…introduced by Representatives David Valadao, Darren Soto, and Doug LaMalfa. It will establish a program to support producers with the marketing of their products. The program would be modeled after…
Dairy Innovation Grants Available to Producers
…dairy producers and processors in California, Oregon, and Washington. A total of $300,000 is being made available in the current grant cycle. “In this round for new or used equipment,…
Record Enrollment for Grasslands CRP
…our doors and offered to our offices. Now during that process, we come up with some criteria to accept and we also make those acceptance rates known to producers and…
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Organic Dairy Program
…than $300 million in benefits paid for the 2023 program year to date. To apply, producers should contact FSA at their local USDA Service Center. To complete the application, producers…
GATES Act Aims to Include Larger Farms in Conservation Programs
The Growing Access to Environmental Sustainability (GATES) Act seeks to reduce barriers that producers face in accessing agricultural conservation programs. Congressman John Duarte, a farmer from California, is on the…
AgNet Weekly: Ethan Lane and Representative Victoria Spartz
…Midwest crops, we uniquely understand specialty crops, their regions, and their related industries. AgNet Weekly also traverses the legislative issues of the livestock industry and other matters related to California…
Week in Review: DWR Issues More LandFlex Grants & Grower Group Seeks Almond Board Changes
…can provide support for producers looking to apply for CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program. Get all of the latest agricultural headlines sent to your inbox by subscribing to the newsletter….
Record-Setting Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Signup
…the General CRP signup. More than 465,800 acres have also been submitted so far for this year’s Continuous CRP. Grassland CRP offers an opportunity for agricultural producers and private landowners…
Cotton Growers Asked to Complete Survey
There’s a request for information from cotton growers around the U.S. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Cotton Incorporated is asking all U.S. cotton producers to take the…
NCBA President Hits Back at Animal Rights Activists and Policymakers Attacking the Beef Checkoff
…programs themselves rather than spreading misinformation that furthers the goals of anti-agriculture activists. “The Beef Checkoff was created by cattle producers, voted on by producers, and is directed by producers….
Manure Recycling on the Farm
It’s another type of recycling on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmers who utilize manure as a fertilizer mostly get the aromatic livestock byproduct from…
Spartz Ag Appropriations Amendment Ignites Checkoff Debate
…used to implement federal commodity checkoff programs. They are funded by contributions to those programs from producers throughout the country that pay in,” he explained. “It really speaks to the…
Dairy Pricing Hearing Set for Next Month
…IV formula factors, base Class I skim milk price, among others. Proposals have also been submitted by groups such as the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) American Farm Bureau Federation,…
NCBA Urges Opposition to Spartz Ag Appropriations Amendment
…programs. But the strange thing about that is that no federal funds are used to implement federal commodity checkoff programs. They are funded by contributions to those programs from producers…