Farmers and ranchers still have time to apply for conservation assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Last week, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) extended the deadline for…
California Pork Prices Higher After Prop 12 Implementation
…on average, with compliant loins and bellies 30 percent higher. Prop 12-compliant pork must meet specific space standards to be legal. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program…
Concerns Raised Over UFW Use of FFWR Grant Funds
The National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) has expressed frustration over allegations of misuse of USDA’s Farm and Food Worker Relief (FFWR) Grant Program. The program is meant to provide…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 03-26-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes concerns over UFW’s use of Farm and Food Worker Relief funds and what’s…
Food Marketing, Security, Access Focus of Trio of Grants
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is now accepting applications for three grant programs. Rod Bain has details. Listen to USDA Rod Bain’s program here. Food Marketing, Security, Access Focus of Trio…
Mosquito Biology as a Control Tool
…controlling them and minimizing their impacts. Rod Bain has more. Listen to USDA Rod Bain’s This Land Of Ours program here. Mosquito Biology as a Control Tool Sponsored Content Fungicide…
Expert on Domestic Corporate Ag Land
…Alliance, Food & Water Watch, HEAL Food Alliance, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Land Loss Prevention Project, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, National Family Farm…
Bird Flu Found in Texas Dairy Cows, NCBA Issues Statement
…milk is known to have entered the food chain; it has all been dumped. In the rare event that some affected milk enters the food chain, the pasteurization process will…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 03-25-24
…Market Development Grant Program. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina…
IRA Funding to Support 138 New Conservation Easements
…Easement Program (ACEP), aim to conserve wetlands, grasslands, and prime farmlands, supporting climate-smart agriculture and forestry initiatives. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) prioritized land that reduces, captures, avoids,…
Consumers Think Food Prices Still Too High
…are behind high food prices. Purdue economist and co-author of the study, Brenna Ellison, says, “Consumers are frustrated with many downstream actors, like food manufacturers, grocery stores, and restaurants, feeling…
AgNet Weekly: Ag Policy Expert Fran Miller
Joining us this week is Fran Miller, senior staff attorney and professor with the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School. We’re talking about policy…
USDA Grants to Improve Organic Market
…Program Jenny Lester Moffitt as she highlighted the Organic Market Development Grant (OMDG) program. “It’s an opportunity for producers to be able to capture a price premium. It’s a market…
How USDA Supports U.S. Biomanufacturing Sector
…program here. How USDA Supports U.S. Biomanufacturing Sector Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture….
