While the federal government provides disaster assistance programs, their current structure and implementation can often fall short of meeting the urgent needs of farmers. UCR Professor of Extension in Subtropical…
CDFA Seeks Comments on Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Priorities
…Agriculture in the administration of the program. The program aims to address disruptions in the food supply chain caused by external events like COVID-19 and shipping delays. The program focuses…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 07-21-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the climate smart cotton program taking applications, sustainable pest management implementation, workforce development,…
U.S. Consumers’ Food Spending Hit Record High in 2022
…National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. U.S. Consumers’ Food Spending Hit Record High in 2022 Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet…
Partnership to Increase Competition in Food and Ag Sectors
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched a groundbreaking partnership with bipartisan attorneys general from 31 states and the District of Columbia to enhance competition and protect consumers in…
Almond Update: FFA Scholarships Bring Value Back to Ag Industry
…Podcast. ABC’s Almond Leadership Program has helped raise more than $150,000 for the California FFA Foundation since 2016. Hanford FFA member and scholarship recipient Brennan Elszy said that type of…
Lawmakers Introduce Women in Agriculture Bill
…Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Lawmakers Introduce Women in Agriculture Bill Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning…
USDA to Purchase 30 Million Pounds of Almonds
…domestic food assistance programs. The Almond Alliance announced that the purchase is being made through an award solicitation for Section 32. “The USDA’s efforts to secure this significant almond allocation…
Support for Keeping AM Radio in New Vehicles
…AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act. This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a rule that requires all new motor vehicles to have devices that can access…
USDA Requests Input on GHG Measurement Plans
…and analyses, state and local agencies, private sector researchers, and non-governmental organizations. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. USDA…
New Avocado Variety Gives Growers Additional Production Options
…Bergh who was leading the UCR avocado breeding program. The selection was made in the mid-1990’s, around the time that Arpaia took over the breeding program. Arpaia said the initial…
U.N. Says More People Facing Hunger
…Ours program here. U.N. Says More People Facing Hunger State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023 Urbanization, Agrifood Systems Transformation and Healthy Diets across the Rural-Urban Continuum…
Solutions to Streamline and Improve Disaster Assistance
…disaster programs means that assistance would not be available until multiple disasters across the country begin to add up. Bettencourt said Congress should still have authority over disaster programs, but…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 07-14-23
…being taken against broomrape, the proposed pesticide notification program, and new investments in climate-smart agriculture practices. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
