Last month, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on Examining the Implications of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Water Act Protections of Wetlands…
New USDA Investment in Specialty Crop Research
…that have been announced and just a few examples include Michigan State University, which is using it to increase competitive competitiveness and sustainability of the US blueberry industry by developing…
Nearly Double the Acreage for California Rice Farmers This Year
…happy. Farmers are having a good year.” The positive impact, however, extends beyond the farm gates. Johnson highlighted the broader benefits to communities and various supporting industries. “Our communities, our…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 11-07-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes reaction to the latest chlorpyrifos ruling, Canada’s livestock industry’s pushback against California’s Prop…
Second Annual FFA Future Leaders Fundraising Drive Underway
It’s a fundraising effort for future ag leaders. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Tractor Supply Company kicked off the second annual FFA Future Leaders Scholarship fundraising drive….
Quarantine Boundaries Updated for Multiple Pests
…boundary in the Santa Paula area of Ventura County in grids 436 and 437 has been expanded. A full map of HLB quarantines is available online. Portions of Ventura and…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 11-01-23
…almonds, the coming changes to using 1,3-D, the delays in rice harvest, and details on Biden’s AI executive order. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
Christmas Tree Cutting in National Forests
An easier way to legally get your Christmas tree from a national forest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. For several years, the Forest Service has offered Christmas…
AgNet Weekly: NCBA on New Speaker Mike Johnson
…of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, who said though Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana has not served on the Agriculture Committee, he has a strong voting record when it comes to…
Almond Update: Automation is the Next Step in Irrigation Efficiency
…on Wednesday, December 6 beginning at 2:45 p.m. Devol said they will be reviewing the T-Rex project and some of the insights that have been learned. There will also be…
Battle over Tomato Suspension Agreement
…produce from Mexico, is against terminating the agreement. “What it would have the practical impact of doing is putting duties of about twenty-point-nine percent on most Mexican tomatoes coming in…
Economists Discuss Additional Revenue Streams in Agriculture
…can. And I think some of the development of things like our Climate Smart Commodities Program is in order to try to put a framework around this. To facilitate farmers’…
AgNet Weekly: Tomato Suspension Agreement Pt 2
…agriculture. https://feed.podbean.com/AgNetWeekly/feed.xml Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues…
Special ACEP Funding Available Through the Inflation Reduction Act
…Reduction Act, we will be able to help landowners conserve and protect a great number of prime farmlands, ranchlands, and healthy wetlands for the benefit of all.” ACEP is comprised…