…about the various factors that could affect the passage of a new farm bill by September of 2023, including the price tag. “My question to all the groups that I…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 08-26-22
…and the details on the upcoming virtual Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet…
USDA Details How Organic Transition Initiative Will Take Shape
…million will be used for the development of the new Transitional and Organic Grower Assistance Program to assist producers with crop insurance coverage. “Organic farming brings environmental and economic benefits…
Fall Propane Supply Outlook
Fuel prices are lowering, but still high in many places. What does that mean for the fall propane supply and price outlook? That’s coming up on This Land of Ours….
Ukraine Shipping More Grain
…Ned Price calls the latest grain exports from Ukraine “unambiguously a good thing”. “Ships are once again sailing from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. At the latest count, more than 20…
MSOB: Using Parasitoid Wasps to Combat Spotted Wing Drosophila
…devastating pest for several crops including strawberries, cherries, grapes, and peaches. Walton noted that even with certain management techniques, growers can still be looking at a farmgate value loss of…
Agricultural Impacts of Inflation Reduction Act
…news conference. “One point nine billion dollars for canopy coverage—canopy coverage—in urban areas. I’m sure that’s on the hearts and minds of every American. Thirty billion dollars in a climate…
Discussion on Higher Input Costs
…to member interest in rising input and food costs. AAW President Heather Hampton+Knodle, moderated the event. “As farmers and ranchers, we find ourselves grappling with this market price volatility and…
Emergency Relief Program Deadline Extended Indefinitely
…information before being able to calculate an indemnity for 2021 losses can also expect a form. Some of the policies include Supplemental Coverage Option, Enhanced Coverage Option, Stacked Income Protection…
House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing on Hemp
…loss of revenue, putting more pressure on USDA to take over the regulation in those states and threatening the sustainability of the program. The USDA should be charged with establishing…
USDA Says Rising Food Prices Could Ease in 2023
…food prices, which is 2.4 percent per year. The 8.5-9.5 percent rise between 2021 and 2022 is the biggest increase in overall food price inflation since 1979 when prices rose…
Collaborating with Responsible Environmental Groups
…partners to collaborate with. “But there are other groups in the same space, really built around a business model that demands conflict, that leads to media coverage, that leads to…
USDA Helps Schools and Childcare Providers Deal with Rising Food Costs
…coming school year and provided financial relief for schools and childcare providers. The reimbursement schools will get for each meal served will increase by 68 cents per free or reduced-price…
Close to 200 Industry Groups Oppose Tax Increase Proposals
…economic downturns if business losses were limited. Family farming operations would have a particularly difficult time recovering as they did during the Great Recession in offsetting losses against taxes already…