September 29, 2025

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning. You are listening to agg Life. My name
is Dwayne Merley. Thanks for being with.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Us USDA's Conservation Reserve Program. By the numbers for twenty
twenty five. Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Bee provides the
totals for enrolled acreage through various CRP sign ups this year.

Speaker 3 (00:17):
The Farm Service Agency recently announced acceptance one point seven
eight million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program for the
twenty twenty five enrollments.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Add that one point seven eight million acres enrolled.

Speaker 3 (00:30):
Includes general sign up, continuous sign up and grasslands, and
the Conservation and Reserve Enhancement Program were crept.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
The latest sign ups resulted in twenty five point eight
million acres currently enrolled in CRP.

Speaker 3 (00:43):
Re received offers on more than an additional two point
six million acres. The program's total acreage is capped at
twenty seven million acres for the year of twenty twenty five,
of which one point eight million acres was available for enrollment.
Signed into law on eighteen eighty five, CRP is one
of the largest voluntary land conservation programs in the US. Originally,

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it was intended to primarily control solio erosion and provide
stability to commodity prices by taking marginal lands out of production,
and the program has evolved every years, providing many conservation
and economic benefits to the community. About nine hundred and
fifty five thousand acres are expiring. In September of this year,

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producers submitted the re enrollment offers on just over six
hundred and twenty four thousand acres and offered enrollment of
new lands of just under two million acres.

Speaker 4 (01:41):
The planting progress for the twenty twenty sixth winter we
crop has advanced to one sixth complete by September twenty first,
three points behind the five year average, also three points
behind last year. At this time, we have, as you
would expect, a wide range in planting progress all the
way from two percent in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Ohio

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some of our lower midwestern and southeastern states up to
fifty eight percent planted in Washington State. We are continuing
to watch drought in the Northwest. The same dryness that
allows the planting to go along quite quickly in the
Northwest is also a concern four crop emergence and establishment
as you move through the autumn months. So that brings

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us to our first look at winter weeed emergence for
the week ending September twenty first, showing four percent of
the wheat crop emerged five year averages four percent last
year at this time four percent. We only have two
states reaching double digits for winter weed emergence. One is
Washington State, so there's enough moisture to at least germinate
the crop, but it will need moisture for proper establishment.

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At thirty percent in Washington State, well ahead of the
five year average of seventeen percent. And then Colorado, one
of the plain states that tends to plant a little earlier,
ten percent emerged. Five year average there is thirteen percent.
Just one percent emerged in top producer Kansas, but that's
pretty typical. Five year average is two percent. Final look
at the spring wheat harvest for twenty twenty five, ninety

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six percent of the crop harvested on that date. That's
equal to the five year average, one point ahead of
last year at this time, and we have reached completion
in Minnesota and South Dakota. The state with the most
acreage left to harvest is North Dakota. Ninety four percent
of the spring wheat harvested there. Five year average is
ninety five percent.

Speaker 2 (03:21):
Broad Bay and Reporting for the US Department of Agriculture
in Washington, d C.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
Mexico's National Health Service confirmed a new case of New
World screwworm less than seventy miles from the border between
Mexico and the United States. Now, the USDA says this
is the furthest north of screwworm has advanced in Mexico
during the current outbreak, and it's the most threatening to
the American livestock industry. The location of the outbreak is

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on a major highway between Monterey, Mexico and Laredo, Texas.
TINS has certainly changed. The safety on the farm has
never been so important. Scott May Weapons of Mass Destruction
coordinator for the FBI in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, talks about the
science farmers to be aware of when it comes to
potential agro terrorism.

Speaker 5 (04:10):
It goes back to see something, say something situational awareness.
When I'm having these conversations at these major events, a
common question I get is why's the FBI here? And
they don't realize that the FBI has a role within
the WND program protecting agriculture, protecting food. So that's the
first question I get. But the conversations, these one on
one conversations and letting them know what these vulnerabilities are

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and what to look for, whether it's visitors on your farm,
whether it's technology safeguarding that technology. There's so much that
people don't realize that goes into farming.

Speaker 1 (04:43):
Well, they cannot talk about specific keyses, he does talk
about some of the common things the FBI stays mindful of.

