The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to better understand on-farm conservation practices. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey farmers across the U.S. from August 2024 …
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 07-29-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show highlights a collaboration to advance sustainable packaging in the fresh produce industry and an …
NASDA C. E. O. Ted McKinney Discusses Farm Bill
Ag groups are putting pressure on lawmakers to get the Farm Bill passed. About 500 agricultural groups sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate agriculture committees. …
Some Good News in Food Price Forecast
USDA’s latest food price forecast has a little good news for shoppers. Gary Crawford has more coming on up This Land of Ours. Analysts at the Agriculture Department are projecting …
Week in Review: The Fight to Keep Farming in Sonoma & Increasing Citricola Scale Challenges
Sonoma County farmers are facing some significant challenges with proposed local ballot Measure J seeking to ban operations that can be classified as concentrated animal feeding operations. There have been …
USDA Report Highlights Slowing Specialty Crop Trade with China
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that American specialty crop trade with China has been on the decline over the past several years. In 2023, the …
EPA to Assess Potential Pesticide Exposure Earlier in the Review Process
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced additional steps it will be taking intended to offer protection from pesticide exposure more quickly. The EPA will now evaluate the risk …
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 07-26-24
On today’s show, why a lack of “winning solutions” may be hampering the adoption of biological materials. And, we talk with the Chief Executive Officer of NASDA, the National Association …
Western Wildfires Increase
There’s been even more wildfire activity in the west this year, but why? That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Several areas of the West have experienced an increase …
House Ag Takes Close Look at Dropping Ag Income
Farmers across the U.S. could see a drop of nearly 25-percent in their farm income compared to last year. That’s what USDA is predicting—and that’s why your lawmakers in Washington, …
Injunction Pauses Unionization Efforts Amidst Constitutionality Questions
A recent court decision has granted Wonderful Nurseries a preliminary injunction to stop the bargaining process with the United Farm Workers (UFW) union, raising significant constitutional concerns about California’s “Card …
Investment of $27 Million to Support Optimization of California Ports
The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has allocated $27 million to upgrade data systems at the state’s five major container ports: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, …
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 07-25-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. On today’s show, an investment of $27 million to support the optimization of California Ports and …
Lawsuits Against BLM Public Lands Rule
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council have filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over its “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule. They argue …