The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is accepting proposals for the 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The program is designed to help support the competitiveness of…
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,…
Cammack Expects Tough Battle for Farm Bill
…programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program (WIC). “You have a very lopsided farm bill every time it comes up…
Worm Farm Conference Dates Set
…and demand has never been greater.” Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Worm Farm Conference Dates Set Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina…
USDA Proposal to Strengthen Horse Protection Act
…on or before October 20, 2023. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. USDA Proposal to Strengthen Horse Protection Act…
EPA Denies CAFO Petitions from Environmental Groups
…further evaluating current CAFO rules, including a study of the CAFO Effluent Limitations and Guidelines. “America’s farmers are committed to growing safe and affordable food while protecting the resources they’re…
FARM Act Would Guard U.S. Ag Land from Foreign Control
…Management Act. He says it’s a matter of security on several levels. “I just think for land in particular, we can’t grow more. We need to control our own food…
Ag Lenders Donate to Hawaii Relief Efforts
The ag lending industry is sending help to Hawaii. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Click to Donate to the Maui Food Bank Farm Credit Association, American AgCredit,…
Week in Review: Deadline Approaches for FARMER Program & Concerns with EPA’s Vulnerable Species Pilot Program
The California Air Resources Board is accepting applications for the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft white paper…
Adult Obesity Rates Increased During First Year of Pandemic
…This Land Of Ours program here Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 08-17-23
…UC SAREP, Gen Z’s relationship with Food and weather problems around the US. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet…
Study Shows Gen Z’s Relationship with Food is Complicated
…Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Study Shows Gen Z’s Relationship with Food is Complicated Ketchum-GenZ-Food-InfographicDownload Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson…
FARMER Funding Applications Due August 31
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is accepting applications for the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) program. A total of $5.4 million in funding is being made…
Income Spent on Food Increases
…and other retailers in 2022 and 5.64 percent on food at restaurants, fast-food establishments, schools, and other places offering food away from home. In 2022, the share spent on total…