Speaker 5 (04:50):
The insider threat is something that we continuously look at.
There are pages and pages of insider threat indicators. Whether
it's ideology, marital problems, money problem, whatever it is. It's
that person that has placement on the inside that knows
how to best disrupt a process or best disrupt a method. So,
you know, we do a lot of education on the

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insider threat and being that early intervention piece, having that
conversation with an employee. If you're working with somebody forty
hours a week, you're going to know when that person
is having a bad day. But what about when that
person has two bad days or a week or a
month of bad days, When you step in and have
that conversation with that employee to get a better understanding
of what's going on. So it's important that we look

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at those insider threat indicators and approach when necessary.

Speaker 1 (05:35):
He urges farmers to take protecting their operations seriously, and
the FBI offers many resources to help.

Speaker 5 (05:42):
So when I attend these events, we have a lot
of information that we bring with us, So it's a
combination of one on one conversations and it's handing out
resources for them. Within those resources, there's websites, there's different
things that they can use as a farm or whether
it's intellectual property, whether it's food defense, security, the insider
threat there's a lot of different things that goes into that.

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So it's not just one or two problems. There's a
variety issues that are out there that can ultimately affect them.
So it's important that they understand kind of the wide
spectrum of issue. It's not just somebody walking onto the
farm or the contamination of food or beverage. There's a
lot of other things that they need to realize that
are out there that are also vulnerabilities.

Speaker 1 (06:23):
One of the best security systems as farmers watching out
for each other's operations.

Speaker 5 (06:28):
It's awareness is the biggest part of that. I know
talking to family farmers at the technology expo, they're a
very tight network. Their neighbors are also part of that
protection piece, and they look out for each other. And
I think that's important to have those relationships. Again, the
small family farm, sometimes they're barely getting by and security
and safety measures when it comes to agricultural defense or

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food defense, a lot of times it's an afterthought, if
a thought at all. So it's important you don't have
to spend a lot of money on security enhancements. Different
cameras and applications that are out there, things like that
or sensors and you know that can send an alert
to your phone. There's a lot of tools that are
out there that they can certainly use.

Speaker 1 (07:06):
Again, that is Scott Meelik with the Milwaukee Office of
the FBI. The US agricultural trade deficit widened further in July,
highlighting the challenge facing President Donald Trump as he vows
to reverse the trend. Agricultural exports lagged imports by four
point ninety seven billion dollars in July, a gap at
nine percent wider than compared to a year ago and

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the largest on record for the month, and that pushed
the sector's deficit to an unprecedented thirty three point six
billion dollars for the first seven months of this year.
That's according to data released by the US Department of Agriculture.

Speaker 6 (07:43):
It's another AGEWS update. Ethanol looking to fuel the c's
beef imports are climbing, and seafood markets face tariffs. More
after this.

Speaker 7 (07:53):
At the American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention in Denver,
we caught up with doctor Kerry Ryan, pet cloning and
genetic preservation expert with ViaGen in Cedar Park, Texas.

Speaker 8 (08:04):
We've been working with dogs and cats for three years.
We're the only company in the United States that clones
dogs and the only company in the world that clones cats.
And we've also been cloning horses in livestack for about
fifteen years. So I think this will be here to stay,
and I think as we get better and better at it,
the costs will come down and people will be more
and more interested in it.

Speaker 7 (08:20):
There's more information at AVMA dot org.

Speaker 6 (08:23):
The International Maritime Organization pushing for net zero greenhouse gas
submissions in shipping by two thousand and fifty, creating new
opportunities for US ethanol and marine and aviation fuels. Eighteen
billion gallons of production capacity here in the US and
record exports last year. US infrastructure well positioned for this market.

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USDA data shows US beef imports up six percent this year,
reaching one point eight two million metric tons. Canada remains
the top supplier, but South America, led by Brazil and
Uruguay quickly gaining on pork imports in the meantime down
eleven percent, as domestic supplies hold steady. World Trade Organization

(09:08):
that's where students from more than ten countries pitch solutions
to food insecurity. Winning idea focused on reducing post harvest
losses in Africa. Others propose biofuel production and stronger trade rules.
And finally, seafood markets remain mixed. Domestic shrimp and catfish steady,
but tariffs are lifting cost on imported shrimp, crab, and

(09:30):
lobster products. Supply challenges continue in whitefish and premium species.
It's another agnews update.

