…several programs vital to farmers have been substantially cut or zeroed out entirely in the governor’s budget. One program of particular importance is the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission…
Chicken Leads U.S. Per Person Availability of Meat
…This Land Of Ours program here. Chicken Leads U.S. Per Person Availability of Meat Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and…
Rice Growers Prepare to Receive $250 Million from USDA
…preemptive action to simplify the process. “USDA intends to use the streamlined approach it has utilized on other disaster programs to speed program implementation,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “By…
Almond Update: Bringing Industry Together for NOW Neighborhood Management
…program is to allow smaller growers to more successfully participate in mating disruption approaches. A pilot project of the NOW Neighborhood Management program was completed in cooperation with Blue Diamond…
Cotton Trust Protocol Deadline
…from Louisiana. “While grower participation in the program has doubled since the program’s pilot year, we need more cotton growers to enroll and complete their data entry before the deadline…
Strengthening Dog Import Standards
…safe. It will also prevent illnesses and disease outbreaks in people.” Smith also says she’ll continue pushing this bipartisan bill forward. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program…
First 2023 House Agriculture Committee Hearing Focuses on Challenges
…farm programs. We want to maintain a unified farm bill that includes nutrition programs and farm programs together and we want to prioritize funding for risk management tools, which include…
Western Water Supply Issues to be Addressed in New USDA Strategy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is continuing efforts to address western water supplies through new approaches. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be working to mitigate challenges through…
Agronomic Minute: Taking an Integrated Crop Health Approach
…Also, growers looking to exclusively confront soil health issues, or increase overall crop protection can do so through the program. Rieser noted that the ProNutiva program can be adapted to…
Biggest U.S. Farms Obtaining More Land
…sales class increased, farms in every other sales class either decreased or remained the same size. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Biggest U.S. Farms Obtaining…
LandFlex Grants of $25 Million Awarded to Three GSAs
…other fallowing programs.” The long-term benefit of the voluntary incentive program is keeping an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 acre-feet of groundwater in the ground. Small- and medium-sized farming operations are…
Sorghum: A Useful Pollinator Food Source
…Ours program here. Sorghum a Useful Pollinator Food Source Sorghum: The Unlikely Food Source for Pollinators A honeybee (left), southern carpenter bee (middle) and bumblebee (right) collect sorghum pollen. Photos…
Consumers Expect to Pay More for Groceries
…year, yet nearly half of the respondents reported an average increase in household income of 15 percent. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Consumers Expect to…
FACA Farm Bill Priorities Heralded by Industry Members
…categories. Proposals center on issues of energy, food waste, forestry, livestock and dairy, conservation, risk management and credit, and research and extension. Over 100 recommendations are laid out in the…