The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) has released its updated schedule for reevaluating certain pesticides registered in the state. Under state law, CDPR must continuously review pesticides to determine …
Export Sales Begin 2025 on a Lower Note
The first export sales report of 2025 came in below many traders’ expectations, according to Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride. U.S. corn sales totaled 777,000 metric tons, while soybeans came …
China Approves More GM Crops to Boost Food Security
China approved five gene-edited crop varieties and 12 types of genetically modified soybeans, corn, and cotton. Reuters says the expanded approvals are intended to boost high-yielding crops, reduce the need …
U.S. Ag Trade Considerations in 2025
What might be some of the questions regarding U.S. farm and food trade in the New Year, based in part on some of the developments of 2024? Rod Bain takes a …
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 01-08-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. In this episode of the AgNet News Hour, hosts Sabrina Halvorson and Lorrie Boyer discuss the legal battle between the …
Pacific NW Above-Average Mountain Snowpack Accumulations
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the Pacific Northwest’s above-average mountain snowpack accumulations, noting a pattern consistent with La Niña conditions despite the absence of an official La Niña. The Northwest …
Risk Analysis on the Importation of Fresh Pineapples from Indonesia
The USDA has completed a risk analysis on the importation of fresh pineapples from Indonesia, assessing potential pests. The analysis concludes that with proper phytosanitary measures, the risk of introducing …
American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Westward Movement
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Agriculture continued its western movement in the early years. Farm spread from the colonies westward along with the settlers. In cooler …
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 01-07-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. In this episode of AgNet News Hour, hosts Sabrina Halvorson and Lorrie Boyer discuss agricultural burning in the San Joaquin …
Act Provides $9.8 Billion in Ag Relief, Texas to Benefit the Most
The American Relief Act of 2025, recently passed by Congress, extends the current farm bill through September 30 and provides $9.8 billion in market relief payments for 20 covered crops. …
NASS Conducting Survey of Cattle Operations in California
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting a survey of approximately 1,500 cattle operations in California to provide current measures of U.S. cattle inventories. It will released on …
Weed Killer Paraquat Linked Potentially to Thyroid Disease and Birth Defects
California’s pesticide regulators have linked the weed killer paraquat to potential thyroid disease and birth defects, though no direct link to Parkinson’s disease has been established. This preliminary report review …
December Drought Areas
Drought continues to be an issue around the nation. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states where notable extreme and – or exceptional drought coverage is reported for the period …
American Agriculture History Minute: Pushing Across the Appalachians
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. As early settlers pushed across the Appalachians, many assumed that they continued on westward through the plains and on to California …