Speaker 9 (09:40):
Meet Blue Blue is not feeling well the prescription generic
medication Blue wonders do they really work as well as
name brands? Yes, generics and name brand medications do work
the same, even though they may look different. Generics have
the same key ingredients. FDA approval is equally rigorous for
generics to make sure there is safe and effective as
name brands, and Blue even save some green, making him

(10:03):
a little less well.

Speaker 7 (10:04):
Blue.

Speaker 9 (10:05):
Talk to your doctor about generics and visit FDA dot
v slash Generic Drugs.

Speaker 6 (10:09):
American Cattle News Rodeos for Working Ranch Cowboys more.

Speaker 7 (10:17):
After this at the American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention
in Denver, we caught up with doctor Kerry Ryan, pet
cloning and genetic preservation expert with Viagin in Cedar Park, Texas.

Speaker 8 (10:29):
We've been working with dogs and cats for three years.
We're the only company in the United States that clones
dogs and the only company in the world that clones cats.
And we've also been cloning horses in livestack for about
fifteen years. So I think this will be here to stay,
and I think as we get better and better at it,
the costs will come down and people will be more
and more interested in it.

Speaker 7 (10:45):
There's more information at AVMA dot org.

Speaker 6 (10:48):
Lehman wall is with the WRCA, that's the Working Ranch
Cowboys Association.

Speaker 10 (10:56):
The people that compete with us are not professional athletes.
They are working ranch cowboys that get up every day
and help feed the world through raising cattle. And whenever
you come down Marillo and you come to the World Championship,
we put an environment together that's really kind of focused

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on what the ranging community is all about, family, faith,
and really taking care of your business the right way.
So we're going to compete in five events, and those
events have some semblance of what might happen on the
ranch every day in doctor and cattle or pen in
or moving cattle from place to place, maybe getting on

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a ranch bronk every once in a while, a little
sarly in the morning and might try you out. So
we're going to buck some broncs at our event as well.
And then I tell you the one thing that our
guys would say, we don't do this on the ranch,
so would you please stop making us doing it in
a competition. But it's called wild cow milking. So everybody
needs the NASCAR, you know, accident to occur, right, you're

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looking for that wild moment, and that's that's one of
those real fan friendly activities. It may not be real
cowboy friendly if you get my drift, but that's what
we're about. Is every year in November, we're going to
convene in Amarillo, Texas and bring in about thirty thousand

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of our closest friends and put on this great activity here.
We always say it's not just a radio. There's more
to this thing.

Speaker 6 (12:28):
Liemn Wall with the WRCA Working Ranch, Cowboys Association, American
Cattle News. This is Dairy Radio Now.

Speaker 11 (12:41):
Welcome to Drry Radio.

Speaker 1 (12:42):
Now.

Speaker 12 (12:42):
Lee Milky has the day off and we spotlighted dairy
from Corfu, New York.

Speaker 13 (12:47):
Here's John Clark.

Speaker 14 (12:48):
Today we're with Kelly Reynolds of Rencrest Farms. Kelly, tell
us a little bit about your farm.

Speaker 15 (12:52):
Hi, John, We're at Rencrests Farm. We milk eighteen hundred
Holsteins in western New York and the farm is owned
by my mother and father in law, John and Jolly
Reynolds and their three children, Tyler Andrew McKenzie. And I'm
married to Tyler and we have two girls that we
enjoy raising on the farm.

Speaker 14 (13:11):
Hey, this is a large commercial dairy farm, but you
also have a very strong genetics component to it, which
means you know you're going to merchandise at c How
does that fit in for you, guys?

Speaker 15 (13:21):
Well, we always kind of joke that the show Barn
is four H project that never left, so we all
started showing through four H. I grew up in Wisconsin
and was very active in junior breed associations and things
like that, and we just all really enjoy having show
cattle and doing a little bit of IVF work and flushing,

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and it's just something that kind of keeps us all engaged.
We joke some people have a boat and we have
a show barn.

