…Association notes that the decision “finally restores common sense back into WOTUS regulation.” The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), which has long been engaged in efforts to reform WOTUS, also…
USDA to Bring Jobs to Rural Partners Network
…2024 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…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 05-24-23
…balancing act of developing new strawberry varieties, the plan to protect the Colorado River system, and data related to farm estates and tax returns. Tune in to the show for…
USDA Offers Assistance to Help Organic Dairy Producers
Help for organic dairy producers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmer is working on the organic farm with dairy cows. Model is a real dairy farm worker!…
Bonnie: Conservation Efforts Will Remain Voluntary
…Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie said conservation efforts by farmers will remain voluntary. “You’re not going to adopt soil health practices at the end of a…
Bill Incentivizes Use of Cover Crops
…legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 05-22-23
…Wildfire hearing, and the top Farm Bill issues being requested from US cotton growers. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
Chickweed Management Questions Raised by Resistance Concerns
…raising some concerns. Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor Nick Clark said they are taking the same research approach to alfalfa that was taken with small grains. “We’ve started challenging…
Mango Industry Seeing Unprecedented Growth
…reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves…
AgNet Weekly: Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack
…recently named the 2024 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…
SAVE Act to Protect Common Food Names in Export Markets
…The American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture have also endorsed the effort. “When the right to use…
Food Spending Decreased Unevenly Across States in 2020
…concerns and mobility restrictions during the first year of the pandemic led consumers to spend less at restaurants and other eating-out establishments. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen…
Heavy Criticism of House Ag Appropriations Bill to Cut USDA Funding
…is punitive, and it is petty.” The bill would rescind $2 billion for loan forgiveness for borrowers of Farm Service Agency loans and would rescind $3.25 billion for rural clean…
Socially Disadvantaged Farms Concentrated in South and West
…shows socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers tend to be more concentrated in southern and western regions of the country. USDA defines socially disadvantaged farmers as those belonging to groups subject…