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Last Call: San Joaquin Valley Growers Face Deadline for Tractor Replacement Program
Time is running out for growers across the San Joaquin Valley who are considering applying for funding to replace old agricultural...

by AGC News
Jul 302 min read


1.7 Million Dozen Eggs Recalled: Inside the 2025 Salmonella Crisis
A Nationwide Recall Sends Shockwaves Through the Food Supply Chain A multi-state salmonella outbreak has put the egg industry under the...

by AGC News
Jun 122 min read


Central Valley Orchards Take a Hit—Could This Hailstorm Devastate the 2025 Crop?
Adverse Weather Conditions Impact Agricultural Sector On March 2, 2025, a severe hailstorm moved through California’s Central Valley,...

by Kylie Dow
Mar 41 min read


The Ag Center Introduces Exciting New Look and Cutting-Edge App at Their 2025 World Ag Expo Social
California, USA – January 31, 2025 – The Ag Center, a premier agricultural organization dedicated to supporting California’s farming...

by Kylie Dow
Jan 312 min read


FDA Bans the Use of Red Dye 3 in Beverages, Candy and Other Foods
Food manufacturers will have until January 15, 2027 to reformulate their products, while drug companies will have until or January 18...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 152 min read


US Wins Trade Dispute Against Mexico Over GMO Corn Ban
The USMCA panel agreed with the United States on all seven legal claims, finding that Mexico’s measures to ban genetically modified corn...

by Sara VanderPoel
Jan 62 min read


USDA Announces Change to Federal Milk Marketing Pricing Formulas
Once the rule is published in the Federal Register, the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will conduct producer referendums in...

by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 18, 20242 min read


USDA Breaks Ground on New Agricultural Research Technology Center in Davis, California
The two-story 59,000 square foot building will house four ARS research units: Crops Pathology and Genetics, Invasive Species and Pollina...

by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 6, 20242 min read


Study Finds That 100% Ground Beef Builds More Muscle Than Soy Based Protein
“While both beef and soy are considered ‘complete’ proteins, the amino acids in beef are simply more available for the muscle to use eff...

by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 6, 20242 min read


USDA Launches $15 Million Program to Promote Organic Dairy Products in Schools and Youth Programs
Funded by the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), the program will increase consumption of organic dairy products among children and...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Carbon Robotics Raises $70 Million in Series D Investment Round for LaserWeeders
Growers in North America, Europe, and Australia have eliminated more than 10 billion weeds across 100 crop types without the use of chem...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 28, 20242 min read


US Grain Exports Increased by 26% in 2023-2024 in All Forms - Valued at $48 Billion
The increase in exports were bolstered by a record 1,746,490,298 gallons of ethanol sold internationally and a single-market record 23.4...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 28, 20241 min read


Plenty Opens World's First Indoor Strawberry Farm in Virginia To Produce 4M Pounds of Berries/Year
The Plenty Richmond Farm is designed to produce more than 4 million pounds of strawberries annually in less than 40,000 square feet by...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 21, 20242 min read


Mexican Railway Blockade Ends After 2 Weeks, Leaving Backlog of Grain Exports
The Port of Veracruz is the largest entry point for grain imports by ocean to Mexico. According to the USDA/Foreign Agricultural...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 21, 20241 min read


USDA to Purchase $25 Million in Citrus from Domestic Producers for Nutrition Assistance Programs
“These purchases will benefit citrus producers by removing surplus commodities from the market and at the same time help provide nutrit...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 21, 20241 min read


USDA Makes $233M Indemnity Payments to Producers Impacted by Hurricane Helene
USDA is announcing the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI) endorsement...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 17, 20242 min read


U.S. Meat Export Federation Announces New Records for August Pork Export Volumes
August pork exports totaled 238,989 metric tons (mt), up 6% from a year ago but the second lowest of 2024. Export value increased 8% to...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 16, 20242 min read


White House Organizes a Farmers Event While Producers Face Hurricanes and Fire Damage
This event makes clear what cattle producers have known for quite some time: when it comes to agriculture, this administration has priori...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 16, 20242 min read


USDA Announces Additional $250 Million in Automatic Assistance for Distressed Farm Loan Borrowers
Since August 2022, the USDA has provided approximately $2.4 billion in assistance to more than 43,900 distressed borrowers...

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 11, 20244 min read


3.1 Million Solar Panel Project One Step Closer to Approval - What is the Darden Clean Energy Project?
If permitted, the project would be the largest solar project in the nation, and would be located on land owned by Westlands Water District..

by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 9, 20242 min read
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