Help for organic dairy producers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmer is working on the organic farm with dairy cows. Model is a real dairy farm worker!…
Bonnie: Conservation Efforts Will Remain Voluntary
…Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie said conservation efforts by farmers will remain voluntary. “You’re not going to adopt soil health practices at the end of a…
‘Several Things to Overcome’ with Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
…impact the transportation of ag goods. Drayage trucks will be the first area of implementation, with new trucks entering port service having to be zero-emission vehicles beginning next year. Isom…
Bill Incentivizes Use of Cover Crops
…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 as a…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 05-22-23
…Wildfire hearing, and the top Farm Bill issues being requested from US cotton growers. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
Chickweed Management Questions Raised by Resistance Concerns
…raising some concerns. Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor Nick Clark said they are taking the same research approach to alfalfa that was taken with small grains. “We’ve started challenging…
Mango Industry Seeing Unprecedented Growth
…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…
AgNet Weekly: Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack
…award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster…
SAVE Act to Protect Common Food Names in Export Markets
…The American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture have also endorsed the effort. “When the right to use…
Food Spending Decreased Unevenly Across States in 2020
…fresh data from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). Inflation-adjusted total U.S. food expenditures were 6.6 percent lower in 2020 than in 2019. However, individual states experienced varying degrees of food…
Heavy Criticism of House Ag Appropriations Bill to Cut USDA Funding
…is punitive, and it is petty.” The bill would rescind $2 billion for loan forgiveness for borrowers of Farm Service Agency loans and would rescind $3.25 billion for rural clean…
Socially Disadvantaged Farms Concentrated in South and West
Some areas of the nation are more likely than others to have socially disadvantaged farms. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Data from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS)…
Ag Groups Say Secure the Border Act Falls Short of Necessary Labor Reform
…the organization said in a press release. Members of the AWC include the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union, International Fresh Produce Association, and Western Growers. The group notes…
USDA Modernizing Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
…Reserve Easements (WRE). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is reforming certain processes to allow for more conservation efforts in wetlands, productive farmland, and at-risk grasslands. More than five million…