…mass deportation policies despite concerns about labor shortages in the agricultural sector. Rollins assures farmers that the administration understands their challenges and is working on expanding the H-2A migrant labor…
UC Davis Launches Website and Video Series Titled “From Labs to Lives”
The University of California, Davis, has launched a website and video series titled “From Labs to Lives” to showcase federally funded research and its public benefits, highlighting potential consequences of…
USDA Ordered to Reinstate Over 5,000 Probationary Workers
…Meanwhile, Reuters reports that since the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce began, an estimated 20,000 federal employees have been terminated, while another 75,000 have…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 03-10-25
…the Trump administration was not allowed, doesn’t have the authority, to fire these people. Additionally, they delve into tariffs and the concerns about tariffs. While at the Commodity Classic in…
Rollins Expresses Optimism About Administration’s Efforts to Expand Market Access for Producers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Brooke Rollins, USDA Secretary of Agriculture, expressed optimism about the Trump administration’s efforts to expand market access for producers during a recent speech at…
Agricultural Sector Responds to Tariff Implementation
…the already difficult economic conditions farmers are facing due to rising input costs and declining corn prices. He urged the administration to take swift action. “We call on the President…
Montana Farmers Union President Warns New Tariffs Will Hurt Agriculture
…facing a lot more uncertainty due to early actions by the administration to pause federal grants and layoff tens of thousands of federal workers. “Some farmers and ranchers voluntarily enroll…
Pork Producers Urge Lawmakers to Change California Prop 12 Mandates
…emphasizing the urgent need for a federal solution to the challenges posed by California’s Proposition 12. California voters passed Proposition 12 on November 6, 2018. It established new minimum space…
USDA Unveils Blueprint to Combat the Avian Influenza Outbreak
…and Drug Administration to examine strategies to safely expand supply in the commercial market for eggs. USDA will minimize burdens on individual farmers and consumers who harvest homegrown eggs. USDA…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 03-04-25
…agricultural topics including the Commodity Classic, Prop 12, water issues, and evolving consumer trends. The show wraps up by exploring the complexities of state versus federal legislation in agriculture. Listen…
Stewardship Agreement Announced to Enhance Wildfire Prevention
…enhance wildfire prevention by expanding fuel breaks across private and federal lands in California and Oregon. This initiative, involving the USDA, US Forest Service, and Sierra Pacific Industries, will add…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 02-27-25
…a group of farmers files a lawsuit against the USDA. The lawsuit addresses the Trump administration’s deletion of decades-worth of climate change data, a crucial source of information for agricultural…
Trump Confirms 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Will Proceed
…hoped that Canada and Mexico, the United States’ top two trading partners, could persuade the administration to delay or reconsider the tariffs, which would impact over $918 billion worth of…
RFA Criticizes Musk for Removal of Year-Round E15 from Federal Spending Bill
…stop-gap government funding bill. Cooper attributed the decision to opposition from Elon Musk, who was acting as the Trump administration’s efficiency chief, along with certain conservative lawmakers. “But in the…