Image by Larry White from Pixabay What are some of the trends found in USDA’s outlook for the domestic corn balance sheet this year? Rod Bain tells us. Listen to…
Cell-Cultured Meat Labeling Questions
As advances in cell cultured meat continue, the questions around labeling the final product are growing. At last week’s USDA Agriculture Outlook Forum session on cell cultured meat, an audience…
USDA Income Projection Indicators
…of the indicators during a session at the USDA Ag Outlook Forum. “There are multiple factors that are contributing to this expectation for lower income in 2024. First, cash receipts…
Ag Groups Respond to Dicamba Decision
…needed to protect our crops this season. Without EPA stepping in, farmers and ranchers across the country were facing uncertainty and financial risk.” Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) President and CEO…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 02-19-24
…USDA Ag Outlook Forum. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina…
Week in Review: Generational Opportunity for Conservation & California Grape Crush Improves
…Protection Agency (EPA) has disclosed its roadmap for protecting endangered species from pesticide exposure. Get all the biggest agricultural headlines of the week in your inbox by subscribing to the…
Flood Damage Assistance for California Growers Available From NRCS
…available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). An announcement of $1 million was made as an initial investment in helping agricultural producers address…
Vilsack Focuses on Farming’s Future Despite Protester
Protesters were escorted out after briefly interrupting Secretary Vilsack’s keynote speech at the 2024 USDA Agriculture Outlook Forum, Thursday. Photo by Sabrina Halvorson A protester tried to interrupt Agriculture Secretary…
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
Results from the new census of ag. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) this week announced the 2022 Census of Agriculture results….
California Chill Report: Tracking Chill Conditions for Dormex Applications
In a multi-year study, Masood Khezri, Research Director at MARI Agricultural Research Institute, highlighted the importance of timing Dormex applications based on chill conditions for maximum effectiveness. So far, the…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
The 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture (.pdf) is now out, and it shows how important California agriculture is. Fresno County ranked #1 in the U.S. Agricultural sales in Fresno County…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…who will be attending four-year universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Kendra Ward of Hanford, CA and Reed DeBoer of Porterville, CA, will each receive $2,500…
USDA Launches Working Lands Climate Corps
…climate and conservation leaders. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced the program, emphasizing its role in fostering economic benefits through climate-smart agricultural solutions. In collaboration with AmeriCorps, The…
Week in Review: California Sued Over Climate Laws & New Tax Relief Bill Could Help Farmers
…research and development tax deductions and provide expense and interest deductions for farming operations. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the latest agricultural headlines in your inbox every week….