…prices just as producers begin recovering from pandemic-era losses. Lane emphasized that while the Trump administration’s beef stabilization plan offers promise—focusing on herd rebuilding, processing expansion, and grazing access—import balance…
California Wine Faces a Generational Challenge: Marlena Paolilli
…Tastes Paolilli explained that California’s wine sector continues to battle an oversupply of grapes, a problem rooted in the pandemic and compounded by an influx of new producers. With over…
Marlena Paolilli on Cry Baby Wine and the Future of California’s Wine Industry
…team are pioneering new ground. Why the Wine Industry Faces Challenges Marlena acknowledges that California’s wine industry is in a slump. The reasons include: Oversupply of wine following the pandemic….
HELP Act Would Aid Livestock Transporters
…Proven Safety During the Pandemic Skye Krebs, Oregon rancher and chair of NCBA’s Policy Division, emphasized that livestock haulers demonstrated safe and effective transport during the COVID-19 pandemic, when temporary…
Farm Bankruptcy on the Rise Amid Economic Strain
Rising Financial Pressure Brings Back Pre-Pandemic Challenges Farm bankruptcy filings are on the rise across the United States in 2025, signaling a troubling return to the high financial pressures the…
Tomato Trade Shift Pressures U.S. Processors
…provided insight into the current state of the tomato processing market. He pointed to a marked shift in demand and pricing following the COVID-19 pandemic. “Post-COVID, that has changed,” Green…
Trump Administration Ends Regional Food Business Centers Program
…Resilience The centers were established two years ago by the Biden administration in response to the supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their mission was to offer technical…
Chad Bianco: “California Is in Crisis—And Agriculture Is Paying the Price”
…agriculture is paying the price.” A COVID-Era Stand That Sparked Statewide Support Bianco gained public attention during the pandemic for rejecting state mandates he felt unfairly hurt small businesses, students,…
California Walnut Comeback: Norene’s Outlook
…“We had a bumpy road,” Norene explained, noting that port disruptions and the pandemic set back shipments and recovery. “But we have supplies come back into favor and demand is…
UK Detects First Case of Bird Flu in a Sheep, Stoking Fears of Spread
…mammals infected by the disease and fueling fears of a pandemic. Many different mammals have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus across the globe including bears, cats, dairy cows,…
Ninth Annual “Feeding the Economy” Report Highlights Agriculture’s Impact on U.S. Economy
…the industry remains a vital force in national economic stability. According to the report, agriculture’s economic impact has grown nearly 25% since the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating resilience amid supply chain…
USDA Ends Local Foods for Schools Program
Wavebreakmedia/DepositPhotos image The USDA is discontinuing two pandemic-era programs that allocated over $1 billion to help schools and food banks purchase food from local farmers and producers. Of that funding,…
Montana Farmers Union President Warns New Tariffs Will Hurt Agriculture
…regional production, markets, and infrastructure. During the pandemic, we saw how fragile our highly consolidated food system is. But it doesn’t have to be this way. “When I first started…
Smithfield CEO Confident in Growth, Downplays Industry Challenges
…Smithfield has worked to make its processing plants more attractive workplaces, particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the industry. With President Donald Trump vowing widespread deportations, there is uncertainty about…