Speaker 14 (13:48):
Nothing wrong with that. And you have several judges here
on the farm.

Speaker 15 (13:51):
Yes, we're all pretty active judges, Tyler. My husband has
quite a few judging gigs, my other in law Andrew,
and then I'm judging four or five shows this year.
And my sister law, Mackenzie, she actually judges a little bit,
but I think she prefers showmanship to type classes.

Speaker 14 (14:09):
Interesting legacy as well that you want to pass on
and you really have a passion for working with young people.

Speaker 7 (14:15):
Yeah.

Speaker 15 (14:16):
My mom, Katie Coin, she had a business Millwheel Show Clinics,
and that was an in person clinics business that she did,
traveling to different areas. And I'm trying to continue her
legacy and do a little bit more on social media,
just helping kids where I can I don't think I'll
do any in person clinics this year, but just sharing

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tips to make showmanship and showing cattle easier for beginner
members or people that want to really hone in their skills.

Speaker 14 (14:46):
So really it's important for you to encourage that next
generation so we have a vibrant industry for tomorrow.

Speaker 15 (14:52):
Yeah, and I think that showing, judging, quiz bole, junior
breed programs and things like that are just such a
great way to engage not only youth that grow up
on a farm, but people that might have a connection
to agriculture but don't necessarily have a farm that they
live on. It's just a great way to keep those
people connected and involved in the industry and gain new
followers in the industry as well.

Speaker 14 (15:13):
That's an interesting point of that we we've lost dairy
farms in numbers, we still have a lot of enthusiasts
who are involved in showing. May not be on a
farm that's milking cows currently, but they're still engaged and
that's so important for our industry.

Speaker 15 (15:25):
Yes, certainly, and I just think that that foot in
the door that youth programs provide is just so important.
A few years ago Kendra Lam and I talked about
the starting a judging clinic for our youth in Western
New York through our local Holsting Club and our Holsting

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Club sponsors a judging clinic that we travel to two
different farms and look at some cattle and it's just
a great entry level way for young judges to kind
of get a feel for a contest before they go
to those bigger contests in the fall.

Speaker 14 (15:59):
That's a great way to keep them involved, keep them engaged.
And there's kind of a gap in this time of
year for those judging clinics, So there's truly a need, right.

Speaker 15 (16:06):
Yeah, certainly, And we don't want kids to go to
State Fair and not, you know, kind of fly blind.
We want them to be adjusted to the feel of
a contest, so we try to run it very similarly
and just kind of get them warmed up for a
real contest. We try to have a learning experience kind
of going through play scenes and giving reasons on classes

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and things like that.

Speaker 14 (16:28):
Kelly Reynolds with Rencrest Farms, thanks for being with us today.

Speaker 16 (16:31):
Thanks for having me another simple miracle moment with Hank
and Laura.

Speaker 17 (16:36):
Even if we do nothing memories will happen and even
a fact how we show up.

Speaker 18 (16:41):
Our sense of smell has a strong connection to our brain.
No other sense site, hearing, touch, or taste has a
direct link to the brain like our sense of smell.
That is why certain smells can trigger strong emotions or feeling.

Speaker 17 (16:53):
As we go through life, we will continue to compile
memories at both ends of the happiness spectrum. Whether joyful
and happy or pay fun difficult, both have the power
to positively impact how we live our lives.

Speaker 18 (17:04):
The great news is that we can choose to intentionally
create more great memories. What memories have the most value
to you? What else can you do today to increase
your positive memories, both as an individual and with the
people you love.

Speaker 2 (17:17):
That's Hank Wagner and Laura Rott's, author of the book
Simple Miracles for More Go to become Better Leaders dot.

Speaker 11 (17:23):
Com tree nut PCAs can't really depend on uc farm
advisors for recommendations because they need to be more nuanced
in recommending specific products. I'm Patrick cavanaughle with the California
Tree Nut Report, part of the vastag Information Network. Anthony

(17:44):
Duddell owns RUSH and Duddle Consulting, helping pest control advisors
with the things they do.

