Industry groups and agricultural organizations are rallying behind the newly proposed farm bill frameworks from the U.S. Senate and House Agriculture Committees. The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) has…
House and Senate Agriculture Committees Release Farm Bill Overview
…the American farmer and viable pathways to funding those commitments,” Thompson explained in a news release. Both proposals aim to adjust reference prices, potentially expand crop insurance, and allow farmers…
USDA Seeks to Reduce Chicken-Related Salmonella Outbreaks
…so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 04-29-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show highlights a critical crop protection material available for Central Valley tomato growers, disappointment in…
Bill Seeks to Bolster the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
Legislation has been introduced to help better support the specialty crop industry. The Specialty Crops Security Act of 2024 seeks to bolster the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP), increasing…
Bayer Leads New Alliance to Protect Glyphosate Use
More than 60 agricultural organizations have formed a new coalition aimed at safeguarding American farmers’ access to essential crop protection tools. Led by Bayer, the Modern Ag Alliance advocates for…
Voices of the Valley: The Nuts and Bolts of Almonds with Stuart Woolf, President and CEO of Woolf Farming & Processing
…production. In this episode of Voices of the Valley, Stuart Woolf, President and CEO of Woolf Farming & Processing and Chair of the Western Growers Board of Directors, joins Western…
USDA Confirms Cow-to-Cow Transmission of HPAI in Dairy Outbreak
…the animals that are in their fourth and fifth lactation are not often recovering to their full production capacity, and they are being culled, which is putting a lot of…
Commodity Groups Object to Petition Related to Duties on Herbicides
…to critical herbicide supplies. With farming costs increasing and crop values declining, additional tariffs on critical inputs would exacerbate growers’ financial strain. In a letter sent to the U.S. International…
The Race for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
…all over it.” However, there is a lack of tangible results when it comes to the widespread production and usage of sustainable aviation fuel. Godwin noted that the current cost…
US Sugar Production Strong
The University of Missouri Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute recently released its 2024 Outlook for U.S. Agriculture (.pdf). They project that American sugar production remains strong and expect production…
Vilsack on Budget Priorities
…crop up from time to time. The most recent example [is] fertilizer. We’re now in the process of funding at least forty-two projects that are helping to tamp down the…
Almond Update: Environmental Stewardship Story of Almonds Continues to Get Better
The environmental stewardship aspect of almond production continues to improve year after year. President and CEO of the Almond Board of California (ABC), Clarice Turner recently highlighted the strides the…
Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lower
…he said. 2022 marks the lowest U.S. agricultural greenhouse gas emissions since 2012. The EPA categorizes agricultural emissions by crop cultivation, livestock and fuel combustion that occurs in the industry….