DepositPhotos image The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) 2024, providing $58 million in marketing assistance to certified organic dairy producers. This…
UC Davis Licenses Strawberry Varieties Worldwide
…Strawberry Breeding Program aims to meet growers’ needs by developing strawberries with improved yield, flavor, disease resistance, and adaptability to various growing conditions. The program not only licenses varieties but…
California Table Grape Growers Offer Scholarships for 2025
…7, 2025. For more details, visit the scholarship program website or email Scholarships@grapesfromcalifornia.com. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public…
Agriculture’s Role in Addressing Climate Change Discussed at NYC Climate Week
…loss has slowed over the past several decades, Piotti emphasizes that the issue remains. The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which allocated $20 billion to agricultural conservation programs, represents a…
Working Lands Key in Conservation Efforts
DepositPhotos image A senior USDA official recognizes both the importance of working farm and forest lands in resource conservation, and the need to keep operations economically viable. Rod Bain reports. Sponsored…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 09-25-24
…of Missouri, and Hannah Quigley, Policy Specialist with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition on the importance of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. Tune in for these news stories, interviews,…
IFPA Policy Retreat Charts Course for Advocacy in 2025
…This Policy Retreat is about educating ourselves on those issues and setting the agenda so we have focused advocacy efforts next year.” The program included a joint session between the…
Incentives as Working Lands Conservation Encouragement
Image by Gernot Reipen from Pixabay Providing incentive-based programs and tools to assist growers and landowners with working lands conservation is essential in adaptation efforts, according to an Agriculture Department…
Organic Farming Takes Center Stage at NYC Climate Week
…better. So, in the scheme of things, organic farming is pretty good already, but we want to help them get even better and so we’ve pioneered our carbon insetting program,…
Western Region CCA Announces CCA of the Year & Award Recipients
…Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension in Colusa and Sutter/Yuba Counties. With UCCE, Franz’s program includes studies on orchard mineral nutrition as well as rootstock evaluation, cropload management,…
Final Awards through Landmark Meat and Poultry Processing Investment
…Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP). MPPEP is funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which was first launched in 2022. “Through investments like these, USDA is working to give farmers…
Collaboration Key to Development of the 4-Bale Module Averaging Pilot Project
By Lindasj2/DepositPhotos image The 4-bale Module Averaging Pilot Program is meant to help with the efficiency of cotton production. Deputy Administrator of the Cotton and Tobacco Program in the USDA’s…
AM Radio Bill Moves to House Floor
…the EAS. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture….
Investment of $7.3 Billion to Help Further Strengthen Rural Electrification
…rural communities through the Empowering Rural America program. The funding will create over 10 gigawatts of clean energy, reducing pollution by the equivalent of taking 10 million cars off the…