…AFBF President Zippy Duvall said, “While the increased costs are difficult and have made it more challenging for some families to put food on the table, it’s important to remember…
Funding Questionable for New Specialty Crop Farm Bill Programs
…who want more money, and where’s that going to come from? The Republicans are not going to stand for any extra revenue, in my opinion. That’s off the table,” Peterson…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 05-11-23
…California Table Grape Commission, Senate passing SB 505 and details on the fresh cut floral industry. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
Making Progress on Pheromone Lure for Leaffooted Bugs
…the table for more effective management approaches to be developed. “If it really is optimized, then maybe you do something like an attract and kill program,” Daane noted. “You put…
More Than 400 Industry Groups Encourage Farm Bill Funding Support
…representing California interests such as California Citrus Mutual, California Specialty Crops Council, and California Table Grape Commission. The groups point to driving factors such as volatile weather and crop loss…
Farm Bureau Analysis: 2022 Crop Losses Top $21 Billion
…hurricanes, hail, flooding and severe weather events as displayed in the data table below. AFBF crop loss estimates do not include infrastructure damage, livestock losses, horticulture crop losses or timber…
Speaker McCarthy Emphasizes Importance of Farmers at 2023 World Ag Expo
…address, noting the challenges that agriculture faces in international markets. “When we have fair trade, we can compete and we can put our products on every table,” said McCarthy. Highlighting…
Legislation Seeks to Protect U.S. Farmland from Foreign Investment
…“America’s agriculture community needs to have a permanent seat at the table when our government vets foreign investment in our country,” said Senator Tuberville. “Adding all parts of the agricultural…
VofV: Belinda Clarke and the Many Ways Science Can Help Growers Adapt
…and farmers, technology developers and researchers.” Donohue, Wilson, and Clarke touch on the different industries that are coming to the table to offer agricultural tools from space tech to biology….
VofV: Seana Day on How Farmers Can Use Technology to Make Financially Sound Decisions
…be honest, there’s a lot of risk. You leave revenue on the table. Your costs are inflated. There’s more risk than there should be because we’re not able to access…
VofV: Focused on a Better Future with Ashley Swearengin, Central Valley Foundation CEO and Former Fresno Mayor
…Food Innovation (F3) program. “The whole point of F3 is to set a table big enough for every aspect of the food economy to have a seat at the table…
Almond Update: Looking Forward to 2023 with Industry Optimism
…number of issues that are on the table to be cleaned up, but I do think that we will find our way.” Many of the challenges the industry has been…
Fighting Hunger During the Holidays
…of 6 people turned to the charitable food sector for help in 2021. Casey Marsh, Chief Development Officer at Feeding America says, “Hunger doesn’t take a break during the holidays,…
Experience and Education Critical for Adapting to Agricultural Challenges
…diversified operation with several varieties of table grapes, peppers, cucumbers, and squash, DuPuis said there is no shortage of obstacles. Taking an approach of trial and error in both conventional…