The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is finalizing amendments to its import regulations for horses. These amendments will better align our regulations…
AgNet Weekly: Rep. Kildee on Sugar Policy
Find out why Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) says ‘don’t touch’ the nation’s sugar policy. He joins host Sabrina Halvorson in this week’s AgNet Weekly. Each week we highlight essential legislative…
Three Legislative Recommendations from Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance
…of legislation the organization is supporting is the Specialty Crop Research Act of 2023, introduced by U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin. Specifically, the Specialty Crop Research Act seeks to increase funding…
India to Reduce Tariffs on More U.S. Ag Products
India is taking further action to reduce tariffs are a variety of American goods. The action comes as a resolution to several disputes at the World Trade Organization. U.S. Trade…
USDA Announces Projects to Boost Access to Green Space for Millions
…historic Inflation Reduction Act is available on the White House Fact Sheet: One Year In, President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is Driving Historic Climate Action and Investing in America to Create…
New Policies and Priorities Established at NASDA Annual Meeting
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) has established an amended set of organizational policies. A total of five policy amendments and five action items were passed during…
Timing for India’s Tariff Reduction on Almonds ‘Couldn’t Be Better’
…“Having the tariff reduction coming at this time couldn’t be better,” said Bettencourt. “Obviously, there’s a lot of legwork to be done. But to have these handcuffs taken off, with…
AgNet Weekly: Brian Kuehl on Current Trade Topics
The Farm Bill, progress on current agreements, and campaign promises. There’s a lot going on in the world of trade. Brian Kuehl, Executive Director of Farmers for Free Trade joins…
One Week Left to Apply for New Organic Transition Pilot Program
…farmer and member of the Environmental Farming Act Science Advisory Panel, Judith Redmond. “It’s a lot of work to learn new procedures, and market-price benefits aren’t available until the transition…
Fusarium Wilt Race 2: A New Potential Threat in Strawberries
…across the state.” Researchers in Henry’s lab have developed molecular assays to better identify the specific fusarium wilt race 2 pathogen. Henry said they expect to have the qPCR and…
Applications for Innovation Grants Due October 30
…able to increase available funds because of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which will fund projects that address climate change, with a particular focus on solutions to reduce enteric methane…
September is Food Safety Education Month
There’s no better time to learn about food safety than during National Food Safety Education Month. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. This month, the U.S. Food and…
Recent Storm ‘Devastating and Unprecedented’ for Table Grape Industry
…The storm system did not impact all areas of production equally. Nave emphasized that work is continuing and there will be grape supplies available for retailers and consumers. As the…
USDA Getting Word Out About 22007 Financial Assistance Program
…eligible for financial assistance through a program called Section 22007, a USDA program created last year by the Inflation Reduction Act. Monica Rainge is one of the USDA coordinators on…