Editor's Picks
Category: Tree and Vine
Can History Making $20 Billion in Inflation Reduction Act Get Rolled Out Quickly Enough? Mar 21, 2023
In the pecking order of priorities on the farm, conservation practices have often ranked relatively low on the list – not from a lack of farmer interest so much as […]
State Ag Officials Celebrate Nat’l Ag Day, Issue “Feeding The Economy” Report Mar 21, 2023
ARLINGTON, VA — Today on National Ag Day, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture celebrates the many contributions agriculture makes to our nation’s security and prosperity. NASDA is […]
Safeguard Your Funds: What Farmers Can Learn from the Recent Bank Collapses Mar 20, 2023
In mid-March, bank regulators shuttered and seized deposits from two high-profile banks: Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. The bank collapses sent tremors through the financial system — surfacing memories […]
What Bodies of Water are Considered WOTUS? Mar 20, 2023
The EPA’s new definition of Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) takes effect Monday. It will be a key topic Wednesday when EPA Administrator Michael Regan appears before the Senate Environment […]
USDA Releases U.S. Organic Production, Markets, Consumers And Policy Outlook Report Mar 17, 2023
This report describes U.S. organic policy initiatives since 2000 and examines the importance of investment in organic research. The report also investigates key components of organic supply chains, and characteristics […]
Privately Developed Crop Insurance Products and the Next Farm Bill Mar 17, 2023
Private parties have developed many crop insurance products offered by the Risk Management Agency (RMA)] through a 508(h) process. Herein, we describe that process and then illustrate some of the […]
Why Are Some Ag Retailers Sitting on High Fertilizer Prices? Making Sense of the Disparity Right Now Mar 15, 2023
Fertilizer and herbicide prices continue to fall, and there are signs the decline could continue into spring. Now the issue is the number of agricultural retailers sitting on high-priced inputs, […]
Lower avocado pricing expected to drive sales, says Mission Produce CEO Mar 15, 2023
Mission Produce Inc., an Oxnard, Calif.-based company that sources, produces and distributes fresh hass avocados with additional offerings in mangoes and blueberries, achieved avocado volume growth of 14% in the […]
Planting Forecast: Will Spring Rains Undo Winter’s Sins? Mar 14, 2023
The weather story of 2022 was drought. At a minimum, 44% of the country was covered in drought, and last year marked the largest contiguous U.S. drought footprint since 2012. […]
Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Production in the Next Farm Bill: Is There Any Common Ground? Mar 14, 2023
This week, farmers, agriculture groups, and climate advocates have been demonstrating in Washington D.C. requesting that Congress do more to address climate change in the next farm bill (e.g., Douglas, 2023). […]
