…is also a board member of Blueprint, said that there are “big opportunities going forward for both sides.” The MOUs are the first step to initiating discussions on water supply…
Year-End Farm Bill Last Hope for 118th Congress?
…is to hold together the broad food and farm coalition.” She added that both Boozman and House Chair Thompson split it on nutrition and climate. Marshall spoke about the GOP…
More Herbicide Diversification Possible with New Materials for Rice
…Department of Food and Agriculture and is partnering with a grower whose field borders a canal. Researchers will be offering a field day in August for interested rice growers. While…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 06-13-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. On today’s show, supply and demand trends for dairy appear positive moving forward and we have…
Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses Found on Shipment from New York
…California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for their preventive measures and diligent inspections. Resources for identifying and reporting possible spotted lanternfly discoveries are available from CDFA. Listen to the…
Mexico’s Leadership Change Could Bring Trade Changes
…will take over current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador later this year. Jacqui Fatka, the lead economist for farm supply and biofuels in CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange research division, says it…
Senate Farm Bill Framework Receiving Industry Support
…effort to protect crop insurance and include policies that NAWG supports. He emphasized the importance of the farm bill for food security, conservation, and supporting farmers. Felty urged for a…
Food Prices Slightly Higher in May
People around the globe paid a little more for food last month. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. By Postnikov/DepositPhotos image The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization’s Food…
Almond Update: ABC Taking Applications for Committees and Workgroups
…covering areas such as finance, global communications, trade, regulatory issues, almond quality, food safety, and marketing. Hillman highlighted specific groups like the Almond Quality and Food Safety Committee, which focuses…
Tribal Ag Trade Mission a First
…for tribal farm and food producers later this month. Rod Bain has more. Listen to Rod Bain’s This Land Of Ours program here. USDA Embarks on First-ever Trade Mission Focused…
Sites Reservoir Could Have Captured More Than 1.5 million Acre-feet of Water
…wet years, saving us much-needed new water supply for the dry years,” Chair of the Sites Project Authority Board of Directors, Fritz Durst said in a press release. “If Sites…
USDA Awards $83 Million through Fertilizer Production Expansion Program
…news release. “The investments announced today, made possible through the Commodity Credit Corporation, will increase domestic fertilizer production and strengthen our supply chain, all while creating good-paying jobs that will…
USDA Program for Dairy Producers Amid H5N1
…livestock, the Department continues to work closely with federal partners at the CDC on protecting the health of people and FDA on protecting the safety of the food supply. The…
Long-Term Drought Plan for the State Water Project
…ensuring continued access to a clean, reliable water supply in the future.” Key elements of the plan include modernizing infrastructure through the Delta Conveyance Project to capture and store more…