Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show covers a new insurance program for grape growers and the findings from the Tech…
USDA Getting Word Out About 22007 Financial Assistance Program
…eligible for financial assistance through a program called Section 22007, a USDA program created last year by the Inflation Reduction Act. Monica Rainge is one of the USDA coordinators on…
Stump Buster Brings Observation to Prevent Forest Disease and Wildfire
…U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Stump Buster Brings Observation to Prevent Forest Disease and Wildfire Sabrina Halvorson National…
Western Citrus Projects Receive Block Grant Funding
…Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Nationwide, USDA AMS has allocated $72.9 million in funding for the program. Read the entire story at CitrusIndustry.net. Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet…
Whole Farm Revenue Protection and Micro Farm Policy Updates
…program promotion. This proves beneficial for first-time Micro Farm purchasers, granting agents extended time to assist in risk management decisions. Producers can now acquire additional Federal crop insurance alongside Micro…
Dairy Checkoff Smoothie Program Expands
…showed a very positive response from students, school food service staff and administrators. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Dairy Checkoff Smoothie Program Expands Sabrina Halvorson…
Grant Program to Complement Orchard Stewardship Incentive Program
…the Orchard Stewardship Incentive Program (OSIP). BDG Director of Sustainability, Dr. Dan Sonke said the central element of the program is the California Almond Stewardship Platform from the Almond Board…
Regional Obesity Comparisons Shift During Pandemic
…rate as of March 2021. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Regional Obesity Comparisons Shift During Pandemic Sabrina Halvorson…
Efforts to Mitigate INSV Receive Additional Funding Support
…to increase crop resistance to the virus. A total of $99,000 in grant funding has been awarded through FFAR’s Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) program. Matching funds are also…
California Avocado Industry Remains Resilient Through Storm
It appears the California avocado industry got through the recent storm system largely unscathed. California Avocado Commission (CAC) President Jeff Oberman said that this year’s harvest is just about finished….
California to Fund 46 Specialty Crop Projects Through 2023 SCBGP
…specialty crop competitiveness and developing new market opportunities. The funding is made possible through the Fiscal Year 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). “USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program…
USDA Network Protects Livestock
…a permanent program at the end of 2023. Credit: Adobe Stock. USDA has a multi-layered approach to protecting our livestock industry from high-consequence foreign animal diseases. Dr. Julie Wallin with…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 08-25-23
…crops, the later than average almond harvest in Fresno County, and details on UC ANR’s Climate Smart Agriculture Program. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act Seeks to Bolster NRCS Program
Lawmakers are looking to enhance resiliency to drought and flooding by making improvements to an important Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) program. U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, Deb Fischer, and Jeff…