The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has announced updates to multiple quarantines for invasive pests. The Mediterranean and Queensland fruit fly quarantines in Southern California have now ended,…
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…
Labeling Lab-Grown Meat
Image by firn/DepositPhotos Ag leaders and various advocacy groups around the nation continue to take on the topic of lab-grown meat. Speaking at the Nebraska Governor’s Ag and Economic Summit,…
Ag Trade Mission to Colombia Kicks Off Next Week
…consumer purchasing power,” Taylor said in a press release. “Colombian consumers are hungry for the world-class food and agricultural products that the U.S. offers, and I am excited to see…
Additional RAPP Funding Available to Support Ag Exports
…export investment. This funding aims to support American farmers and enhance global food security by expanding their customer base beyond established markets like China, Mexico, and Canada. Since its launch…
DPR Grants $2.6 Million to Support Sustainable Pest Management Options
…be used to boost knowledge and practices in integrated pest management (IPM). Another $942,000 in Alliance Grants will go towards helping expand and adopt effective and affordable IPM systems. Some…
China’s Food Self-Sufficiency Plans Hit Weather Snag
…make up most of the year’s food output in the country. China’s been pushing for increasing food self-sufficiency but increasing occurrences of extreme weather events in recent years have made…
Dairy and Livestock Sustainability Incentive Grants Available
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Office of Environmental Farming & Innovation is now accepting applications for various dairy and livestock sustainability incentive grants. These programs aim to…
USDA Discrimination Payments
…and resources needed to continue to be successful and providing the United States and the world with food, fiber and fuel as many of them have done for generations.” Financial…
Federal Food Administration Act Seeks to Reorganize Food Safety Oversight
Lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at reorganizing food safety oversight in the U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Representative Rosa DeLauro have introduced the Federal Food Administration Act, aiming to create…
Consequences of No New Farm Bill
…U.S. food security. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in…
2025 Food Price Forecast
What will food prices hold for next year? That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Image by Daviles/DepositPhotos image The Agriculture Department is out with its first food price…
Some Good News in Food Price Forecast
USDA’s latest food price forecast has a little good news for shoppers. Gary Crawford has more coming on up This Land of Ours. Image by takoburito/DepositPhotos image Analysts at the…
Investment of $27 Million to Support Optimization of California Ports
The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) has allocated $27 million to upgrade data systems at the state’s five major container ports: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland,…