…fruits, vegetables, nuts, nursery plants, and other products noted five principles to consider in the development of the 2023 Farm Bill. In its statement of principles, SCFBA outlined health, competitiveness,…
New Children’s Book on the Life of Norman Borlaug
A new book from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture teaches children about the life of Norman Borlaug. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Hero for the…
Farm Groups Encourage Swift and Effective Utilization of Drought Response Funding
…Inflation Reduction Act but emphasized the need for swift and decisive action. “Dire challenges are being faced by agricultural water users in the Colorado River Basin, California’s Central Valley,…
Week in Review: California Farm Bill Priorities & Genetic Approaches to Tomato Pest
…pest. President Joe Biden has signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, with substantial investments in conservation. A new Organic Transition Initiative is being supported by an investment…
New Program for Underserved, Minority Farmers
…of agricultural professionals. The investments are made through funding provided in the American Rescue Plan Act, as amended by the Inflation Reduction Act. The provisions fund and direct USDA to…
Ukrainian Grain Shipments Helping Global Supplies
Image by Andy from Pixabay An agreement to allow grain shipments from Ukraine is helping increase global supplies of wheat and corn. Veronica Nigh, American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Economist,…
Almond Update: Soil Health Case Study Details Value of Cover Cropping
…interview process to go through what they did in their orchard practices before and after implementing the practices, and there’s a calculator that American Farmland Trust created that you can…
Funding to Boost Biofuel Sales
…These investments reflect the goals of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The law includes another $500 million aimed at increasing the sale and use of agricultural commodity-based fuels. Listen to…
USDA Details How Organic Transition Initiative Will Take Shape
…and secure markets for their products,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a press release. With some of the funding support coming from the American Rescue Plan, USDA has identified…
Ag Groups Now Eagerly Await Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act
Last week President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 into law. Substantial investments in conservation have been a point of emphasis for the agricultural industry, celebrating…
Inflation Hitting Farm Families
…exhilarated by the thought of spending a week-and-a-half away from home with their livestock, with their projects, now are struggling because that cost away from home is going to impact…
Week in Review: Impacts of Unseasonal Rain & Olives Take $30 Million Hit from Freeze
…$369 billion in the act was approved for climate change and clean energy investments, with about $40 billion going to USDA for a variety of programs. Subscribe to the weekly…
Newsom’s New Water Strategy: ‘Bold and Comprehensive’
…water. Much of the actions in the new document complement efforts outlined in 2020’s Water Resilience Portfolio. The water strategy seeks to improve the process for the planning, permitting, and…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 08-12-22
…automation in strawberry fields and climate change is a big focus of the Inflation Reduction Act. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…