When natural events like hurricanes come in and cause significant damage to farms, there are a few federal programs that may be able to help. One of which is the…
Value of Insured Specialty Crops Nearly Doubles Over Last Decade
…and organic farms and offers perspectives on choices related to program participation. USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) offered FCIP policies to 76 individual specialty crops in 2021. The “Specialty Crop…
Latest Data Shows California Farm Receipts Increased in 2021
…farms and ranches received $51.1 billion in cash receipts for their output. CDFA notes that California produces more than one-third of the country’s vegetables and three-quarters of the country’s fruits…
Country Music Star Supporting Farmers
…farms and is really excited to work with us to help clear up those misconceptions that exist and we think you know, he connects with a lot of people,” she…
FDA Conducting Targeted Sampling of Leafy Greens in Salinas Valley
…intends to collect approximately 240 samples during the fall 2022 harvest season. Samples will be collected from farms and ranches that have been identified as being potentially associated with foodborne…
VofV: Hank Giclas Tribute, Part Two
…of Taylor Farms; Edwin Camp, President of D.M. Camp & Sons; Joe Pezzini, Sr. Director of Ag Operations at Taylor Farms and Peter Wren-Hilton, Founder of Wharf42 Ltd., all join…
USDA Announces Climate-Smart Partnership Projects
…modeling to make impact quantifications accurate and locally specific but also scalable. Targeted farms produce value-added and direct-to-consumer specialty crops as well as the 19 most common row crops in…
Interest Expense Ratio for Agriculture Stays Even with 20-year Average
Image by Alexander Gresbek from Pixabay USDA’s Economic Research Service reports the interest expense ratio of farms was 0.04 in 2020, remaining in line with the long-term trend and initial…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 08-23-22
…Congressman Costa hosts the Secretary of Interior to Central Valley farms and USDA announced another phase of disaster assistance. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features,…
VofV: Grimmway Farms’ Jeff Morrison on Using Business Acumen to Direct Agtech Investments
…out more at WGA.com. Jeff Morrison, the Director of Innovation and New Technology at Grimmway Farms, joins the podcast to discuss how he uses his interest in the business side…
Sugar Growers Discuss Farm Bill Priorities
…Washington representative for the Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers. He highlights the economic importance of this critical industry. “America’s sugar industry supports family farms, good jobs, and communities across the…
Agriculture at Disadvantage When it Comes to Political Influence
…of farms and farmers and individuals of differing viewpoints – to both be willing to step up their financial contributions to the political action arena, but to do so with…
Sugar Alliance Meeting Underway
…industry also provides a boost to the American economy. “America’s sugar industry supports family farms and good American jobs. A new study from the ag economists at Texas A&M University…
Vilsack Visits California to Announce Local Food Purchase Agreement
…agreement. Outreach and education will also be provided to farms involved in the program. “Through this innovative program, California will be able to support local and underserved farmers while expanding…