Farm labor Weeding a Field Shutterstock Image CA Senator Shannon Grove has proposed Senate Bill 628 to provide a tax credit for agricultural employers to cover overtime wages for farm…
California Agriculture Day is March 19
California’s agricultural community will celebrate California Agriculture Day on March 19, with a focus on the theme “Ag at Work: Cultivating Careers and Communities.” The event, hosted by the California…
High Bee Mortality Rates Potentially Affecting the 2025 Almond Crop
DepositPhotos image In West California, almond orchards are blooming, but beekeepers are alarmed by high bee mortality rates, potentially affecting the 2025 almond crop. The commercial beekeeping industry is experiencing…
Agronomic Minute: Managing Shot Hole and Scab in Almond Orchards This Season
…that both shot hole and scab are prevalent in California orchards, particularly in Northern regions following wet spring conditions. “Scab, especially in Northern California orchards, becomes more severe after extended…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 03-03-25
…the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her…
USDA to Lead March Trade Mission to Guatemala
…named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native…
USDA/NASS Reports Decrease in Pacific Region Milk Production
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) reported a 5.7% decrease in Pacific Region milk production from January 2024 to January 2025, with production per cow in California down 120…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 02-28-25
…Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich…
CDFA Launches Agricultural Workforce Survey
Immigrant migrant seasonal farm field workers work a field and pick and package strawberries in Lake Forest, California. DepositPhotos image The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has launched…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 02-27-25
…Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley and now divides her time between California and…
Canada Stocks Avian Flu Vaccine as H5N1 Detected in U.S. Rats
…legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a…
Softer Sales Prevailed in Ag Machinery
…tariffs, and the lack of assurance that a farm bill provides. These uncertainties are reflected in the softness of the ag equipment market.” Canadian sales also fell in January 2025,…
Trump Confirms 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Will Proceed
…She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Voices of the Valley: Agritourism – From Goat Yoga to Pumpkin Patches
…farm. She’s hopeful that her agritourism events – including on-farm AirBnB stays, tours, commodity festivals and farm-to-fork dinners – can help build consumer confidence in how food gets to their…