Beef-Pork Exports Down and 4-H Applauds Broadband Infrastructure Wednesday Apr 14th, 2021 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. **Farmers in water-short parts of California’s Central Valley say they’ll leave land idle and take other steps to try to keep their operations going this year. With federal and state water projects expected to deliver little or no water, farmers are finalizing decisions on what crops to plant, and how much. The lack of water from surface reservoirs means farmers may depend more on groundwater, while recognizing the limits on that resource. **February exports of U.S. beef and pork remained below the rapid pace established in early 2020, according to USDA data compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.