The facts on internet use on farms may surprise you. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The USDA’s 2023 Technology Use on Farms report found the areas that…
California to Fund 46 Specialty Crop Projects Through 2023 SCBGP
…Threads, and 18 Reasons have all received grant funding to support educational efforts. Funding for the SCBGP grants is authorized through the 2018 Farm Bill. Fiscal Year 2023 funding is…
Week in Review: Storm Impacts on Agriculture & Optimism for California Walnuts
…mill fee. The FARM Act would increase the U.S. agriculture industry’s role on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. which oversees the foreign investment and acquisition of American…
AgNet Weekly: EATS Act Part One
…Fires 13:44 March 23, 2024: Policy Expert Fran Miller 15:12 March 16, 2024 – Representative John Duarte (R-CA) 23:54 March 9, 2024: Greg Ruehle on Policy for Sorghum Producers 06:59…
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Gets Underway
…Orders influence how dairy farmers are paid every month and historically has always been based on dairy farmer input,” AFBF Economist Daniel Munch explained. “So, it’s important for dairy farmers…
Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act Seeks to Bolster NRCS Program
…aims to explicitly address drought resilience within the program’s scope. That would be achieved by amending policy declarations to include drought as a key natural resource concern. The legislation allows…
USDA Publishes Child Nutrition Program Integrity Final Rule
…of severe or repeated violations of program requirements in child nutrition programs. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. USDA…
Two Sides of the EATS Act
…“It is really a huge threat to independent family farmers. It’s a giveaway to China and a giveaway to industrial agriculture from our view and the farmers and producers that…
State-Funded Study Recommends Increasing the Mill Assessment
…pest management. The mill assessment serves as the department’s primary source of funding. The study revealed DPR’s critical underfunding, imperiling essential programs safeguarding people and the environment. Additionally, it pointed…
Proposals for CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Being Accepted
…awarded through the program. Funding will be dependent upon the passage of a Farm Bill and what is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. SCBGP awards will range between…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 08-22-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers foreign-owned farm land, the Blue Diamond Climate-Smart program helping to expand sustainability goals,…
Tropical Storm Impacts ‘Not as Significant’ As Initially Projected for Fresno Ag
…hardest with historic rains which caused flooding in several areas. Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen said the area did not experience as much turbulent weather as was originally…
Cammack Expects Tough Battle for Farm Bill
…that is always the tricky part about the Farm Bill.” That’s not the only issue. She said every farm bill has a battle over the nutrition title, which goes to…
Worm Farm Conference Dates Set
…farms from all over the world will meet in Phoenix, AZ next January 11 and 12 at the Arizona Worm Farm for the third annual US Worm Business Conference. The…