Following rules about plant transportation can help the world’s chocolate supply. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Jᴜɴ Ｃａｍμｓ from Pixabay There are rules in place…
Additional Payments for Livestock Producers Affected by Drought and Wildfire
…to cover feed transportation cost increases caused by drought and will soon be updated to assist producers with calculations associated with drought related costs incurred for hauling livestock to forage….
Cost of Production Concerns Detailed in Farm Bureau Reports
…and transportation, as well as livestock and poultry. Since 2013 the cost of marketing, storage, and transportation has increased 59 percent. Livestock and poultry expenses have grown by 46 percent…
Industry Groups Ask CARB for Regulatory Relief Amidst Supply Chain Challenges
…without further disruption to the supply chain. Some of the signatories of the letter include the Agricultural Transportation Coalition and the California Cattlemen’s Association. The group is asking CARB to…
USDA to Support Domestic Fertilizer Production with New Grant Program
…have shown to be inconsistent. Additionally, increasing U.S. fertilizer production has the capacity for reducing greenhouse gas emissions related to transportation and production methods. Support for the program will come…
Prepare for a fruitful year
…further backups and additional costs. After goods are out of port, ground transportation presents another massive barrier. Major labor shortages of truck drivers have added more costs and delays. Create…
Impact Farmers Make When It Comes to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
…each of your meals by 24%. Roughly 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, including transportation at 29%, electricity at 25% and industry at 23%. Looking ahead farmers…
Almond Update: Tips for Maximizing Irrigation Efficiency
…one for the GTRA section is going to be on the transportation survey which will be kind of a hot topic of what’s going on with the shipping industry and…
Record Setting Ag Exports Surpass 2021 Expectations
…than 1.3 million jobs on the farm and in related industries such as food processing and transportation.” New records were set in export value to six of the top 10…
Almond Update: Training Tuesday Webinar Series Kicks Off February 15
…Global Technical and Regulatory Affairs (GTRA) will be providing timely insight on important industry issues. “The first one for the GTRA section is going to be on the transportation survey…
Week in Review: Dry January Tough for Snowpack & Port of Oakland to Improve Operations
…U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Monday announced a plan for the Port of Oakland to speed up agricultural exports. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to…
Port of Oakland Plan Aims to Quicken Ag Exports
Ships at the Port of Oakland Photo by Guillaume Merle on Unsplash U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Monday announced a plan for the Port of…
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Talks with AgNet Media on Funding for Bridge Repairs
…been on bridges in big cities, so AgNet Media National Correspondent Sabrina Halvorson talked to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to find out how this will help people outside of…
Secretary of Transportation on HOS Regulations for Livestock Haulers
…with Congress to make this more of a permanent move. This week during an interview with AgNet Media, we asked U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg what his office was…