…including: Action Aid USA, American Grassfed Association, American Sustainable Business Network, Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment, Dakota Resource Council, Farm Action Fund, Farm Aid, Farm and Ranch Freedom…
AgNet Weekly: Ag Policy Expert Fran Miller
Joining us this week is Fran Miller, senior staff attorney and professor with the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School. We’re talking about policy…
Week in Review: Ag Export Complications & Cover Cropping Incentives
Incentive programs are a vital component to enable farmers to implement new production approaches in their operations. Agricultural exports are trending down from a post-pandemic peak as experts deal with…
Vilsack Urges Toning Down Anti-China Rhetoric, Citing Farm Exports
…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 native of California’s…
Risk Management Tool for Specialty Crop Producers
…a policy that will cover their specialty crop farms, their vegetable farms, maybe urban ag types of operations.” Bunger reminds growers that there are several options for crop insurance agents,…
Lawmakers Pushing for Mechanization Funding for Specialty Crops
…The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance is also supporting the initiative, emphasizing the critical role of innovation in ensuring a strong agricultural workforce and a robust farm economy. Listen to…
Rep. Duarte Doesn’t Expect 2024 Farm Bill
…once again. Duarte believes the 2018 farm bill was a good farm bill for specialty crops, so, he said, for those producers, it’s not a bad outcome. However, legislative work…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 03-18-24
…Irrigation District, and Tom Orvis, the governmental affairs director for the Stanislaus County Farm Bureau and board member with the Oakdale Irrigation District. Tune in for these news stories, interviews,…
Purina Offering $20,000 in Scholarships
…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 native of…
AgNet Weekly: Representative John Duarte (R-CA)
Congress couldn’t pass a farm bill in 2023, but will it happen this year? Congressman John Duarte, a Republican from California, is unsure if we will see it pass in…
U.S. Behind in Aquaculture
…but there are no farms in U.S. Federal waters right now,” Winters said. “The regulatory process is very complex. There are farmers who have been trying to establish operations in…
Farms Received Nearly a Quarter of Each Food-at-home Dollar in 2022
…farm shares, highlight the different paths that food takes from farms to consumers’ points of purchase, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. Chart showing expenditures for food at home and…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 03-12-24
…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 Council…
State of the Farm Safety Net Deemed ‘Unsustainable’ in Recent Report
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) released a report detailing the current landscape of the farm safety net system. The report titled “Unsustainable: State of the Farm Safety Net,” analyzes…