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The American Farm Bureau Federation and other ag and business groups are suing federal agencies over the new “waters of the United States” rule.

“During the first three quarters of 2022, U.S. beef exports to Korea, Japan, China/Hong Kong, and Taiwan, were a record $6.6 billion,” a a 22% increase.

USDA is forecasting an agricultural trade deficit in 2023, but while deficits have happened before, the agency has never forecast one in advance until this year.

Ag groups argued before the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., about chlorpyrifos, asking the court to reinstate chlorpyrifos tolerances that the EPA has found safe.

California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson told leaders of the EPA that the pending “waters of the United States” rule, or WOTUS, must provide protections for normal farming activities.

Highly contagious avian influenza has infected or killed wild and domestic birds in 29 states. Senate Ag Committee members heard from the beef industry regarding the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.

President Biden announced last week that the EPA is taking steps to allow for summertime E15 sales. Biden made the announcement during a visit to an ethanol facility in Iowa.

Thousands of California farmers and ranchers will get no federal water deliveries for 2022. The Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week starts today and runs through Friday.

With commodity prices higher across the board, the market may be telling farmers to plant … AND plant some more.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack plans to increase capacity at California’s Port of Oakland and improve service for shippers of U.S. grown agricultural commodities beginning in early March.