DepositPhotos image Some ag oriented measures were part of legislation approved this weekend – Continuing Resolution funding the federal government through mid-March. Rod Bain reports. Farm Bill Extension, Ag Disaster…
Plenty Ag is Closing its Compton, California Facility
DepositPhotos image California H5N1 Emergency Declaration Less than two years after it opened, San Francisco-based vertical farm Plenty Ag is closing its Compton, California facility. The company said in a…
American Agriculture History Minute: Center Pivot Irrigation System Developed
…manufacturing company on a farm just west of Valley, Nebraska. After careful consideration, he invested $5 ,000, nearly his entire savings, in Valley Manufacturing and began working farm elevators. A…
Report Warns Losing Glyphosate Could Reshape Farm Bill Costs and Policies
…in annual net farm income. Other potential outcomes include a $7.1 billion increase in nutrition program costs and a $2.946 billion rise in crop insurance expenses over the 2025-2029 Farm…
California Navel Orangeworm Program Looking For More Participation
…Control Branch, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Plant Protection and Quarantine, and the California tree nut industry. California Navel Orangeworm Program…
American Agriculture History Minute: Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Seed Company Beginning
…fame and attention during the Cold War, when Roswell Garst hosted Russian premier Nikita Khrushchev on his farm in 1959. Garst would eventually sell hybrid seed to the Soviet Union…
Despite Lag in Bulk Exports, High-Value U.S. Ag Products Surge
…senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (or APHIS) will provide an additional 3 million electronic identification (EID) tags for U.S…
USDA, CDFA Award $21.5 Million to Strengthen California’s Local Food Supply Chain
…vans, cold storage, kitchen equipment, and expanded market outlets. Induchucuiti Organic Farm, an Indigenous, woman-owned farm in Salinas, will also use grant funds to improve the long-term viability of its…
Citrus Greening Quarantine Expansion in Los Angeles County
…#510—Grid #522 Effective immediately, the USA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), is expanding the area’s quarantine for…
Natural Disaster Costs to California Agriculture
…the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Here are some of the key findings: According to USDA, there are 1.9 million farms in the United States that are responsible for producing…
Almond Update: Conference Session Highlights Post-Harvest IPM
…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 Council Member on the World…
Farm Bureau Pleads for Farmer Aid as Funding Bill Falters Following Musk Tweet
…farmers survive until a new farm bill is in place. Additionally, they want permission for year-round E-15 ethanol fuel sales to help boost demand for farm products. According to the…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 12-19-24
…She primarily 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…
NRCS Introduces New Strategy to Strengthen Tribal Partnerships and Support Agricultural Traditions
…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 Council Member…