…at increasing the use of cover crops in agriculture to provide additional habitat for bee species. Climate-Smart Habitat Manager for Project Apis m. and Manager of the Seeds for Bees…
AgNet Weekly: NCBA Opposition to PRIME Act
…for food safety and consumer trust. In this week’s AgNet Weekly, Sabrina Halvorson talks with Todd Wilkinson, a cattle rancher from South Dakota and President of the National Cattlemen’s Beef…
Still Time to Respond to the 2022 Census of Agriculture
…digital option in providing 2022 farming information. “We’ve had a strong push to get more information collected online. In fact, I think we’ve doubled the 2017 rate that we’re completing…
Bayer Continues Support of the Next Generation of Ag Leaders
…technology is always good because it helps us understand more the future of farming practices.” The tour also highlighted a variety of cover crops implemented within the different cropping systems…
AgNet Weekly: Congressman Austin Scott
Host Sabrina Halvorson was in Washington D.C. this week, where she spoke with several of the nation’s agricultural leaders and elected officials. She met with Congressman Austin Scott, a Republican…
Week in Review: Red Scale Season Late This Year & Basin Impacts of Storms
…state has once again declined in a recent report. The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act was introduced this session by a group of Senators looking to make changes to…
Organic Organizations to Provide $2.4 Million to Support Industry
…news release. “Our continued collaboration with FFAR matches support dollar-for-dollar for selected projects that help expand information sharing and advance critical research on organic farming practices and climate change.” An…
AgNet Weekly: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act
The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act was introduced this session by a group of Senators looking to make changes to agricultural checkoff programs. Vice President of Government Affairs with…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 04-12-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers recent trends in ag crime, Ethan Lane on the Fairness in Farming Act,…
Growers Encouraged to Prepare for Updated ESA Workplan Impacts
…been complying with the requirements of the ESA in the registration and reregistration of pesticides. The issue has reportedly been ongoing for several decades. To remedy the compliance issue, EPA…
VofV: Bountiful Founder and CEO Megan Nunes Wants to Use Satellites to Revolutionize Farming
Most people don’t think of the study of agriculture and the study of space as being related to each other, but this week’s Voices of the Valley guest, Megan Nunes,…
VofV: Adrian Percy Talks About the Exciting Rise of Automated Farm Equipment
…between hosts Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson and guest Adrian Percy, the Executive Director of the North Carolina Plant Science Initiative. “I’ve been in this business for a long time…
California Storms Continue Taking a Toll on Agriculture
…and the farming operations.” Estimates thus far have been roughly one-fifth of strawberry farms in the area have been damaged by the series of California storms. Monterey County had already…
Pollinator Habitat Program Awards $12 Million to 10 Projects
…$2 million has been awarded to the American Olive Oil Producers Association to help advance pollinator-friendly practices within olive production. Pollinator Partnership and the Cachuma Resource Conservation District have also…