Speaker 19 (17:51):
I'm not throwing rocks at the UC system. It's just
they're in a very politically difficult position and they have
to be very neutral about what they recommend, and a
lot of times if you go ask for advice around
the use of specific product, you won't get a straight answer,
and they intentionally. If you've ever been in one of
these situations where you talk to an advisor about something

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like that, they'll they'll pause and they'll be extremely diplomatic
in their answer, very neutral.

Speaker 11 (18:17):
But you can understand how you see may see different
products with their research, with the results of research comparing
different products.

Speaker 19 (18:27):
There are things that are generated out there. You know,
the UCC goes out and does. They do a lot
of research and development around the right. So you need
to look at that advice at times right and a
lot of it's really sound. I do it myself. I
look at the research studies that have been done, and
if there's an issue with performance or residual I'll go
back and I'll look at those research studies that have

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been done to find.

Speaker 11 (18:49):
Out that's a consultant.

Speaker 13 (18:50):
Anthony Duddell the best place to reach a farmer with
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(19:12):
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(19:35):
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Speaker 11 (19:49):
With the AG Information Network, I'm Patrick Kavanaugh.

Speaker 1 (19:52):
On one side of American agriculture, it's been a struggle
for crop producers with the lo commodity praises and high
input costs. On the other side, despite the high praises
of beef, demand for the product remains strong and the
Missippi of All, president of the American Firm Bureau Federation,
recently made a trip to Dakota Fest to mentell South Dakota.

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He said he believes the cattle market will stay strong
in the immediate future.

Speaker 16 (20:18):
It looks like it's going to be here for a while.
Of course, I like most ranchers or and farmers across
the country, didn't keep one halfer to read. They all
left the farm. So I don't really see the herd
building back that fast. And the only thing that really
might move either one way to other would be some
natural disaster or to scream rooms situation. So we're hoping
that a stick and give kwcaiff guys a time to

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rebuild their farms and make some reinvestments in the things
that they need to do that we've not been able
to do for a long time.

Speaker 1 (20:48):
There are some steps to take at the federal level
that would help crop farmers stay in business.

Speaker 16 (20:54):
There's three things that's got to be done, and one
presidence out there working right now trying to land some
trade deals and with my I visit within three weeks
go in the Oval office. I told him the runway
was short. He has to make this happen fast to
be able to move the markets and make it pause
for farmers and ranchers and get those prices up. But
that's not going to be the only thing that does that.
We've got to further look for ways to domestically use

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the crop that we're growing year round. E fifteen is
a no brainer. We shouldn't be having to go back
to EPA every year to get approval of that in
the summertime. It just should be passed in a loss
so that we can continue to do that. And then
of course jet fuel produced through the use of corn
and the things that we grow. We have got to
land that deal, and I think the President should be
used and it is one of his bargaining tools with

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some of these foreign countries that own planes that coming
in and out of our country. If we could get
those three things together, it can make a huge difference
in our market's Here.

Speaker 1 (21:45):
There's a lot of challenges facing agriculture, and the Farm
Bureau president offered advice for young people who want to
get started in the business.

Speaker 16 (21:54):
Well, my advice would be is, go find a really
good mentor show him how dedicated you are to this
industry into his farm and ranch and see if you
can create a future for you there on a farm
that might be available to you someday. And of course
we all either started with our family or we're started small,
and people got to start small and build themselves up.
And two, you got to make sure that you're a

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business person to really make sure that you equip your
farm for the bad times, because they're gonna come. When
things get good. If you've got cattle right now, you
can bet they're gonna be bad again, and you better
really get prepared for that. And my dad told me
when I started this, he said, it's like a roller coast, right,
So I put your seat belt on, pull it up tight,
because some years you're gonna start to death and some

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years you're gonna set it back. And if you set
it back, you can make it through those bad years again.

Speaker 1 (22:42):
Had his firm Viureau President Mississippi to fall. This is
the Agricultural Law and Tax Report. I'm Roger Mcowen.

