…with members of Congress,” said National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) CEO Ted McKinney. “Bringing together the viewpoints of agriculturalists, environmentalists, forest owners and government, the FACA farm…
Culvers Honors FFA with Essay Contest
A restaurant chain is honoring the FFA. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Courtesy National FFA Organization and Culver’s Restaurant Advocating for the importance of agriculture and agricultural…
Initial CVP Allocations Announced and SWP Allocation Increased
…This year, irrigation water service and repayment contractors north-of-Delta will receive 35 percent of their contract total. South-of-Delta contractors have also received the same allocation. Westlands Water District interim general…
FMI Encourages FDA to Refine Healthy Definition
…Proposed Definition of Healthy 2-16-23Download Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports…
No Plant-Based Covid Vaccine
…Covid Vaccine Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues…
Chef Martin Yan New Pistachio Ambassador
…media platforms around the globe. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Chef Martin Yan New Pistachio Ambassador Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina…
Officials Respond to Confirmed ACP Discovery in Sonoma
…fruit and nursery stock,” Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner Andrew Smith said in a press release. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR…
John Deere Continues 80-Year Partnership with FFA
…the growth of future leaders, feed agriculture’s talent pipeline, and honor the organization’s community service efforts. It also builds on the 80-year partnership between John Deere and National FFA. “We…
Week in Review: House Speaker Addresses World Ag Expo & CA Farmers Get Flood Damage Assistance
…Conservation Service will be dispersing the funds through a variety of conservation programs over five years. Get the latest agricultural headlines directly in your inbox by subscribing to the newsletter….
Conservation Reserve Program General Signup Opens February 27
Signups for the General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will open on February 27. Agricultural producers and private landowners will be able to apply through April 7. Offered by the U.S….
Census of Agriculture Accepted by USDA Through Spring
…in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the deadline for submitting the ag census just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed…
EPA Proposes Changes to Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
…Proposes Changes to Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She…
Biden to Nominate Xochitl Torres Small as USDA Deputy Secretary
…ability to excel in this essential role at the Department.” Upon the conclusion of Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh’s service with USDA, Kevin Shea, APHIS Administrator and a career public servant…
California Chill Report: Starting Small with Dormancy Breaking Materials
Dormancy breaking materials can help growers overcome a variety of issues related to challenges pertaining to chill accumulation. Research Director at the MARI Agricultural Research Institute, Masood Khezri has been…