Idaho farmers Jerry and Valerie Bingham sued the state, claiming
groundwater curtailments violated their senior water rights and have caused
crop losses and financial hardship and are threatening their farm's future.
BIdaho Farmers Fight for Water Rights
United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on Sept. 1, 2026, was 74.3
million head. This was down 2% from Sept. 1, 2025, but up 2% from June 1, 2026,
USDA NASS reported on Thursday.
BUSDA Hogs and Pigs Report
An initiative is underway to improve the free Soil Health Assessment
Protocol and Evaluation (SHAPE) online tool and make it more user-friendly. The
SHAPE team is working with farmers and landowners to collect soil samples and
information about management practices, which will provide more detailed and
localized soil health analysis and management recommendations.
BBuilding a Better Soil Health Tool
Farm Bureau data show little change in retail ground beef prices as the
group calls for the Trump administration to reverse its expanded beef import
quota.
BBeef Imports Bring Little Price Relief
A new report urges the U.S. to diversify agricultural export markets while
using food aid and development programs to build future demand in emerging
economies.
BEmerging Markets Offer Ag Trade Growth
