If your waistline increased during the pandemic, you’re not alone. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Shane Cromer from Pixabay New data from USDA’s Economic Research…
COVER Act Seeks to Further Incentivize Cover Crop Implementation
…which would function similarly to the Pandemic Cover Crop Program (PCCP). Several groups including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), American Farmland Trust (AFT), and Farm Action Fund have endorsed…
Close to 200 Industry Groups Oppose Tax Increase Proposals
…businesses that survived the worst global pandemic in a century to remain viable in the coming months.” The groups dispute the proposed tax increase as generating additional Medicare funding. Signatories…
Investment of More Than $14 Million to Support Ag Workforce Training
…pandemic. By investing in education and workforce development at these institutions, we are training the workforce of the future to develop long-lasting solutions to these and other critical agricultural issues…
USDA: Adult Obesity Increased During Pandemic
…pandemic exacerbated an already existing adult obesity epidemic. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in 2020, studies using limited online surveys found evidence of weight gain among U.S. adults. However, because…
Keep Kids Fed Act Passed in Both Chambers of Congress
…taken action to provide much needed support to help USDA’s child nutrition programs serve nutritious meals to America’s children. Throughout the pandemic, the school nutrition professionals who feed our children…
Specialty Crop Producers to Receive Food Safety Assistance from USDA
…Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack. “The ongoing economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic have created substantial financial challenges for small and very small producers to meet regulatory requirements and access…
House Agriculture Committee Discusses Dairy Farm Bill Programs
…farmers and the American people.” He said the pandemic proved the need for such programs. “Nothing made the importance of this safety net more apparent than the COVID-19 pandemic. We…
Organic Industry Survey Shows $1.4 Billion Sales Growth in 2021
…percent fell from the significant growth of 12 percent that was largely due to the shift in buying trends seen during the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020. “In…
Stabenow on Senate Ag Committee Work
…by Tom Fisk on Pexels.com Stabenow said a lesson was learned from the COVID pandemic about having too much dependency on products from overseas. “I can tell you from the…
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
…the pandemic. Food Processing The pandemic highlighted challenges within the middle of the food supply chain. Consolidated processing capacity created supply bottlenecks, which led to a drop in effective plant…
Agricultural Education Podcast Helps Foster Community of Teachers
…to the pandemic. This small project quickly grew into a resource used by agriculture teachers to help each other develop stronger teaching methods and improve their agriculture programs. “Our biggest…
Details on Lower Restaurant Spending During Pandemic
Numbers are in for the costs the pandemic had on restaurants. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. Image by stokpic from Pixabay Detailed numbers are coming in for consumers’ food-buying…
Organic Assistance Programs Accepting Applications
…the COVID-19 pandemic.” About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire Ants July 11, 2024 CIR Agriculture Harvester…