…to have rules like this,” Vilsack said. Secretary Vilsack also made two other announcements. First, USDA is awarding $9.5 million to 42 projects through the Local Meat Capacity grant program…
Latest General CRP Acreage Enrollment Period Underway
…Ours. Listen to Rod Bain’s This Land Of Ours program here. Latest General CRP Acreage Enrollment Period Underway Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock…
USDA Expands Insurance Option for Nursery Growers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its Nursery Value Select (NVS) crop insurance program to cover nursery producers in all counties across all states. NVS allows producers to…
House Agriculture Committee Offers Farm Labor Solution
…on how to improve the H-2A guest worker program. It includes more than 20 recommendations to streamline the program and make labor more affordable for farmers. “We’re losing American farms…
Disease Mortality Gap Growing Between Rural and Urban Areas
…Ours program here. Disease Mortality Gap Growing Between Rural and Urban Areas Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker…
Week in Review: California Snowpack Finally Hits the Average & New Office of Ag at EPA
…in the LandFlex Grant Program. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack emphasized the administration’s commitment to building more equitable and competitive markets with adjustments to the Packers and Stockyards Act. Stay…
Vilsack Announces Clean Power Projects
…continuing to be nimble in implementing this program.” More details are available at USDA.gov. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Vilsack Announces Clean Power Projects Sabrina…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…one of the most important things that you can look at is FRAC group rotation for a good season long disease program. Q: So, what are some of the things…
Almond Update: Upcoming Pest Management Workshops
…on March 12 at the Glenn Success Conference Center in Orland. The following day in Modesto, the March 13 workshop will take place at the Stanislaus County Harvest Hall. April…
USDA: Expiring Estate Tax Provisions Would Increase Taxes for Farm Estates
…more than doubling of the total federal estate taxes for farm estates to $1.2 billion. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. USDA: Expiring Estate Tax Provisions…
Several Categories in U.S. Cotton Balance Sheet Are Up
USDA’s forecast for cotton this marketing year reflects year-over-year rises in several categories. Rod Bain has more. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson and Rod Bain’s program here. Several Categories in U.S….
New Resources Available for Local and Regional Food Systems Development
…food and creating new markets, including farmers markets and food hubs. Two key funding opportunities within LAMP, the Farmers Market Promotion Program and Local Food Promotion Program, focus on bolstering…
USDA Announced Bobwhite Pilot Project, General CRP Signup
…conservation initiative, the Working Lands for Wildlife’s Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project. NRCS has also announced the signup dates for USDA’s General Enrollment signup in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which…
Fuel Prices See Double-Digit Increase for Gasoline
…per gallon. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. Fuel Prices See Double-Digit Increase Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public…