As much as $300 million will be made available through a new Organic Transition Initiative from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program is part of the Food System…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 06-06-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers changes needed to the H2A program, changes to the walnut marketing orders are…
Stay Safe During the Summer Grilling Season
…the grill. Millions of people get sick each year because of a lack of food safety while grilling, but you don’t have to be one of them. The USDA offers…
Week in Review: Dairies Help Fill Fertilizer Need & Resistance-Breaking TSWV Spreads
…strain of tomato spotted wilt virus are increasing in Sutter County. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack provided details on USDA’s framework for improving the food supply chain and transforming the…
Largely Positive Response to USDA’s Food Supply Chain Transformation Plan
…Food Systems Transformation Framework. The plan includes significant investment in food production, food processing, food distribution and aggregation, and markets and consumers. “NSAC believes these increased investments are critical to…
More Than 40 Food and Agriculture Groups Call for Tariff Adjustment
…retaliatory tariffs, you can increase market access for U.S. food and agriculture exports and reduce costs for critical machinery, fertilizer, agricultural chemicals and other food and agriculture inputs,” the letter…
Vilsack on Food Systems in Farm Bill
While announcing more funding intended to help the nation’s food supply chain and transforming the food system, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the administration views the next farm bill as…
Study Demonstrates Value of Programs Supporting Export Market Development
…Senior Government Relations Representative with the National Cotton Council, Robbie Minnich said the findings were similar to other previous studies. Programs such as the Market Access Program and the Foreign…
Drivers Across the U.S. Reach 30 Billion Miles on E15 Fuel
…smog-forming potential than standard blends. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land of Ours program here. Drivers Across the U.S. Reach 30 Billion Miles on E15 Fuel Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent…
Sustainability in Agriculture
The lasting trend of sustainability in agriculture. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. Sustainability is nothing new in agriculture. After all, humans have needed a sustainable food supply for all…
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
…into existing National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) programs, including the Extension Risk Management Education Program, Sustainable Agriculture Research Education Program, Agricultural Workforce Training Program, and Centers of Excellence…
Organic Research Priorities for California Detailed in Latest Report
…as a prominent challenge for nearly three-quarters of the producers surveyed. Labor availability was also identified as being the most difficult non-production issue producers are dealing with. Technical assistance for…
NIFA Invests in Antimicrobial Resistance Mitigation in Food Supply Chain
…across the Food Chain grant program. The program is meant to support integrated research, education, and Extension projects. Some of the research areas include risk assessments, advancing the understanding of…
West Nile Virus Still a Threat to Horses Despite Drought
…birds and rodents. This story was provided by the NAFB. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land of Ours program here. West Nile Virus Still a Threat to Horses Despite Drought…