…interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who…
NPPC Pushes for Prop 12 Changes
…California voters passed Proposition 12 in November of 2018, and the final stages of implementation went through earlier this year. National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Lori Stevermer of Minnesota…
Online Debt Consolidation Tool to Help with Financial Viability for Farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced a new online resource called the Debt Consolidation Tool. The new tool allows farmers and ranchers to input their existing farm operating…
A 19 Percent Decline in California Walnut Production Expected
…percent decline from last year’s 824,000 tons. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service notes the decline is linked to a reduction in bearing acres, down four percent from the previous year….
AgNet News Hour, Wednesday, 09-11-24
…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 and hosts The AgNet…
The Uniqueness of Farmers Markets
Do you have a favorite farmers market? A look at why they each have their own feel. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Shelley Pauls on…
AgNet News Hour, Tuesday, 09-10-24
…features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes…
Agreement to Help Support U.S. Exports into Chile
In what’s being described as a “landmark agreement,” the Chilean National Congress has secured American exporters’ rights to use common food names. Chile has approved a new trade agreement that…
California Dairy Industry Adapts to Challenges with Efficiency Improvements
…per hundredweight. Three years later, value sank to $13 per hundredweight. Since 1949, the USDA has implemented the Milk Price Support Program which aids farmers by maintaining a price minimum…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 09-09-24
…features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes…
Ag Trade Mission to Vietnam Kicks Off Today
…cotton, soybeans, dairy, poultry, and fresh fruit are in high demand. “Our collaboration has secured market access for a variety of American products, including most recently stone fruit and grapefruit,”…
Opposing Views of USDA September Net Farm Income Report
…farmers desperate for relief, certainty, and stability. The bipartisan Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 is the legislative remedy our rural communities so desperately need. Thompson said, “It’s…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 09-06-24
…farmers. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes… Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an…
California Processing Tomato Production Down from 2023
…the May forecast. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reports the expected harvested acreage as being 226,000, down 11 percent from 2023. While favorable spring conditions helped the processing tomato crop…



















