…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…
Week in Review: The Fight to Keep Farming in Sonoma & Increasing Citricola Scale Challenges
Sonoma County farmers are facing some significant challenges with proposed local ballot Measure J seeking to ban operations that can be classified as concentrated animal feeding operations. There have been…
USDA Report Highlights Slowing Specialty Crop Trade with China
…tree nut exports have surged nearly 400 percent since 2017, fresh fruit exports have significantly declined from $226 million to $86 million, largely due to improved Chinese domestic production, retaliatory…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 07-26-24
…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…
House Ag Takes Close Look at Dropping Ag Income
Image by AndreyPopov/DepositPhotos image Farmers across the U.S. could see a drop of nearly 25-percent in their farm income compared to last year. That’s what USDA is predicting—and that’s why…
Injunction Pauses Unionization Efforts Amidst Constitutionality Questions
A recent court decision has granted Wonderful Nurseries a preliminary injunction to stop the bargaining process with the United Farm Workers (UFW) union, raising significant constitutional concerns about California’s “Card…
Lawsuits Against BLM Public Lands Rule
…economies. A similar lawsuit was filed by the American Farm Bureau Federation and 11 other groups, arguing that the BLM rule destabilizes the tradition of grazing on federal lands and…
Citricola Scale Continues to Be A Challenge for Growers
There have been increasing reports of significant numbers of citricola scale in the San Joaquin Valley. UC Cooperative Extension Citrus Farm Advisor, Sandipa Gautam said populations can build up quickly…
Massive Coalition of Ag Groups Call for Farm Bill Finalization
…Farm Bureau Federation, noted that “passing a stopgap extension of this critical piece of legislation would put it at risk of further delay.” The groups emphasize that delaying the farm…
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 07-24-24
…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…
Despite Low Demand, Fertilizer Prices Remain High
…stayed high. Lower European production is the first reason as skyrocketing natural gas prices have cut EU production by 25 percent. Brazil is another reason as high costs have led…
Adverse Weather and Flooding Take a Toll on Monterey Crop Values
…values from the previous year, with a total production value of $4.35 billion. Crop values were impacted by market demand and labor challenges. However, the decrease was mainly due to…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 07-22-24
…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 Agriculture Forum….
USDA Investment in Conservation Projects
…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 Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a…