…costs and returns of different IPM approaches. “Right now, I just have it for almond production,” explained Brittney Goodrich, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist of Agricultural and Resource Economics with UC…
AgNet Weekly: USDA Specialty Crop Initiatives
…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 on…
Week in Review: Snowpack Still Below Average & Conservation Stewardship Opportunities Now Available
…Farm employers are reducing the hours of overtime worked by their employees due to hourly limitations established by AB 1066. The California Water Commission has approved a white paper focusing…
Federal Milk Marketing Order Hearing Concludes
…a return to the previous “higher-of” formula, citing losses of $1.2 billion incurred by farmers under the current formula since the 2018 farm bill. Chief Economist with IDFA, Mike Brown…
Tax Relief Bill Passed in House Will Support Farming Businesses
…70. Some of the bipartisan bill’s provisions include restoring immediate research and development tax deductions for small businesses and providing expense and interest deductions for farmers and family-owned farms. “Farm…
Almond Update: New QR Code Tells the Almond Stewardship Story
…type of creative approach to tell the story of almond production. “It got us thinking about how we could do something similar to tell what is actually a pretty complicated…
Supporting Farm Operations Act Introduced in Congress
…until the end of 2025. Several agricultural industry groups have expressed support for the legislation, noting the continually increasing cost of farm labor. American Farm Bureau Federation Director of Government…
Farm Bureau Backs American Sugar Producers
…supported sugar policy in the farm bill. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. Farm Bureau Backs American Sugar Producers Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent…
Farmers Can Now Pay Farm Loans Online
An easier way to make your farm loan payments. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farm loan borrowers will be able to make payments to their direct loans…
Questions and Concerns with California Budget Proposal
…of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Jamie Fanous, Policy Director of Community Alliance with Family Farmers, said that “we have fought every year to maintain funding for the Farm to Community…
Wage Declines from AB 1066 an ‘Ironclad Rule of Economics’
Farm employers are reducing the hours of overtime worked by their employees due to hourly limitations established by AB 1066. Bryan Little, Director of Employment Policy with the California Farm…
Water Strategy Outlined in California Water Commission Report
…food production and thriving rural communities.” Secondly, the white paper outlines watershed-level planning as being crucial to reduce drought impacts on ecosystems. Improved access to climate disaster funding is also…
USDA Provides Awards for Organic Market Development and Promotion
…Administration’s commitment to creating new and improved markets for farmers and aiding those interested in transitioning to organic production. The funded projects, distributed in states like California, Colorado, and Vermont,…
CDFA Accepting Applications for Healthy Soils Program
…California farmers, ranchers, business entities, California Native American tribes, and non-profit organizations. Each project may request funding up to $100,000. Complimentary technical assistance (TA) is available through a variety of…