…is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour and The AgNet Weekly podcast. Sabrina…
Funding Announced for Renewable Tech in Ag
…who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour and The AgNet Weekly podcast. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley….
USDA Equity Commission Report Released
The Agriculture Secretary discusses the final report of recommendations by the Department’s Equity Commission. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack. The U.S. Department…
Week in Review: Initial CVP Allocations & A Grower Perspective on New Raisin Varieties
…new raisin varieties and cultivation methods. A protester tried to interrupt Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Thursday, as he gave his keynote speech at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 100th Agriculture…
USDA Investing in Western Wildfire Reduction
…Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters Tuesday. It’s all part of a plan to help 21 selected landscape areas protect themselves against wildfires. But he said part of that $500 million…
Producers Still Waiting for Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has yet to open enrollment for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has indicated that the program is undergoing…
Flood Damage Assistance for California Growers Available From NRCS
…levels of damage from recent storms. Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small, Undersecretary Robert Bonnie, and NRCS Chief Terry Cosby all participated in the tour. The delegation visited multiple sites in…
USDA Helping Small Farms
How the USDA is helping small farms. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listed several ways the…
Vilsack Focuses on Farming’s Future Despite Protester
Protesters were escorted out after briefly interrupting Secretary Vilsack’s keynote speech at the 2024 USDA Agriculture Outlook Forum, Thursday. Photo by Sabrina Halvorson A protester tried to interrupt Agriculture Secretary…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
The 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture (.pdf) is now out, and it shows how important California agriculture is. Fresno County ranked #1 in the U.S. Agricultural sales in Fresno County…
USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps
…She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour and The AgNet Weekly podcast. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
USDA Contributes Millions to Bolster Food Supply Chain
The USDA gives a boost to the food supply chain. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Shutterstock Image Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the USDA has awarded…
USDA Launches Working Lands Climate Corps
…climate and conservation leaders. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced the program, emphasizing its role in fostering economic benefits through climate-smart agricultural solutions. In collaboration with AmeriCorps, The…
NCFC President Responds to Decision to Revoke Approval of Dicamba Products
…of Farmer Cooperatives “I suspect we are going to be encouraging all of the agriculture community—not just the soybean sector, but certainly the entire ag community—to band together here because…