The Department of Agriculture released updated trade projections for the remainder of fiscal year 2022 and the first projections for fiscal year 2023. The outlook follows the federal fiscal year, …
White House Announces Hunger Conference for September
The next White House hunger, nutrition, and health conference is coming up this month. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The White House Monday announced the date for …
Interest Expense Ratio for Agriculture Stays Even with 20-year Average
USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the interest expense ratio of farms was 0.04 in 2020, remaining in line with the long-term trend and initial forecasts, despite the pandemic. The COVID-19 …
Farm Groups Encourage Swift and Effective Utilization of Drought Response Funding
A coalition of agricultural organizations highlighted the need for effective deployment of drought response funding. In a letter addressed to U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner …
California Receives Nearly $24 Million in Specialty Crop Support
California is receiving more than $23.4 million for specialty crop support for Fiscal Year 2022 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) awarded the funding …
USDA Invests $15 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
Funding priorities for this year’s Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Classic program include climate-smart agriculture, invasive species mitigation, and urban agriculture. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be investing $15 million …
Farm Safety and Health Week Coming Up
Farm Safety Week is just around the corner. We’ll have this year’s theme coming up on This Land of Ours. National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 19-23. Agriculture …
U.S. Interior Secretary Sees California Drought Impacts Firsthand
United States Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recently visited the Central Valley to see the California drought impacts in person. Hosted by Congressman Jim Costa, the farm tour and discussion also …
Peterson, Outlaw on Next Farm Bill
Speaking at an agricultural forum in Minnesota, Dr. Joe Outlaw of the Agricultural Food & Policy Center at Texas A&M University, and former House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, talked …
VofV: New Zealand Forecasts the Future of Agriculture Amid Climate Change
This episode of the Voices of the Valley podcast is brought to you today by the Western Growers Association. Supporting producers that grow the best medicine in the world. Find …
Pest Management Projects Receive $1.78 Million in Grant Support
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is supporting alternative pest management projects with $1.78 million in investment. Five projects are being funded through DPR’s Alliance Grant Program. Nearly $8 …
Ukrainian Grain Shipments Helping Global Supplies
An agreement to allow grain shipments from Ukraine is helping increase global supplies of wheat and corn. Veronica Nigh, American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Economist, says several shipments are leaving …
Funding to Boost Biofuel Sales
A national push to increase sales of biofuels. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. USDA is accepting applications for $100 million in grants to increase the sale and …
MSOB: Biological Sector Garnering More Interest from Large Companies
The biological sector is continuing to pique the interest of large agribusiness providers that have traditionally focused on synthetic chemistries. Professor at Arizona State University, Kathleen Merrigan said that multiple …