More than two-dozen agribusinesses and farm organizations will be participating in an upcoming East Africa trade mission. The trip will take place from October 31 through November 4. California agribusinesses…
New Report Shows Decade of Trends in School Meals
…in school lunches for the last ten years and found that a 2012 change in school meal nutrition standards drove changes in the type of foods schools purchased. USDA’s Economic…
New Zealand Plans to Tax Cow Methane
…gases and biogenic methane, which it says come from cow and sheep burps. Farmers drove tractors and carried signs protesting the proposed plan. Farm groups wonder how the proposal accounts…
Farm Groups Thankful for ‘Generational’ Debt Relief Assistance
…than 13,000 borrowers have already benefited from assistance provided through IRA. Farm Credit Council operates as a lender to farmers and ranchers across the country. President and CEO Todd Van…
Week in Review: Bumblebees Get Closer to Endangered Classification & Farm Debt Relief Available
…U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack detailed plans to help farmers with USDA loans who are struggling to make their payments. An ag robotics and technology forum taking place in Fresno…
Farmers Can Now Make 2023 Crop Year Elections
…deadline, their election remains the same as their 2022 election for crops on the farm. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. Farmers Can Now Make 2023 Crop Year Elections Sabrina…
Almond Update: Irrigation Technology Workshop Series Begins November 3
…security is going to be on their farms,” said Roots. “This is the perfect time to be able to learn ways that they can improve efficiency and find the best…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 10-20-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers citrus industry collaboration as farm bill talks continue, working to better understand potential…
Dairy Margin Coverage Signups Open Through December 9
…tool to determine the appropriate level of coverage for their operation. “Dairy producers are the backbone of many agricultural communities across rural America,” Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux…
USDA Providing Relief to Qualified Borrowers Struggling to Make Payments
…farmers farming and provides a fresh start for producers in challenging positions.” According to information provided by the USDA, distressed borrowers with qualifying USDA farm loans have already received nearly…
‘Bad Precedent’ in Allowing Bumblebee Species to be Considered Fish
…for the future. “What are the areas that are going to be identified where these four species exist? Are we going to be able to be farming by those? Is…
USDA Seeks Comment on Program
…landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA’s farm lending programs. Section 22007 provides a transformative opportunity for USDA to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners impacted by discrimination in USDA farm…
Beginning Farmers Receiving $5 Million in Grant Support
…of Farm Equity. The support is being provided through the 2022 Beginning Farmer and Farmworker Training and Workforce Development Grant Program (BFFTP). Additionally, another $5 million is set to be…
$80 Million to Improve Nutrition in School Meals
…school districts participating in the National School Lunch Program. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land of Ours program here. $80 Million to Improve Nutrition in School Meals Sabrina Halvorson National…