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October 17: A crop pest called melonworm is a persistent issue for growers of cucurbit plants (pumpkins, squash, watermelons, etc.) in the southern U.S. this time of year. The
melonworms can be controlled with pesticides. Farmers who fail to find and treat infestations can lose up to 80% of their crops. That’s a lot of jack-o-lanterns unavailable for Halloween.
October 16: The U.S. Meat Export Federation provides a story about a Korean pizza chain’s decision to offer a menu selection that uses U.S. pork sausage (processed by Johnsonville).
After only a few weeks, the pork sausage pizza was the sixth most popular of the 20 pizza options on the chain’s menu.
October 15: John Deere’s Vice President of Marketing and Shared Services, Alex Sayago, did a Q&A with AgriPulse’s Sara Wyant at the recent Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City. You can
access an video recording of it here.
October 14: Are you dumber than a European? That’s the name of a quiz put together by the National Milk Producers Federation to illustrate that, when it comes to the use of dairy
terminology in the labeling of plant-based beverages, European regulators are more sensible about it than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. You can take the quiz here.
October 13: The new chairman of the Renewable Fuels Association, Derek Peine, reacted favorably to California’s decision to allow sales of E-15 ethanol blended gasoline in the state.
October 10, 2025: The Cotton Council is promoting a new campaign touting natural fibers (like cotton) over synthetic fibers for clothing. The Council’s Marjory Walker says the synthetics
put microplastics into the environment.
October 9, 2025: A new carbon pipeline will be up and running shortly that connects ethanol plants along a stretch from Western Iowa to Southeastern Wyoming. Dawn Caldwell of
Renewable Fuels Nebraska talked about it on the Farm+Food+Facts podcast from U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action.
October 8, 2025: Also a panelist at the Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City—John Newton of Terrain. Newton says he’s bullish on ag, even though the current economic picture is pretty
bleak. Watch here.
October 7, 2025: USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer provided an economic overview of U.S. farming, also at the Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City. You can access an video recording of it
here.
October 6, 2025: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins spoke at the recent Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City (prior to the federal government shutdown) about priorities on the list for
the USDA. There’s a video recording of her comments here.
October 3: Christmas tree-farming is a year-round endeavor for the Tillman family in Washington state. The biggest crush--at harvest--starts about a month from now.
