Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show, why there’s anxiety around the state of farms and the future of California agriculture. Tune in for…
New Technology Helping to Detect Plant Stress
Sean Yokomizo of Davis, CA-based InnerPlant demonstrates the technology during a field day at Peterson Farms Seed in Southeastern North Dakota New technology could alert growers to plant stresses weeks…
Total Debt Held by Farm Sector Increases 34 Percent in 10 Years
…especially with rising interest rates. The FCS plays a bigger role as farms grow in size, while smaller farms rely more on other sources like credit cards for non-real estate…
Almond Update: Ag Business Approaches to Overcome Challenges
Nav Athwal, President of Tri-Nut Farms and president and managing member of Terra Ag Ventures, brings a unique approach to farming, shaped by his diverse background in venture capital, real…
Beneficial Ownership Information: Registration Due January 1, 2025
Many farms and ranches are going to be required to file Beneficial Ownership Information by the end of the year. The Corporate Transparency Act requires many small businesses, including farms…
Week in Review: Proposed Changes to CVP & Slow Month for Nut Shipments
…a decline in June. Recently announced FAIR Plan reforms are intended to help a variety of groups, including homeowners, condo associations, farms, and businesses. The California Department of Food and…
FAIR Plan Update to ‘Provide Much-Needed Security’ for Farmers
…for policyholders. These reforms are intended to help a variety of groups, including homeowners, condo associations, farms, and businesses, by providing more robust insurance options and reducing reliance on the…
Benefits of Composting for Farms
Learning the importance of composting. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours Image by thefutureis/DepositPhotos Summer Davies Seventeen-year-old Summer Davies of Florida is earning her Girl Scouts Gold Award…
Dairy and Livestock Sustainability Incentive Grants Available
…efforts together with the dairy and livestock families,” said Ross. The new Dairy Plus Program also provides competitive grants to California dairy farms to implement advanced manure management practices, targeting…
CA Prop Causing Nationwide Issues
…industry and those that have decided to make adjustments on their farms, which shows that new construction for Prop 12 can be anywhere from $3600 to $4000 per sale,” she…
Pork Industry Impact on U.S. Economy
…and still very significant numbers despite all of those challenges. Meanwhile, the 2022 USDA-NASS Census of Agriculture shows that the number of farms raising hogs has declined but the number…
Consequences of No New Farm Bill
…the farm bill another year, Congress would be delaying help that could slow the consolidation rate of dairy farms. The farm bill’s conservation programs are defined by a fixed amount…
Judge Halts Enforcement of Tulare Lake Subbasin Probation
…harm to farms and ranches and granted the TRO. KCFB views this as the first victory in their battle against the SWRCB’s decision for the subbasin probation. Back in May,…
Agricultural Land Values Still High
…we’re seeing fairly level pricing for really high quality, high percentage tillable land,” he said. “Less productive farms that are in lower tillable, say 60, 70 percent tillable or lower…