Speaker 20 (22:53):
An agricultural lean is a legal claim a creditor has
on your crops, livestock, or other farm assets to secure
a debt. These leans aredential in the egg industry, providing
a way for you to obtain financing for equipment, seeds, fertilizer,
and other operational costs. I'll be back in a moment
to discuss.

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Speaker 20 (23:36):
Agriculturalleans generally fall into two categories, statutory liens and consensual liens.
A statutory lian is created automatically by law without a
written agreement. For example, a supplier who provides fertilizer to
you may have a statutory lien on the crops that
are grown with that fertilizer. This type of lien gives
the supplier a legal claim on the crops if you
fail to pay. In contrast, a consensual lian is created

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when you and a creditor agreed to it in a contract.
For example, you might grant a lender a security interest
in your crops or livestock in exchange for a loan.
To make this lean enforceable against third parties, the lender
must file a financing statement with the state's Secretary of
State office. This public filing serves as a notice to
other potential creditors that the lender has a claim on
your assets. When multiple creditors have leans on the same property,

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priority determines who gets paid first. I few de fall. Generally,
the first creditor to file a financing statement has priority. However,
statutory leans can sometimes have priority over previously filed consensual leans.
This has been the Agricultural Law and Tax Report. I'm
Roger Mcowens.

Speaker 22 (24:43):
It's time for California at today on the ag Information Network,
I am Haley's ship. There has been a development on
Assembly Bill eleven fifty six, and that's when California farmers
and ranchers will want to know about. The California Farm
Bureau says that the bill has been put on pass.
Assembly Member Buffy Wicks decided to move it to what

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is called the Assembly inactive file, which means that it
won't move forward this year. Peter Ansel, who heads up
policy advocacy for the Farm Bureau, put it this way,
saying that we are grateful to assembly Member Wicks for
her decision to place AB eleven fifty six on the
assembly inactive file. He explained that Farm Bureau and other

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agg groups had raised concerns about how the bill could
affect the Williamson Act, that is, the program designed to
protect farmland by limiting development. The concern was that AB
eleven fifty six would have opened the door for large
solar and battery projects on prime farmland without paying a
termination fee. American Farmland Trust also weighed in. Regional director

(25:47):
Tom Stein said, we look forward to working closely with
assembly Woman Wis and other leaders to ensure that the
Williamson Act continues to protect our states most productive cultural land.

Speaker 23 (26:01):
Farm Work is tough, and so is staying safe on
the road. Every year, accidents happen when tractors and traffic
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a tractor or a car.

Speaker 7 (26:11):
Here's what you need to remember.

Speaker 23 (26:12):
Tractors move slower, be patient, don't pass on hills or curves.
Farmers make sure your slow moving vehicles, signs and lights
are visible and everyone's sailer, especially on rural roads.

Speaker 7 (26:23):
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(26:52):
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Speaker 22 (27:00):
This is California AGG today on the AG Information Network.
I am Haley Ship. For more agnews, check us out
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Speaker 1 (27:09):
The US storreghum harvest is underway in states like Kansas
and Oklahoma. Craig Maker, the pasture of the National Storregum Producers,
said his storreghum crop has had a lot of moisture
this year.

Speaker 24 (27:21):
We have been incredibly blessed with an incredible amount of
moisture and my specific location, we typically get in south
central Kansas about thirty two inches of rainfall a year,
and I've had about forty five inches of rain since
the first of May. I just spoke with a gentleman
from over around ain't it yesterday, and they've been very

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happy with the yields that they have had as well,
and harvest is progressing along okay. Having some showers still
doesn't seem like you can go for a couple of
days without getting another rain, which is not a bad thing,
but it can be a problem in and of itself.

Speaker 1 (27:58):
Well, there are some things to watch for, he said.
The overall sorghum crop seems to be in good condition.

Speaker 24 (28:04):
You know a few pass that typically always are around,
whether it be the sugarcane ephod or headworm for us,
but I've been dealing with that my soybeans as well.
Not the aphiits, but the podworm would be in the soybeans.
Then just fighting some moisture conditions, and then the race
is on to get it done before frost.

Speaker 1 (28:23):
How As producers either continue or wrap up harvest. He
shows demand for their commodities looks pretty good in both
domestic and international markets.

