DepositPhotos image A recent report shows a small uptick in H-2A program usage for fiscal year 2024, suggesting that farmers and ranchers continue to rely on temporary workers. According to…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 01-03-25
…the second part of the segment, Lorrie is joined by Evan Hultine from the Illinois Farm Bureau. He discusses a lawsuit against the American Farm Bureau Federation over the termination…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 01-02-25
…Illinois Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). The AFBF voted to expel the Illinois Farm Bureau due to their insurance company, Country Financial, deciding to sell policies…
Almond Update: Mastering Orchard Spraying
…still relies heavily on timing, calibration, weather conditions, and proper operator training. “The application practices at a local level are really important,” says Franz Niederholzer, a farm advisor who has…
Trump Threatens to Reassert U.S. Control Over Panama Canal
Large ships wait to transit the Miraflores locks in the Panama Canal, just outside Panama City. DepositPhotos image Reports say President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to take back control of…
Record Investment in Private Lands Conservation in 2024
…positively impacted farmers, ranchers and forest landowners across the nation. To highlight how meaningful this funding was to individual landowners, NRCS also released an interactive map that shows farmers, ranchers and forest…
Estate Tax Changes Could Impact Farmers by 2026
…Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) discussed this issue during a recent Farm Foundation panel. According to Bacus, nearly two-thirds of surveyed cattle producers could feel the effects of a lowered exemption….
Corporate Transparency Act Filing on Hold
…to block the Treasury Department from enforcing the act. The rules affect roughly 230,000 farm operations, according to an analysis in October by the American Farm Bureau Federation. And, overall…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 12-31-24
…Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 12-30-24
…complexity of transitioning to more sustainable energy sources, especially in agriculture. Lorrie Boyer talks with Bryan Little, chief operating officer for farm employer labor service, which is an affiliated company…
Corporate Transparency Act Reinstated: NCBA Urges Cattle Producers to Prepare
…According to the American Farm Bureau, only 11 percent of those farms that are likely required to file have done so as of October. With the new legal deadline restored,…
American Agriculture History Minute-Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm Legislation
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute-Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm Legislation In 1856, the Iowa General Assembly enacted legislation to…
World Ag Expo® Announces 2025 Top-10 New Product Contest Winners
…of farmers, ranchers, and industry professionals. Contest winners will be honored at the show and prominently highlighted throughout the event. Recipients will be noted on show maps, identified with “Top-10…
Christmas on the Farm
DepositPhotos image Today, Mark Oppold once again brings us a special Christmas poem he wrote simply titled, “Christmas on the Farm”. Christmas on the Farm Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester…