Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. In this episode of AgNet News Hour, hosts Sabrina Halvorson and Lorrie Boyer discuss the International Longshoremen’s Association’s resistance to…
Almond Update: Almond Industry Sees Growth and Sustainability Milestones
…Growth and Sustainability Milestones 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…
NCBA Pushes Back Against Dietary Guidelines
Shutterstock image The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is pushing back against advice from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee that recommends reducing red meat consumption. According to the NCBA, this…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 12-11-24
…face as they lose valuable agricultural land to this unexpected floodwater revival. Lorrie talks with Chris Galen, the Senior Vice President of Member Services and Strategic Initiatives at the National…
American Agriculture History Minute: Dramatic Agricultural Expansion
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. The most dramatic expansion in American agriculture took place over a 50-year period from 1860 to 1910. The number…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 12-10-24
…farms through their Community Fund, which offers micro-grants to promote sustainable farming practices. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson…
USDA Advances Grape Breeding with Genetic Resources
Shutterstock image USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plant Genetic Research Unit (PGRU) is researching crossbreeding of existing grape germplasm, whether among the more than 1,400 accessions available at the PGRU…
Record NRCS Program Acreage Enrollment
DepositPhotos image Fiscal Year 2024 proved to be a banner year regarding acres enrolled in the various USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs. Rod Bain reports. Record NRCS Program…
American Agriculture History Minute: Women’s Movement in Agriculture
…the armies. Women kept up their usual washing, cooking, and sowing, as well as tending to livestock and crops. And now, over 150 years later, women lead many agricultural associations….
AgNet News Hour Monday, 12-09-24
…role of agricultural fertilizers in nitrate presence and the validation of regulatory models for groundwater protection. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media,…
Farm Labor Survey Released
…livestock worker wages were $18.12 nationally, up 3.2% from the 2023 release. However, no one realistically pays the national wage. So regionally, there was an average of about four and…
USDA Forecasts Decline in Farm Income for 2024, Specialty Crops a Bright Spot
…initial projection of 80 cents per pound to just 66 cents, a substantial decrease that could impact producers heavily. Courtesy of Economic Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Other row…
American Agriculture History Minute: The Economy and Agriculture’s Move West
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: The Economy and Agriculture’s Move West No surprise, the U.S. economy was primarily agriculturally based…
USDA Implements New Testing Guidelines for Raw Milk
…protect public health and prevent further outbreaks following the detection of the virus in raw milk samples in California. Dr. Meg Schaefer, an epidemiologist and National Public Health Advisor for…