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…
Last Chance to Sign Up for The Organic Transition Initiative From NRCS
The application deadline for the Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is approaching. Last year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) invested $880,000 in…
Almond Update: Nutrient Summit Presentations Now Available
The recent Nutrient Summit hosted by the Almond Board of California offered valuable insights into optimizing almond tree health and yield. During the summit, Orchard Crops Farm Advisor Phoebe Gordon…
AgNet News Hour, Thursday, 02-15-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Sabrina Halvorson. Today’s show includes this week’s Almond Update, plus California leads in the latest U.S. Census of…
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
…California, which ranked higher than 23 states. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media,…
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…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 02-14-24
…She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour and The AgNet Weekly podcast. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook WordPress…
Almond Matters: Disease Mitigation with Rainy Bloom Period
…Burkdoll said the rainstorms that came through California brought significant levels of precipitation in different areas of the state. Rainstorms are forecasted to continue in the coming days, just as…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
…increase in the value of agriculture sales in California. The 2022 Census of Agriculture data shows the following key trends for California. The number of farms decreased to 63,134, a…
Pest Prevention Projects and PPA 7721
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E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…student at Immanuel High School, plans to study Agriculture Science and receive her teaching credential at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or California State University Fresno in the fall. Her…
USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps
Photo by Karsten Würth on Unsplash The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched the Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC), an initiative designed to train the next generation of conservation and…
‘Generational Opportunity for Conservation in Farming’
Farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to take advantage of historic funding support for conservation activities. Programs available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have benefited from increased investments…
World Ag Expo® Kicks Off in Tulare, CA
Image courtesy of International Agri-Center®/World Ag Expo® (International Agri-Center®/World Ag Expo®/Tulare, CA/Feb. 13, 2024) – World Ag Expo® returns live for its 57th show on Tuesday, February 13, in Tulare, California….