Speaker 24 (28:34):
There's a good demand for it, but we just have
a whole bunch of it that hasn't moved. There's some
things that have gone on internationally, and we don't have
an export market right now, so there's a lot of
sorghum sitting around looking for a place to go.

Speaker 12 (28:46):
But there are a lot of people that.

Speaker 24 (28:47):
Want sorghum and they want United States sorghum, and we're
here to provide that and do those things, make sure
they have a quality, good product that they can import
or they can use. Biofuels has had a great demand
for our product over the last six to eight months,
and we're very thankful for having that domestic biofuels market
here in the United States again.

Speaker 1 (29:09):
That is Craig Meeker, passed President of the National Storagum Producers.

Speaker 25 (29:14):
USB recently regained access to Indonesia as a barrier over
halal certification was cleared, as US Meat Expert Federation Vice
President for Asia Pacific Jiheyong explains the only hallal certifier
for Indonesia in the US was blocked earlier this year.

Speaker 26 (29:28):
March this year, the BPGPH, the Indonesian authority in charge
of the Hallara certification raised a question about one of
the Halla certifiers based in Omaha and the question about
is it compliant to the Indonesian requirement and from their

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finding from the plant audit which is not Hallara certified plant.
But unfortunately they canceled the accreditation to hull Our certifying body.
There is only one hull Our certifying body who issued
the Hullar certificate for export to Indonesia, so that resulted

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in the de facto suspension of US beef since then, last.

Speaker 25 (30:15):
Year, Indonesia imported ninety three million dollars of US beef
and that number is set to grow now that the
regulatory hurdle is cleared. According to Calvin's Beef Board CEO Greg.

Speaker 27 (30:24):
Haynes, Southeast Asian, especially Indonesia, have tons of opportunity for
the US beef industry. They have a high population, they
have a developing economy, more disposable income to be able
to spend on good food and high quality products. Their
cold chain infrastructure is getting developed so that they can
get the products, both frozen products and even airship fresh

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products into the market and the consumers there seem to
really enjoy the product when they try it, so being
able to get those products in with some of those
changes now in Hual, I think are going to be
really huge for our industry.

Speaker 25 (31:00):
For more, please visit USMEF dot org for the US
Meat Export Federation.

Speaker 6 (31:04):
I'm John Harrith.

Speaker 28 (31:07):
From the Egg Information Network. This is your agribusiness update. Well.
California table olive growers are expected to harvest a smaller
crop this year. The twenty twenty five forecast is forty
four thousand tons, down ten percent from last year's crop,
according to a survey conducted by the USDA. The USDA
survey two hundred and forty two growers and found the
sector struggles with many of the same challenges, plugging other

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crops in sufficient labor, increased input costs, and weak markets.
Men's and EO olives make up a vast majority of
California's table olives. The Senate confirmed three nominees for critical
positions at the USDA. These nominees all received bipartisan support
when they were considered by their respective committees. The three
USDA nominees include Richard Ford Eyes as Under Secretary for

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Farm Production and Conservation, Dudley Hoskins as the under Secretary
for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and Scott Hutchins as the
Undersecretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics. The Department
of the Interior in USDA announcedate coordinated action to create
the US Wildland Fire Service to modernize wildfire management nationwide.

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Fire seasons are longer, fire intensity is increasing, and suppression
and recovery costs are soaring. Interior Secretary Doug Burgham says,
too often we have witnessed the devastating consequences of wildfires
caused by mismanagement and lack of preparedness.

Speaker 7 (32:27):
Farm Work is tough, and so is staying safe on
a road.

Speaker 23 (32:30):
Every year, accidents happen when tractors and traffic share the
same space, whether you're behind the wheel of a tractor
or a car.

Speaker 7 (32:37):
Here's what you need to remember.

Speaker 23 (32:38):
Tractors move slower, be patient, don't pass on hills or curves. Farmers,
make sure your slow moving vehicles, signs and lights are
visible and everyone's sailor, especially on rule roads, one moment
of caution can save a life. Let's work together to
keep our roads and are firm safe. This message was
brought to you by the ag Information Network.

