Bees: Honey & Pollenation Concerns – An “Agri-View”

Lots of folks know honeybee populations are having their troubles, but what worries people more, sweet side issues or pollenation concerns? It’s Everett Griner’s topic in this edition of Agri-View.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …

FFVA Convention Brings Florida Agriculture Together for Leadership, Insight and Connection

The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association’s 82nd Annual Convention brought growers and agricultural leaders together in Naples for three days focused not only on the issues facing Florida agriculture today, but also on preparing industry leaders for what comes next. From federal policy and geopolitical developments to consumer trends and leadership, this year’s convention tackled issues that can have a …

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Franklin King: A Pioneer of Sustainable Agriculture

The Wisconsin Agricultural Scientist Who Helped Shape Organic Farming Long before organic farming became a familiar concept to American consumers and farmers, agricultural scientists were exploring ways to improve soil health and develop farming practices that worked with natural processes. One of those largely overlooked figures was Franklin King, a Wisconsin agricultural scientist whose work helped lay foundations for practices …

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Louis B. Schmidt Helped Put Agriculture in the History Books

The Farmers Who Helped Build America As American farm families moved westward and settled the nation’s heartland, they were doing more than establishing farms and communities. Their experiences were becoming an important part of the nation’s history—and eventually, agricultural historians argued, an important source of knowledge for policymakers. For much of American history, however, traditional historical study placed far greater …

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Farm Bill to be Reviewed Again in September

What happened to the Farm Bill? Congress adjourned and are taking a recess, and we’ll be back in mid-September, but Farm Bill 2.0 was not finished. The proposed legislation, commonly known as Farm Bill 2.0, builds upon the historic ag investments that were included in the One Big Beautiful Bill earlier this year. They’re going to further strengthen key farm …

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Senate Ag Committee Reviewing Farm Bill

The Senate Ag Committee is expected to soon consider the second part of the Farm Bill. Earlier, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed several parts of the peanut program and others to provide protection right now on pricing, but now they’re going to do some special amendments in the 2.0. One is to update the marketing assistance loan to …

USDA’s Luke Lindberg: New Trade Agreements Driving Agricultural Export Growth

The Trump administration’s efforts to expand agricultural exports and reduce the nation’s agricultural trade deficit are beginning to show measurable results, according to USDA Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Under Secretary Luke Lindberg. In an interview with Southeast AgNet, Lindberg said the administration inherited a projected $50 billion agricultural trade deficit but has already seen significant improvement. “We’re forecasting about …

Jefferson’s Vision: Agriculture and the American Frontier

A President Rooted in Agriculture Thomas Jefferson firmly believed that agriculture would shape the future of the young United States. For Jefferson, farming was more than an economic activity—it was the foundation of independence, self-sufficiency, and national prosperity. He viewed a nation of farmers as essential to sustaining the country’s newly won freedom and ensuring long-term stability. Agriculture as the …

Trade discussions between the US and China may have significant impacts to agriculture. Agricultural markets across the Southeast are continuing to react to last week's summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, where trade and agricultural purchases were major topics of discussion. Following the meetings in Beijing, reports indicated China may expand purchases of US agricultural products as part of broader efforts to stabilize trade relations after last year's tariff escalation disrupted export markets and commodity prices. That is especially important for Southeastern agriculture because commodities like cotton, peanuts, poultry, soybeans, and timber products all depend heavily on international demand and export movement. Market analysts say cotton producers in Georgia and Alabama are watching particularly closely since export sales remain one of the biggest drivers of cotton prices. Peanut growers are also monitoring negotiations because trade stability can influence global commodity movement and overall market confidence heading into harvest planning later this year. While no major new tariff rollbacks have been formally announced yet, agricultural groups are looking for signs that China could increase long-term purchasing commitments for American farm products in the coming months. Growers across the Southeast remain cautious, however, because many trade uncertainties that impacted commodity prices over the past two years remain unresolved. /audio Audio Reporting by Josh McGill for Southeast AgNet.

Fed Meeting Review and China Trade Talks

To no one’s surprise, the Federal Reserve Board expected to leave interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of their meeting. Looking at CME’s FedWatch tool shows a better than 90% chance rates will not change at the June meeting or July meeting. There is no meeting in May. There’ll be a new Fed chairman when the board does meet in June …

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Five-Year Fertilizer Duty Review is Underway

A five-year review of countervailing duties on phosphate imports from Morocco and Russia is underway. Agri-Pulse reported that fertilizer producers Mosaic and Simplot say they’re in favor of keeping the duties in place. The tariffs range from 16.6 percent to over 47 percent, and have been in place since 2021 when Mosaic filed a countervailing duty case. The Commerce Department’s …