The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded over $33.5 million to strengthen local food systems and expand the availability of locally grown products across the United States. This funding, …
What Are the Chances for Food Price Deflation?
What are the chances of food shoppers seeing a year of food price deflation? Gary Crawford tells us. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals …
Vilsack Explains H5N1Testing in Milk Samples
As cases of H5N1 grow in dairy herds around the nation, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gives us a breakdown of how USDA testing of milk samples for potential H5N1 virus …
American Agriculture History Minute: George Washington on Both Sides of the Coin
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. George Washington had a complicated relationship with slavery during his lifetime. He controlled a cumulative total of over 577 slaves forced …
AgNet News Hour Monday, 11-04-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show we learn more about how California Governor Gavin Newsom’s directive to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) …
ROAR Grant Supports Research to Protect California’s Strawberry Crop
California, responsible for about 90% of the nation’s fresh strawberries, faces a significant threat from a new strain of the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae (Fof) fungus. The pathogen endangers …
Update on Oregon Swine HPAI Case
The Agriculture Secretary Thursday provided more information on the case of a backyard swine in Oregon testing positive for a strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored …
Record Territory for U.S. Drought Monitor
The final U.S. Drought Monitor for October 2024 shows record or near-record drought coverage in the lower 48 states. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those …
World Food Prize Laureates Receive Their Honor
World Food Prize week in Iowa culminated in Thursday award of what is considered the “Nobel Prize of Agriculture” to two advocates of plant genetic diversity and global seed banks. …
American Agriculture History Minute: Early Export Trade
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Before 1720, most colonists in the mid-Atlantic region worked in small-scale farming operations and they paid for imported manufacturing goods by …
AgNet News Hour Friday, 11-01-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show we have a preview of the AgGateway Annual Conference that will be starting November 11th in Austin. …
Wine Industry Faces Challenges Over Tariffs and Distribution Rules
The U.S. wine industry is grappling with challenges stemming from international tariffs and complex distribution laws, both of which impact the market for domestic and imported wines. Ben Aneff, President …
Decline in California Farmland Values Raises Economic Concerns
The California Farm Bureau reports a significant decline in San Joaquin Valley land values, attributed primarily to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). SGMA restricts groundwater pumping, which has hit …
Two Developments on the Avian Influenza Front
Avian Influenza is in the news once again. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored ContentLet’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt RamseyNovember 4, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember …