The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is continuing efforts to address western water supplies through new approaches. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be working to mitigate challenges through…
Biggest U.S. Farms Obtaining More Land
…More Land Farms-and-Land-in-Farms-Report-02.2023Download 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…
Sorghum: A Useful Pollinator Food Source
…for pollinators and other beneficial insects during times when pollen and nectar are scarce. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Oklahoma State University (OSU) Division of Agricultural…
Week in Review: Allocations Increase & Newsom Order Allows More Delta Pumping
…point to California’s water mismanagement as being one of the biggest hurdles that growers are dealing with. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to receive the latest agricultural headlines every week….
Water Board Suspends Flow Restrictions to Improve Water Storage Opportunity
…said Roger Isom, President and CEO of the Western Agricultural Processors Association. “The good news is those restrictions are going to be relaxed. We’re going to be able to pump…
Disappointment in FDA’s Proposal for Plant-Based Milk Alternatives
…document is intended to provide consumers with more information to distinguish the nutritional differences between milk and plant-based alternatives. President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, Jim Mulhern…
Consumers Expect to Pay More for Groceries
…they plan to spend less. In other sectors, 31% of consumers report that they will spend more on personal care products in 2023 versus 17% in 2022. Expectations in foodservice…
FACA Farm Bill Priorities Heralded by Industry Members
…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…