Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers why the NCGA thinks California’s new vehicle requirements are a missed opportunity, conservation…
California Receives Nearly $24 Million in Specialty Crop Support
…projects being supported through the program address a variety of issues including nitrogen budgeting and water stress. Multiple projects will also provide training and extension materials to industry members. Project…
USDA Invests $15 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
…Conservation Innovation Trials. The CIG Classic program helps project partners develop new tools and approaches for conservation. New technologies and strategies are meant to support the next generation of conservation…
Week in Review: California Farm Bill Priorities & Genetic Approaches to Tomato Pest
…pest. President Joe Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, with substantial investments in conservation. A new Organic Transition Initiative is being supported by an investment…
U.S. Interior Secretary Sees California Drought Impacts Firsthand
…Commissioner Camille Touton, California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross, and Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot. “We started with a roundtable at Fresno State about the current water…
Pest Management Projects Receive $1.78 Million in Grant Support
…creeping water primrose. Overall funds for the 2022 DPR Grants Program cycle were enhanced through the 2021-22 state budget. The increased allocation is more than five times the average available…
‘Really Thoughtful Comments’ at Farm Bill Listening Sessions
…listening sessions. “The EQIP program in particular, but conservation programs generally keep coming up because every farmer I talk to nowadays talks about ‘we have to do more with less.’…
USDA Details How Organic Transition Initiative Will Take Shape
…Conservation Service. “Through this multi-phased, multi-agency initiative, we are expanding USDA’s support of organic farmers to help them with every step of their transition as they work to become certified…
Ag Groups Now Eagerly Await Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act
Last week President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 into law. Substantial investments in conservation have been a point of emphasis for the agricultural industry, celebrating…
Application Period Open for Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Up to $12 million will be invested in the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be accepting proposals…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 08-22-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers western farmers to be impacted by emergency water usage cuts, marketing for your…
Week in Review: New Water Strategy & A Good Year for Cotton So Far
Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new water strategy for California to address drought conditions created by extreme weather patterns. Despite the various challenges related to water and labor, California cotton…
Good Year So Far for California Cotton, ‘Knock on Wood’
Despite the various challenges related to water and labor, California cotton growers are making the best of it. Back in April, preliminary estimates were for cotton acreage to increase by…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 08-16-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the industry’s reactions to Newsom’s water supply strategy, the most significant changes to…