There’s more assistance on the way for some farm loan borrowers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced,…
May Snow Survey Still Shows Abundant Snowpack
…with a snow water equivalent of 30 inches. The measurements represent 241 percent of the average for May 1 at that location. “No matter how you look at the data,…
‘Newsom Stepped Up This Year’ in Response to Water Conditions
…was willing to relax some of the environmental laws in the Delta in terms of water quality so that we could pull some of these high flows off and get…
Growing Matters: BeSure! Campaign Offers Tips for Stewardship
The BeSure! campaign from the Growing Matters Coalition offers tips for growers to help protect pollinators. The coalition says when choosing crop protection tools, both effectiveness and potential impact on…
Hemp Report Shows Considerable Drop in Acreage and Value
…million the year prior. Data compiled in the report comes from surveys sent to thousands of hemp farmers across the country. Planted hemp acreage declined by nearly 48 percent, down…
Millions of U.S. Seniors Face Food Insecurity
…data is available. Food insecurity among seniors did not change significantly between 2020 and 2021, going from 6.8% to 7.1%. However, consistent with the overall population, seniors of color experience…
Disaster Recovery Package Requested for California Farmers
…the Farm Service Agency has received more than 900 requests for assistance from five counties alone. Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties represent roughly two-thirds of that total. The coalition…
Still Time to Respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture
…However, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Administrator Hubert Hamer said they will continue to accept responses from producers. “We’re in the throes of the data collection activity right now. Actually,…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 04-27-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the EPA seeking to rollback worker protection standards, tactics to catching ag thieves,…
Almond Update: Workshop Series Focuses on the Fundamentals of Irrigation
…Incubator Farm. Several industry experts will be presenting information on evapotranspiration (ET) and how to leverage that data within irrigation schedules. Assistant Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in Soil-Plant-Water Relations,…
Inflation Impacting Organic Fresh Produce Sales
…Overall dollar sales grew by slightly less than one percent, and volume declined by 3.4 percent from the same year-over-year period. The data was released by the Organic Produce Network…
VofV: Amazon Web Services’ Elizabeth Fastiggi on Guiding the Industry to be More Predictive with Agtech Innovation
…as it relates to the use of data and technology,” Fastiggi says. Fastiggi talks about moving the industry forward with tools that will help unify siloed data and democratize machine…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 04-25-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers details on the Western Agricultural Environmental Law conference, open enrollment period for the…
New NIFA Director to Begin in May
…the agency’s work in advancing agricultural research, education, and extension to solve societal challenges. Dr. Misra will start his new role on Monday, May 8, 2023. “Dr. Misra is an…
