Farmers can expect the largest recorded year-to-year dollar drop in net farm income in 2024. How bad is it, and what can farmers do? That’s coming up on This Land…
Family Farming and Industry Unity at the Core of California Raisins
Robert Sahatjian and his family are a testament to the enduring operation of family farming in the San Joaquin Valley. A fourth-generation raisin producer and farm manager, Sahatjian, along with…
Agricultural Trade Caucus to Support Better Market Access and Improved Policy
…disputes and navigating complex trade negotiations. The formation of the caucus was met with support from agricultural groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and Farmers for Free Trade….
Grocery Prices Staying Higher
…American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). AFBF Economist Bernt Nelson says input costs and general inflation are among the main culprits. “Across the board, with our grocery prices, we’re still seeing…
New Herbicide Option for Rice Growers This Year
California rice growers have another option for weed management this year. Rice Farm Advisor Whitney Brim-Deforest said that the product is already used in rice production in other states. California…
New NCBA President Says Death Tax, Farm Bill Important for 2024
…practices. But at top of the list is the farm bill. “We’ve got to wrap up this farm bill,” he said. “We’ve got to get some certainty in the farm…
Final ERP Payments Being Distributed by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the issuance of final Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payments totaling around $306 million. These payments, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA),…
Lamb Lovers Month is Back
…with recipes and information about American lamb to expand usage beyond the traditional holidays.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program…
California Climate Laws Challenged by Ag and Business Groups
A coalition including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Farm Bureau Federation, and other business groups is suing California over recently enacted corporate climate disclosure laws. The two laws, SB…
America’s Biggest Landowners
…landowners. That’s how they broke the news in 2020 that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was America’s largest farmland owner with more than 260,000 acres. They used the same methodology to…
Value-Added Producer Grants Available to Help Expand Markets
…the Value-Added Producer Grant program, part of the Local Agriculture Market Program, prioritizes beginning farmers, socially-disadvantaged farmers, small or medium-sized farms, family farm-structured ranches, farmer cooperatives, and mid-tier value chains….
AgNet Weekly: USDA Specialty Crop Initiatives
…producers. In this episode of the AgNet Weekly, Sabrina Halvorson talks with USDA undersecretary for marketing and regulatory programs, and fifth-generation California farmer, Jenny Lester Moffitt about these new initiatives….
Week in Review: Snowpack Still Below Average & Conservation Stewardship Opportunities Now Available
…Farm employers are reducing the hours of overtime worked by their employees due to hourly limitations established by AB 1066. The California Water Commission has approved a white paper focusing…
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Concludes
…a return to the previous “higher-of” formula, citing losses of $1.2 billion incurred by farmers under the current formula since the 2018 farm bill. Chief Economist with IDFA, Mike Brown…