agriculture

Secretary of Agriculture Announces the Great American Farmers Market

Dan Agri-Business, Events, Field Crops, Fruits, Specialty Crops, USDA, Vegetables

The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced last week at a kickoff event to celebrate America’s 250th Birthday. The event, the Great American Farmers Market, will take place during National Farmers Market Week, August 3-8, 2025 and will allow agricultural producers to showcase American Agriculture. This event will be held along the National Mall in Washington DC and will …

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Plenty of Cherries to Enjoy this Year

Dan Fruits, Specialty Crops

A popular Independence Day and summer food is now being harvested. And according to a story from Rod Bain, there will be plenty of sweet cherries for consumers to enjoy this year.  Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

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Cherry Harvest Best in Three Years in Northwest US

Dan Fruits, Specialty Crops

A crop we don’t cover on the Bottom-Line report, cherries. The 2025 cherry harvest well underway in the northwestern part of the country, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, three major states, and estimates are it’s the best crop in three years. Two and a half million 20-pound boxes. Interesting they don’t measure in bushels or tons like we do other crops, but …

Georgia Pecan

Congressional Delegation Urges Trump Administration To Increase Georgia Pecan Exports

Dan Agri-Business, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Pecans, Specialty Crops

Georgia Pecan growers look to increase exports of pecans through the support of the Georgia Congressional Delegation. The delegation, including Representative Rick Allen, Buddy Carter, Sanford Bishop, Lucy McBath, Rich McCormick, Austin Scott, David Scott and Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, urged the US Department of Agriculture to expedite the process of obtaining market access for more Georgia pecans …

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Registration Now Open for the 2025 Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo

Dan Agri-Business, Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Events, Specialty Crops

Registration is now open for the highly anticipated 2025 Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo. The event takes place Aug. 20–21at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. Growers and industry professionals are invited to sign up now for complimentary registration to this two-day event filled with education, networking and innovation. Hosted by AgNet Media, the Expo is Florida’s premier event for …

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Hemp Planted Acreage Jumps 64%

Dan Hemp, Specialty Crops

The value of U.S. industrial hemp production reached $445 million in 2024, representing a 40% increase over the prior year. That’s according to the National Hemp Report that came out last week. Total planted area for hemp jumped to almost 45,300 acres, 64% higher than in 2023, with harvested area also rising to just under 32,700 acres. Floral hemp has …

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US Department of Commerce Ends Tomato Trade Agreement

Dale Sandlin Specialty Crops, Trade

Earlier this week, the US Department of Commerce announced its intention to withdraw from the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. In a press release, the International Trade Administration noted that this move comes from the failure to protect US tomato growers from unfairly priced Mexican imports. The withdrawal will become effective in 90 days …

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Tracking Gold and Silver Prices

Dan Commodities, Economy, Specialty Crops

While there has been a lot of uncertainty in the markets as of late, Mark Oppold reports today on how gold and silver prices have been are doing. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

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How Agricultural Commodities Fared in First Quarter of 2025

Dan Commodities, Corn, Cotton, Economy, Field Crops, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Wheat

With March over, we just completed the first quarter of trading in 2025. So today, Mark Oppold takes time to review how certain agricultural commodities have performed thus far this year. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024