Seeing a threat to the future of agriculture in the United States, American Farmland Trust (AFT) launched a new product certification in March including a “U.S. Farmed” label, to promote…
Vilsack on Budget Priorities
…stabilize, support, and protect farm income and prices. “We will never, ever, ever drain the account. We’ll never just for one thing, as has happened in the past, drain the…
Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lower
…greenhouse gas emissions in 2022. The EPA recently released the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2022. American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Economist Danny Munch explains the results….
Vilsack on Farm Bill
The agriculture secretary discusses the difficulties of the farm bill. Rod Bain has more. Vilsack on Farm Bill Sponsored Content Fungicide Resistance Management Minute April 15, 2024 Fungicide Resistance Management…
Farm Bureau Increases Top Prize for Ag Innovators
There’s a bigger prize for top ag innovators. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Courtesy of AFBF The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, is…
2024 Congressional Specialty Crop Caucus Formed
…about it, with the exception of tree nuts, are highly perishable. They’re highly perishable, and so getting them from the farm to the supermarket to people’s dinner tables is important…
Week in Review: Improved Almond Export Opportunities & Legislation to Protect Pesticide Manufacturers
…the industry did in terms of sales and volume for the previous year. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter and receive all the latest farm news in your inbox every week….
AgNet Weekly: Rep. Austin Scott on Legislative Issues
This week we visit with Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA) who tells us why he thinks there should be separate farm and nutrition bills. Each week we highlight essential legislative and…
GA Rep. Scott on Farm Bill Progress
…want to have a five-year farm bill, but that five-year Farm Bill has got to take into account the increased cost of operations for the American farmer. So, it’s been…
FARMER Act Introduced to Help Agriculture and Beyond
…being for farmers and ranchers, but a good farm bill is for every single American. Think about it. Our farmers and ranchers produce the highest quality, lowest cost food supply…
Climate Change and Farming
…security along with human and planetary health ahead of the upcoming farm policy negotiations. Researcher Dr. Margiana Petersen-Rockney grew up on a dairy farm in California, then farmed on her…
USDA Seeks Nominees for Mushroom Council
Want to joint the national Mushroom Council. Now’s your chance. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Worker gathering new champignons harvest on a mushroom farm. Mushroom production industry…
Almond Update: Taking Advantage of Incentive Opportunities
There is a wide variety of incentive opportunities that are available to help almond growers. Grower with Evans Farming and owner of Evans Ag Consulting, Kelli Evans participated in a…
New Technology Key to Increasing Ag Productivity
…animal and crop genetics, chemicals, equipment, and farm organization have made it possible for total agricultural output to nearly triple between 1948 and 2021. During that period, a USDA report…