…Farm Service Agency Administrator, Zach Ducheneaux said in a press release. “The strength of this program lies in its many benefits — through annual rental payments, the program helps producers…
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Open to Public
…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 of California’s…
USDA Makes $20 Million Available to Improve Rural Broadband Services
The new Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides support to bolster rural broadband services. A total of $20 million is being invested in…
Taylor Leads USDA Trade Mission to the Netherlands
…USDA trade mission to the Netherlands with representatives from 41 agribusiness and farm organizations and 10 state departments of agriculture. Courtesy USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and…
VofV: Hernan Hernandez on Working to Give Farmworkers a Voice in Politics and Policy
On this episode of Voices of the Valley, Hernan Hernandez, Executive Director of the California Farmworker Foundation, shares his background about growing up in a farm community to becoming a…
‘Interesting to See’ How Wet Season Impacts Groundwater Basins
California’s wet water year could have some sizable implications when it comes to groundwater levels. Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition, Mike Wade said it will take some…
AgNet Weekly: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act
…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…
Herd Health Concerns Due to Flooding in Tulare County
…Stever Blattler said the flooding has impacted all aspects of dairy production. “From the ability to have rendering services picking up normal mortalities on the farm, to the ability to…
USDA Investment in Rural Renewable Energy
…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 and serves…
Federal Injunction Stops WOTUS Rule in Another 24 States
…Stopping WOTUS Rule in 24 States Second Judge Sides with Farmers by Halting WOTUS Rule photo credit: AFBF photo, Mike Tomko American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall calls a second…
Beginning Farm Operations Tend to be in the South and West
…proportion of beginning farms is more than one-third of the total farms. As of 2017, there were about 340,000 farms—with almost 900,000 operators—on which all operators were beginning farmers with…
California Represented in Netherlands Trade Mission
…Trading International will also be included. Participants will be engaging in business-to-business meetings with potential buyers as well as site visits. USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service along with industry trade experts…
NRCS Invests to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic Production
…Initiative These NRCS investments are part of the OTI, a multi-agency $300 million effort to support organic and transitioning producers. OTI also includes farmer-to-farmer mentoring, direct support for crop insurance,…
Ford Keeping AM Radios in Commercial Vehicles
…of the eight are signaling any second thoughts despite the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s push about the critical role AM plays in delivering public safety information especially in rural areas….