…international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 127.2 points in April, 0.6 percent higher than in March. That reading was 19 percent below April 2022 but still five percent higher…
Growing Matters: BeSure! Campaign Helps Protect Pollinators This Spring
…Matters coalition of agricultural companies, BeSure! is supported by the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) and National Pesticide Safety Education Center (NPSEC). Listen to Eric Ott, Field Development Specialist with Valent, discuss more…
Farm Bureau Foundation Fellows Launch Free Digital Skills and Ag Literacy Lessons
…will receive a stipend and Chromebooks for their classroom. For more information, visit the Farm Bureau Foundation website, agfoundation.org. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s…
AgNet Weekly: Representative Kat Cammack
…WOTUS, and more. Each week we highlight essential legislative and policy conversations affecting agriculture nationwide. Host Sabrina Halvorson is a 30-year media veteran known nationally for her award-winning, balanced, and…
Broad Coalition Forms LIBERTY Campaign, Calling for Immigration Reform
…problems “comprehensively” have all met with failure.” Member groups of the LIBERTY Campaign include the Western Growers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, and the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. The…
Rice Production Program to Begin Accepting Applications
…result in significant time savings for both farmers and USDA employees, helping to ensure the swift delivery of program benefits to producers and further our goal of better serving farmers.”…
Celebrating Cinco de Mango
The National Mango Board wants to help you celebrate Cinco de Mango. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The National Mango Board has added something extra to this…
USDA to Establish New Regional Food Business Centers
…is designed to support farmers, ranchers, and other food businesses to access new markets and navigate other available resources. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the centers “create new and expanded…
Federal Recommendations on Nutrients Differ from Consumer Intake
…1,000 calories—using the latest available national food consumption survey data collected in 2017–18. They compared average consumption densities of six nutrients with what would be needed to match Dietary Guidelines…
Industry Coalition Encouraging Ag Research Support in The Next Farm Bill
…Signatories of the letter include the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, The Fertilizer Institute, and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. The group point to a 2021 report that…
Additional Assistance for Farm Loan Borrowers
…about its progress in deploying this funding to farmers who need it. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. (USDA/Farm Service Agency) Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 05-02-23
…efforts covering water and technology and another episode of the Voices of the Valley with a CDFA undersecretary on the future of the industry. Tune in to the show for…
World Bank: Commodity Prices to Drop Through 2024
…report says. Overall, commodity prices are expected to fall by 21 percent in 2023, relative to last year. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This…
‘Newsom Stepped Up This Year’ in Response to Water Conditions
…one of the wettest winters on record. “Governor Newsom stepped up this year and is showing some flexibility that we find to be an optimistic look to the future. He…