…water, and natural habitats. This effort supports the third round of national and regional cropland assessments led by the NRCS through CEAP—a multi-agency initiative to quantify the environmental impacts of…
HELP Act Would Aid Livestock Transporters
NCBA Supports Bill to Ease Livestock Hauling Mandates The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is voicing strong support for the Hauling Exemptions for Livestock Protection (HELP) Act, a new bill…
California Avocado Commission Praises USDA Reorganization Efforts
…of the agency. The Commission believes the reorganization will enhance the USDA’s capacity to serve agricultural producers and protect the nation’s food supply more effectively. Reporting by Lorrie Boyer for…
Federal Aid Available for U.S. Farmers Hit by Natural Disasters
New USDA Relief Program Offers Support for 2023–2024 Losses…
USDA Relocates Workforce to Regional Hubs in Major Reorganization
…Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees from Washington, D.C. to regional hubs across the country. This move marks the first phase of a broader agency reorganization strategy designed to decentralize operations…
Federal Grant Fuels San Diego Port Upgrades
…Economic Recovery Program. The berth repair project has also cleared a key hurdle, receiving environmental approval under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This approval allows construction to begin soon,…
Schiff Pushes USDA for Fair Disaster Aid to California Farmers
…fair and timely disaster assistance for California’s agricultural sector. In a formal letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, Schiff urged the agency to ensure that funding from the American Relief…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 07-25-25
…worsening health outcomes due to environmental mismanagement. Duarte didn’t stop at identifying the problems—he offered solutions. He shared his own draft legislation for comprehensive immigration reform and called for scalable…
Cotton Acreage Drops Significantly Across the Belt
…between the Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and STAX (Stacked Income Protection Plan). Growers will now be able to enroll their seed cotton base acres in PLC (Price Loss Coverage) while…
EPA Region 9 Administrator Meets with Ag Leaders on Air Quality
Federal and State Leaders Convene in California’s Central Valley Josh Cook, the newly appointed Region 9 Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recently traveled to California’s Central Valley…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 07-22-25
…who’ve been in the country since before 2021. The bill offers work and travel authorization, protection from deportation, and introduces no taxpayer burden since it’s fully funded by the applicants’…
Beef Industry Backs USDA Farm Security Plan
Strengthening Beef Security: USDA Unveils National Protection Strategy U.S. cattle producers are welcoming a major announcement from Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, who recently unveiled a new national plan aimed…
Senators Resist Effort to Override Prop 12
…about animal welfare. They describe the Food Security and Farm Protection Act as a sweeping attempt to roll back those protections without offering federal standards in their place. Potential Impact…
Boosting Beef Demand Through Sustainability and Consumer Trust
…to environmental stewardship, transparency and sustainability are taking center stage in the modern beef industry. According to Kirsten Nichols, a sustainability and animal care scientist with Certified Angus Beef, cattle…
