…2, 2024: Brian Kuehl on Ag Tax Bill and Future of the Farm Bill 08:37 February 3, 2024: USDA Initiatives for Specialty Crops 09:45 January 27, 2024 -President Biden Pauses…
Broad Coalition Forms LIBERTY Campaign, Calling for Immigration Reform
…problems “comprehensively” have all met with failure.” Member groups of the LIBERTY Campaign include the Western Growers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. The…
Rice Production Program to Begin Accepting Applications
…result in significant time savings for both farmers and USDA employees, helping to ensure the swift delivery of program benefits to producers and further our goal of better serving farmers.”…
USDA to Establish New Regional Food Business Centers
…is designed to support farmers, ranchers, and other food businesses to access new markets and navigate other available resources. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the centers “create new and expanded…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 05-04-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers Farm Bureau’s President Zippy Duval at the latest Senate Ag hearing, the Almond…
Industry Coalition Encouraging Ag Research Support in The Next Farm Bill
A broad group of stakeholders is encouraging additional research support in the upcoming farm bill. More than 340 national, regional, and state groups are asking lawmakers to consider $5 billion…
Additional Assistance for Farm Loan Borrowers
There’s more assistance on the way for some farm loan borrowers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced,…
World Bank: Commodity Prices to Drop Through 2024
…report says. Overall, commodity prices are expected to fall by 21 percent in 2023, relative to last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This…
‘Newsom Stepped Up This Year’ in Response to Water Conditions
…California. Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition, Mike Wade expressed appreciation for some of the actions taken. Wade said the governor did the right thing in adapting to…
AgNet Weekly: NCBA Opposition to PRIME Act
…guest, and employee use. So, to sell individual cuts of locally raised meats to consumers, farmers and ranchers must send their animals to a USDA-inspected slaughterhouse. Proponents of the bill…
Disaster Recovery Package Requested for California Farmers
…to farms and ranches. A delegation of four members of Congress sent a letter calling for support in bringing legislation to the U.S. House of Representatives to aid in helping…
Still Time to Respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture
…want the most accurate information for farm policy and other decisions that will be made affecting agriculture and the farmer and rancher community.” NASS is extending the reporting window to…
Almond Update: Workshop Series Focuses on the Fundamentals of Irrigation
…Incubator Farm. Several industry experts will be presenting information on evapotranspiration (ET) and how to leverage that data within irrigation schedules. Assistant Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in Soil-Plant-Water Relations,…
Inflation Impacting Organic Fresh Produce Sales
…National Association of Farm Broadcasting) Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Inflation Impacting Organic Fresh Produce Sales Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina…