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Pickleball gains traction in the U.S. with blueberries as the league's official fruit for health-conscious players.

California's snowpack is at 110% of its seasonal average, signaling spring snowmelt. Recent storms have boosted levels significantly.

USDA’s Foreign Ag Service is reminding us that exports are important to those holiday treats we’ve been enjoying recently.

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index averaged 121.4 points in August, a 2.6-point drop from July, reversing the rebound registered that month.

Building on a robust first half of the year, July pork exports continue to outpace 2022 levels. The U.S. and India resolved their last outstanding dispute at the World Trade Organization.

The Golden State has become a leader in harnessing “Cow Power” to produce renewable fuels and other clean energy. California farmers purchase the most Federal Crop Insurance for Specialty Crops.

USDA data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation shows BEEF exports were slightly above last August’s large volumes, again surpassing $1 billion in value.

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization says its Food Price Index set a record in March. The index averaged 159.3 points, up almost 18 points from February.

**Renewable Fuels Association president Bob Dinneen says if Brazil imposes tariffs on U.S. ethanol, it would have a chilling impact and prices here would likely go down as the U.S. scrambles to find new markets. He tells Brownfield the proposed 17 percent tariff on all imported ethanol would ultimately do most harm to the citizens of Brazil because it would drive up their fuel prices...

* The U.S. and Mexico announced a preliminary agreement on a new system to regulate the flow of Mexican sugar into the U.S., but the U.S. sugar refiners and farmers are not supporting the deal. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the Mexican side agreed to nearly every request made by the U...