrolled since the start of the month, consisting of nearly 65%
Kentucky Judge Blocks H-2A Worker Protection Rules
Kentucky Judge Blocks H-2A Worker Protection Rules
Kentucky Judge Blocks H-2A Worker Protection Rules
A federal judge issued an injunction against the Biden administration’s expanded protections for farmer workers in the country under the H-2A program.  The injunction, issued by a U.S. District Judge in Kentucky, applies in Ohio, West Virginia, Alabama, and Kentucky.  Plaintiffs in...
Bill to Expand, Strengthen Meat Processing To Be Reintroduced
Bill to Expand, Strengthen Meat Processing To Be Reintroduced
Bill to Expand, Strengthen Meat Processing To Be Reintroduced
Representatives Chellie Pingree of Maine and Jim Baird of Indiana, along with Senators John Thune of South Dakota and Sherrod Brown of Ohio, plan to reintroduce legislation to support small meat and poultry processors.  Supporters of the Strengthening Local Processing Act say the legislation will diversify and make U.S. m...
NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
NASS: Winter Wheat Acres Increased Nationwide
Many experts voiced surprise at the latest USDA winter wheat report that showed a sizeable increase in seedings nationwide.  USDA chief economist Seth Meyer said growers put in 37 million acres of winter wheat, which 11% higher than last year, and 2% greater than many had expected.  He note...
Proposal Looks To Ban Foreign Individuals from U.S. Farm Credit
Proposal Looks To Ban Foreign Individuals from U.S. Farm Credit
Proposal Looks To Ban Foreign Individuals from U.S. Farm Credit
Senators Chuck Grassley and Sherrod Brown introduced legislation this week to prevent foreign individuals from obtaining credit and financial services through the Farm Credit System.  The Iowa Republican and Ohio Democrat content that currently, certain foreign individuals and entities are eligible to receive credit through this government-sponsored enterprise.   ...
Cote: Ag Labor Reform A Priority For 2022
Cote: Ag Labor Reform A Priority For 2022
Cote: Ag Labor Reform A Priority For 2022
Of the six members of the U.S. Apple Association’s emerging leader program, the NextGen Apple Fellowship, two come from the Pacific Northwest. Tim Cote is a projects analyst and Director of Orchard Safety for AgriMACS in Yakima, noted while he was initially nervous about being named to the 2022 NextGen Apple Fellowship class, he’s looking forward to tackling some of the biggest issues impacting t

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