…to initiate key marketing strategies to drive sales for this superfruit heading into June’s National Mango Month and National Mango Day on July 22. Traditionally, June and July are peak…
AgNet Weekly: Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack
…policy conversations affecting agriculture nationwide. Host Sabrina Halvorson is a 30-year media veteran known nationally for her award-winning, balanced, and accurate reporting. For more than 10 years, she has specialized…
Week in Review: Budget Sees Ups and Downs & Recharging Groundwater Basins with Floodwater
…Secure the Border Act passed in the House last week with a vote of 219 to 213. Get the latest agricultural headlines directly in your inbox by subscribing to the…
SAVE Act to Protect Common Food Names in Export Markets
…The American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture have also endorsed the effort. “When the right to use…
Food Spending Decreased Unevenly Across States in 2020
…fresh data from USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). Inflation-adjusted total U.S. food expenditures were 6.6 percent lower in 2020 than in 2019. However, individual states experienced varying degrees of food…
Heavy Criticism of House Ag Appropriations Bill to Cut USDA Funding
…$9.5 million under the bill. Support for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service would also be cut by $2.1 million. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service would also see funding…
Growing Matters: BeSure! Campaign Stresses Importance of Pesticide Labels
…of neonicotinoid insecticides in North America. The joint effort is led by Bayer CropScience, Syngenta, Valent U.S.A. LLC , BASF Agricultural Solutions and Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. In addition to the Growing Matters coalition of agricultural…
Socially Disadvantaged Farms Concentrated in South and West
…the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist,…
VofV: Farmers are Entrepreneurs, Citi’s Adam Bergman Talks Agtech
…States are all players in creating and utilizing sustainable agricultural practices, and a collaboration of effort toward a sustainable future is an asset. And all roads lead back to the…
Ag Groups Say Secure the Border Act Falls Short of Necessary Labor Reform
…the organization said in a press release. Members of the AWC include the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union, International Fresh Produce Association, and Western Growers. The group notes…
USDA Modernizing Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making updates to the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Efforts include adjustments to the ACEP Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) as well as Wetland…
Rodale Institute Applauds USDA Investments in Organic Farmers
…Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will issue up to $75 million in competitive grants to fund projects designed to expand and improve markets for domestically produced organic products. In addition, the…
May Revision of California Budget Boosts Flood Control Support
…already proposed back in January. The bolstered flood response funding includes increased support for the California Small Agricultural Business Drought Relief Grant Program. The program would be expanded in scope…
More Elected Officials Concerned About Lack of AM Radio in New Cars
…is taking to prevent this from happening in future vehicle models. “AM radio has extensive geographic reach, including areas where there’s little cell service or broadband internet access,” they say…