Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the introduction of the WATER for California Act, a produce industry economic study…
WATER for California Act Seeks to Establish Better Regulatory Stability
…they contract and pay for. Funding eligibility for the Shasta Enlargement Project would also be provided under the WATER for California Act. The legislation would also reauthorize a critical surface…
Week in Review: Responding to New Citrus Disease & Federal Order Helps CA Dairy Producers
…process of a new farm labor stabilization and protection pilot grant program. Agricultural groups have issued support for the CREAATE Act and its purpose to support further development of export…
Ag Industry Disappointed by Newsom’s Signing of Card Check Legislation
…noted California’s history of farmworker activism and the need to carry that forward, highlighting the work of Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong, “It is shameful that Governor Newsom…
Officials Work to Develop Regulatory Response to New Citrus Disease
…can have severe impacts on yield and quality. Officials are working to better understand transmissibility to hopefully get ahead of any potential spread of the virus. “Three species of aphids…
U.S. Fertilizer Production to Be Supported By $500 Million Investment
…own unique community’s needs, fill gaps, and build opportunities. Recent supply chain disruptions have shown just how critical it is to invest in the agricultural supply chain here at home….
CREAATE Act to Support Market Development for Ag Exports
Agricultural groups have issued support for the CREAATE Act and its purpose to support further development of export markets. The Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act…
Biden Administration Invests in International Food for Progress Projects
…in Central America. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the funding Wednesday and says, “By partnering with private-sector organizations, local governments, and local producers and businesses, we are helping to build…
Federal Order Proves Valuable for California Dairy Farmers
…Vanden Heuvel found that California dairy farmers are largely better off with the federal order. “The national mailbox average price for those 40 months was $17.99. The average mailbox milk…
AFBF Says Court ESA Ruling ‘Sends a Message’
…court erred by reversing the regulations without determining whether they were actually unlawful. AFBF President Zippy Duvall says, “The revisions to the Endangered Species Act protected at risk animals while…
USDA Expands SNAP Online Shopping, Adds New Retailers
…better access to healthy, safe, affordable foods.” In July 2022, just over three million SNAP households shopped online, a substantial increase from March 2020, when about 35,000 SNAP households shopped…
Farm Workforce Modernization Act: ‘No One Can Afford to Wait Any Longer’
Agricultural groups are continuing to encourage the U.S. Senate to act on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The legislation passed through the U.S. House of Representatives back in March of…
Recent Rain System Could Be Problematic for Raisin Grapes
…Vasquez said vineyards are fairly damp, but not saturated. “So, guys who have raisins on trays, or continuous trays that are drier, will fare better,” said Vasquez. “Greener grapes or…
TRUCKS Act Gains Support
Highway transportation with cars and truck in tiltshift view. Legislation that affects agricultural trucking is getting some support. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) of South Dakota introduced the TRUCKS Act, formally…