Shannon Douglass talks issues for Farm Bureau in 2026.  

New laws for the new year 

Hog and Beef supply numbers and what it means for consumers 

Farm fatalities are lower than other dangerous professions in 2025 

Scholarship applications are coming due. College bound students should check it out.  

Farm Bureau President talks 2025 Year in Ag.   

“Regenerative agriculture,” explained.  

Minimum wage increased.  

Campaign School—to help members running for political office or involved in a campaign 

Farm Bureau donates 1,000 backpacks with supplies for school students .

Why Farm Bureau is hosting a campaign school for political office seekers, and we speak with several farm leaders about Christmas on the Farm—work still needs to be done. 

Researchers are trying to protect livestock from mountain lions. The American Farm Bureau is pleased with proposed changes in clean water regulations and will check in with a farmer of persimmons and figs to learn a little about the crop and their health benefits.   

Del Monte bankruptcy concerns cling peach growers, choose and cut Christmas trees, and poinsettias.

Thanksgiving dinner costs more in California, but don’t blame the farmer.  

Thanksgiving dinner food safety tips, bringing winegrape supplies into balance with lower consumption, USDA’s largest trade mission ever, and increasing farm mental health help.   

Featured Interview—Farm Bureau saving farmers money in public utilities work.  

Walnut outlook brightens, State officials work to protect industry from the New World Screwworm, an effort to bring back whole and low-fat milk into school cafeterias would be better for student nutrition and for dairy farmers, plus Farm Bureau works to loosen restrictions on autonomous tractors. It would improve efficiency and farm safety.  

Our featured interview--an Ag economist details problems plaguing U.S. specialty crop farmers. 

Plus, California’s minimum wage will increase next year. 

Ranchers who lost livestock by wolf kills can apply for compensation. 

And the changing taste of Brussels sprouts.  

Featured interview on California apples—the crop marketing efforts and why buy California apples, plus news briefs on forest fire prevention, plan to import Argentine beef, USDA plans to help beef cattle producers and dairy news.

Why shoppers wanting a fresh California turkey for Thanksgiving should contact their grocery stores early this year.  Plus, a record pistachio crop, agritourism is becoming more popular. 

Farmers say immigration raids did not affect this summer’s supply of workers.  

Also, tough times for this nation’s farmers.