…to small and medium-sized farms than any other program before it,” he said. “The Dairy Margin Coverage is extraordinarily important to our dairy farmers. The creation of DMC was an…
Proposition 12 Challenge Receives Support from Biden Administration
…rules for the entire country,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “This law has the potential to devastate small family farms across the nation through unnecessary and expensive renovations, and every…
Number of U.S. Farms Continues Slow Decline
New data released Tuesday from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows the number of U.S. farms continues to decline slowly. After peaking at 6.8 million farms in 1935, the number of…
OSRA Signing: A ‘Big Win’ for Addressing Shipping Challenges
…signing, describing the legislation as “a big win for American workers, farms, businesses, and supply chain.” Representatives from the National Pork Producers Council also attended the signing ceremony and commended…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 06-17-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers how homeless campsites on farms can present concerns for land managers, the importance…
Optimism for Positive Movement with Sites Reservoir Project
…and get California on the right track for the future for farms, homes, and businesses,” Wade noted. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored…
2022 Dairy Sustainability Award Winners
Honoring sustainable dairy producers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program recognized a class of seven exceptional farms, businesses and partnerships for their…
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
…support through conservation financial assistance and additional crop insurance assistance and support market development projects in targeted markets. Up to $75 million to support urban agriculture. From farms within city…
Drones to Measure Methane at Dairies
More ways dairy farms are going high-tech. That’s the topic of today’s This Land of Ours. Javier Gonzalez-Rocha and Zihan Zhu hold a drone used for taking air samples over…
Foster Farms Among Accused Meatpackers in House COVID Panel Report
California’s Foster Farms is among the meat packers accused of working with Trump administration officials to undermine the efforts of health officials during Coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants. The House…
SGMA Meeting Brings Varying Interests Together to Work Towards Common Action
…in presenting a unified voice in seeking solutions. “We want to draw attention, it’s not just the farms, there’s other things that happen,” Isom explained. “When you take away water…
Local Food Marketing Practices
…cheese. More than 40,000 farms sold food directly to institutions and intermediaries and brought in the most revenue at $4.1 billion. Farms with direct-to-consumer sales like on-farm stores and farmers’…
Farmers Embracing Sustainable Practices
…the farms we own, but we fundamentally respect the progress they’ve already made, and we just want them to continue it and keep it moving forward.” Farmland Partners recently compiled…
Feral Swine in America: USDA-APHIS Goes to Georgia
…by invasive feral swine. Episode 5- Georgia looks at the damage feral swine causes to peanut farms and the impact on Georgia farmers. This episode also takes you to Cumberland…