Speaker 13 (32:57):
For over forty years, theag Information Network has been providing
news and information for the most important industry in the world, agriculture.
The Egg Information Network gives you worldwide updates from local
producers to regional organizations, from major crops like wheat and corn,
to animal agriculture to specially crops like apples, almonds, and cherries.
We report on stories that mean the most to you

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online at aginfo dot net. The Egg Information Network trusted
and transparent journalism lasting for the next generation.

Speaker 28 (33:26):
From the Egg Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.

Speaker 20 (33:31):
This is the Agricultural Law and Tax Report. I'm Roger McGowen.
An agricultural lean is a legal claim a creditor has
on your crops, livestock, or other farm assets to secure
a debt. These liens are essential in the egg industry,
providing a way for you to obtain financing for equipment, seeds, fertilizer,
and other operational costs. I'll be back in a moment
to discuss.

Speaker 21 (33:51):
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Find a Helena Future plot near you, Contact your local Helena.
To learn more for the latest in farm income taxation
and farmer state and business planning for your operation, subscribe
to mcowenaglawantax dot substack dot com. You'll find videos, articles,

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and a monthly rural practice digest. That's mcowen aglawantax dot
substack dot com.

Speaker 20 (34:18):
Agricultural leans generally fall into two categories, statutory liens and consensualleans.
A statutory lian is created automatically by law without a
written agreement. For example, a supplier who provides fertilizer to
you may have a statutory lien on the crops that
are grown with that fertilizer. This type of lean gives
the supplier a legal claim on the crops if you
fail to pay. In contrast, a consensual lian is created

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when you and a creditor agree to it in a contract.
For example, you might grant a lender a security interest
in your crops or livestock in exchange for a loan.
To make this lean enforceable against third parties, the lender
must file a financing statement with the state's Secretary of
State office. This public filing serves as a notice to
other potential creditors that the lender has a claim on
your assets. When multiple creditors have leans on the same property,

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priority determines who gets paid first a few default. Generally,
the first creditor to file a financing statement has priority. However,
statutory leans can sometimes have priority over previously filed consensual leans.
This has been the Agricultural Law and Tax Report. I'm
Roger McGowan.

Speaker 1 (35:21):
A lifelong home is one that meets needs at any age,
no matter what those needs are. Chad Smith has more.

Speaker 12 (35:29):
A lifelong home is one that meets needs at any age,
no matter what those needs are. Most houses were designed
for young, able bodied adults and don't meet the needs
of older residents or people with disabilities. Sean vas School,
Oklahoma state director for AARP, talks about the biggest accessibility
barrier being stairs.

Speaker 29 (35:50):
Having a step free way for getting into or out
of a home can benefit older residents, mothers, pushing strullers
for people who use wheelchairs. C or D shaped handle
and drawer polls won't catch on clothing and are easier
to grasp the knobs. A liver style door handle is
easier to use in a doorknob. It also allows for
using an assistive device such as a can or hook

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to open the door.

Speaker 12 (36:12):
However, few people have the necessary resources to build a
perfect home, Voscol said. That's where the AARP Home Fit
Guide comes in.

Speaker 29 (36:21):
The reality is few people have the resources to build
a perfect home, but some small, simple and inexpensive changes
can make your home better meet your needs at any age.
The AARP Home Fit Guide has room by room tips
with modifications that can make a home safer, more comfortable,
and a better fit for residents of any age.

Speaker 12 (36:40):
The home Fit takes the information and resources from the
guide and applies it to your personal space with just
a smartphone.

Speaker 29 (36:47):
Take your smartphone and search home fit ar in your
app store. When you open the app, click the start
new assessment button. From there, you can scan your bathroom, kitchen,
or bedroom, and as the app de text items in
your room, you don't answer questions about your setup before
receiving an overall assessment at the end, highlighting doing yourself
items and higher help tasks to break down some of

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the barriers to getting started.

Speaker 12 (37:11):
You can access the home Fit Guide online at AARP
dot org, forward Slash, AARP Live. You can call your
local AARP office to get a paper copy too. Chad
Smith reporting.

Speaker 1 (37:24):
Thank you for joining us this morning for AG Life.
I'm Dwayne Merley,