…Land Of Ours program here. U.S. Rice Growing in Demand Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes…
Ag and Rural Funding in the President’s Budget Request
…of $3.8 billion is proposed for research, education, and economics programs. It specifically provides $321 million for USDA’s core climate-related research and development activities. The goal is to support the…
California Citrus Farmers Anticipate a Good Year Despite Several Challenges
…trying to increase “incremental consumption” of California citrus. Seeing that citrus fruits are a “foundational nutrition item” in most American households, he believes that the overall outlook for growers is…
Agriculture Secretary Explains Significance of ‘Product of USA’ Label Rule
…to have rules like this,” Vilsack said. Secretary Vilsack also made two other announcements. First, USDA is awarding $9.5 million to 42 projects through the Local Meat Capacity grant program…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 03-12-24
…a recent report and California researchers work to better understand dairy production through a new survey. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet…
State of the Farm Safety Net Deemed ‘Unsustainable’ in Recent Report
…the distribution of public funds in crop insurance, commodity programs, and disaster assistance from 2017 to 2022. Totaling over $142 billion, these funds primarily benefit the Midwest and Great Plains…
Latest General CRP Acreage Enrollment Period Underway
Photo by Laura Ockel on Unsplash Producers have until March 29th to enroll acreage in USDA’s General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Rod Bain has more in today’s This Land of…
USDA Expands Insurance Option for Nursery Growers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its Nursery Value Select (NVS) crop insurance program to cover nursery producers in all counties across all states. NVS allows producers to…
House Agriculture Committee Offers Farm Labor Solution
…on how to improve the H-2A guest worker program. It includes more than 20 recommendations to streamline the program and make labor more affordable for farmers. “We’re losing American farms…
Disease Mortality Gap Growing Between Rural and Urban Areas
…have widened between rural and urban areas, especially for the prime working-age population, aged 25–54. Researchers with USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) compared natural-cause mortality in rural and urban areas…
Week in Review: California Snowpack Finally Hits the Average & New Office of Ag at EPA
…in the LandFlex Grant Program. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack emphasized the administration’s commitment to building more equitable and competitive markets with adjustments to the Packers and Stockyards Act. Stay…
Vilsack Announces Clean Power Projects
…continuing to be nimble in implementing this program.” More details are available at USDA.gov. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Vilsack Announces Clean Power Projects Sabrina…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…one of the most important things that you can look at is FRAC group rotation for a good season long disease program. Q: So, what are some of the things…
USDA: Expiring Estate Tax Provisions Would Increase Taxes for Farm Estates
…end of 2025. The exclusion amount will revert in 2026 to $6.98 million per deceased person. Researchers with USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) estimate the expiring increased exemption would be…
