…resilience and response, encompassing flood protection, levee repair, and Salton Sea restoration. Specifically, the budget proposal allots $33.3 million ongoing to the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund and GGRF. This…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 01-11-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s show: there’s less than a week left to apply for 2024 Leadership Farm Bureau…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 01-10-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s show, the CDFA and State Board are hosting sessions on defining regenerative agriculture and…
2024 Farm Bill Expectations
…in ag funding issues, there were some things that gave Kuehl hope. “Congress traditionally has worked in a bipartisan fashion on agriculture appropriations. This year, we saw the House of…
Emergency Regulation Readopted by State Water Board
…limits surface-water diversions and groundwater pumping. It prioritizes minimum flow recommendations from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, aiming to protect threatened fish species. However, it has also been…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 01-09-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s show, supply and demand balance issues are expected to improve for almonds, and the…
USDA and USTR Seek New Trade Advisory Committee Members
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative are inviting applications for new members to join agricultural trade advisory committees. The Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 01-08-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes how collaboration within the industry is helping to fight disease in vineyards and…
AgNet Weekly: What’s Ahead for Ag in 2024
…affecting agriculture nationwide. Host Sabrina Halvorson is a 30-year media veteran known nationally for her award-winning, balanced, and accurate reporting. For more than 10 years, she has specialized in agriculture…
Week in Review: New Beetle Makes Winter Sanitation Critical & Snow Levels A Quarter of Last Year
…were at this time last year, according to the California Department of Water Resources. California’s 2019 overtime law for ag workers appears to have resulted in reduced weekly working hours…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 01-05-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. In today’s show, 2023 was one of the worst years on record for fruit fly infestations…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 01-04-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes reports on how exchange rates are impacting ag exports, fruit fly infestations in…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 01-03-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show takes a look at what’s ahead for agriculture in 2024. Tune in for these…
NIFA Grants to Help UCR Develop New Options to Combat HLB
The University of California, Riverside has secured over $11 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for three research projects addressing the citrus disease Huanglongbing (HLB). Grants…