Farmers are making fewer changes this year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. By kelifamily?DepositPhotos image Low commodity prices, high input costs, and disappointing 2023 growing season results…
Using Farm Loan Programs to Support Climate-Smart Production
…the Loan Assistance Tool and an Online Loan Application, making it easier for producers to access financing. The initiative aims to simplify paperwork, enhance accessibility, and support producers in implementing…
New Resources to Promote Financial Access and Equity for Ag Producers
…our programs for millions of rural, urban and small-scale to mid-sized producers.” The new resource streamlines the application process, enabling faster assistance delivery. Additionally, FarmRaise’s educational hub, Farm Service Agency…
Voices of the Valley: Innovations in Cross-Border Health Care for Ag Workers
…Assurance Trust, joins Michelle Rivera, Communications Manager, to talk about cross-border health care and the role it plays in providing accessible, convenient and high-quality medical services for those who grow…
Almond Update: Voting Begins for ABC Board of Directors Election
The Almond Board of California (ABC) has sent out ballots for its Board of Directors election. ABC Senior Specialist of Industry Communications, Taylor Hillman said “the 2024-2025 Board of Directors…
USDA Seeks to Reduce Chicken-Related Salmonella Outbreaks
…producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy, and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices,…
Almond Update: ‘Own Your Prime’ Campaign Outperforms Expectations
…over-delivered by 43 percent,” said Marin. “When it gets to dollars, that means for every thousand people that we reached, we actually paid $4 less than what we had intended…
Voices of the Valley: The Nuts and Bolts of Almonds with Stuart Woolf, President and CEO of Woolf Farming & Processing
Almonds have been cultivated for thousands of years, and as it turns out, California is the largest producer of almonds globally, accounting for more than 80% of the world’s almond…
USDA Confirms Cow-to-Cow Transmission of HPAI in Dairy Outbreak
…learned about the situation, animals that have been infected are reportedly recovering. “There’s not a high mortality associated with this virus,” said Raudabaugh. “But what we are seeing is that…
The Race for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
…working on these sort of certificates where, for example, when you go to buy your airline ticket, it may give you an option of would you like to add X…
Voices of the Valley: Megan Kavanaugh from Bio S.I. Talks About the Amazing World That Exists in the Soil
…Kavanaugh, VP of Science and Agronomy at Bio S.I., talks about the fascinating life that exists in the soil with Western Growers Jeana Cadby, Director of Climate and Sustainability, and…
AgNet Weekly: Rep. Austin Scott on Legislative Issues
…NASS Reports 07:04 April 27, 2024: AFBF’s Courtney Briggs on EPA PFAS Rule 12:34 April 13, 2024: Representative Austin Scott on Farm Bill, Trade, Labor, and more 13:03 April 6,…
FARMER Act Introduced to Help Agriculture and Beyond
…Wheat Growers, National Barley Growers Association, National Cotton Council, National Corn Growers Association, National Sunflower Association, Southwest Council of Agribusiness, U.S. Beet Sugar Association, U.S. Canola Association, U.S. Durum Growers…
Almond Update: ‘Tremendous Opportunity for Growth’ in Indian Market
…particularly identified fresh nuts and snack nuts as a short-term opportunity and then confection and more ingredient-based ice cream, snack bars, and breakfast cereal as longer-term potential growth areas,” said…