…in mechanization and automation research to address rising input costs and labor challenges. Last year, they introduced legislation to establish a $20 million-a-year research grant program for specialty crop mechanization….
AgNet Weekly: Representative John Duarte (R-CA)
Congress couldn’t pass a farm bill in 2023, but will it happen this year? Congressman John Duarte, a Republican from California, is unsure if we will see it pass in…
Input Sought for National Grape and Wine Industry Survey
…by the Specialty Crop Research Initiative program. The responses will be kept confidential, and all data gathered will be aggregated and used to assist the research team in providing the…
Farms Received Nearly a Quarter of Each Food-at-home Dollar in 2022
…farm shares, highlight the different paths that food takes from farms to consumers’ points of purchase, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. Chart showing expenditures for food at home and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 03-05-24
…the San Joaquin Valley Dairy Producer Survey is now out. We also hear from Stanislaus County Agriculture Commissioner Linda Pinfold. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Week in Review: SWP Allocation Lower Than 2023 & Almond Rebound Underway
…of Agriculture has opened the enrollment period for the 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage program. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the latest agricultural headlines in your inbox every week….
Nearly 20 Percent of Shoppers Purchase Groceries Online
…Nearly 20 percent of shoppers bought their groceries online in 2022. That’s according to newly released data from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). Of that 20 percent, nearly half bought…
Funding Announced for Renewable Tech in Ag
…assistance for smaller-scale wind projects through various programs. DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office funding $1.5 million for research into and outreach on new business models for collaborations of farmers to…
2024 Dairy Margin Coverage Enrollment Opens Tomorrow
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is set to open the enrollment period for the 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. Beginning February 28, dairy producers will have the opportunity…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 02-27-24
…details on the 2024 Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment that opens tomorrow. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson…