Slaves on a cotton plantation, showing how they work in the field. DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. George Washington had a complicated relationship with…
ROAR Grant Supports Research to Protect California’s Strawberry Crop
Shutterstock image California, responsible for about 90% of the nation’s fresh strawberries, faces a significant threat from a new strain of the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae (Fof) fungus. The…
Update on Oregon Swine HPAI Case
DepositPhotos image The Agriculture Secretary Thursday provided more information on the case of a backyard swine in Oregon testing positive for a strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Rod Bain…
Record Territory for U.S. Drought Monitor
Young corn growing in dry drought season Image by stevanovicigor/DepositPhotos The final U.S. Drought Monitor for October 2024 shows record or near-record drought coverage in the lower 48 states. Rod…
World Food Prize Laureates Receive Their Honor
Shutterstock image World Food Prize week in Iowa culminated in Thursday award of what is considered the “Nobel Prize of Agriculture” to two advocates of plant genetic diversity and global…
American Agriculture History Minute: Early Export Trade
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Before 1720, most colonists in the mid-Atlantic region worked in small-scale farming operations and they paid for imported manufacturing…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 11-01-24
…We also have this week’s Almond Update, with a look at the upcoming Almond Conference. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc….
Wine Industry Faces Challenges Over Tariffs and Distribution Rules
Wine Glasses And Bottle With Grapes And Barrel In Vineyard DepositPhotos image The U.S. wine industry is grappling with challenges stemming from international tariffs and complex distribution laws, both of…
Decline in California Farmland Values Raises Economic Concerns
…has hit farms without surface water access the hardest, particularly almond orchards and vineyards, where values have reportedly dropped by as much as 50%. This plunge in land value is…
Two Developments on the Avian Influenza Front
DepositPhotos image Avian Influenza is in the news once again. Gary Crawford reports. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ethnicity in Early Agriculture
A View of Amish Harvesting There Corn Using Six Horses and Three Men as it was Done Years Ago on a Sunny Fall Day. DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with…
Upcoming Almond Conference Tackles Challenges with Unplanted Lands
…critical topic, registration for the conference and additional information on the agenda are available at almonds.com/conference. By exploring innovative land-use strategies, the Almond Conference aims to support growers through complex regulatory…
Pilot Project Points to “Food for Opportunity”
DepositPhotos image A USDA pilot program focuses on incorporation non-traditional commodities into its McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored Content Let’s Talk…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ethnic Groups Important Role in Early Agriculture
STURBRIDGE, MA: Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, as seen on Jun 26, 2016. It is a living museum which re-creates life in rural New England during the 1790s through…