DepositPhotos image In 2025, farmers are expected to face tighter profit margins due to high input costs despite a decrease in some commodity prices. However, one input cost that won’t…
American Agriculture History Minute: Hay Press Invented
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Hay Press Invented The baling of hay began with the invention of the first hay…
Almond Update: 2024 Almond Conference Wraps Up with Plans for 2025
…informing attendees about this shift. Almond Update: 2024 Almond Conference Wraps Up with Plans for 2025 Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals –…
CDPR Releases New Schedule for Pesticide Reevaluations Across California
Farm tractor spraying pesticides & insecticides herbicides over green vineyard field. Napa Valley, Napa County, California, USA DepositPhotos image The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) has released its updated…
Export Sales Begin 2025 on a Lower Note
Large international transportation vessel in the port, loading grain for export. DepositPhotos image The first export sales report of 2025 came in below many traders’ expectations, according to Allendale commodity…
China Approves More GM Crops to Boost Food Security
DepositPhotos image China approved five gene-edited crop varieties and 12 types of genetically modified soybeans, corn, and cotton. Reuters says the expanded approvals are intended to boost high-yielding crops, reduce…
U.S. Ag Trade Considerations in 2025
DepositPhotos image What might be some of the questions regarding U.S. farm and food trade in the New Year, based in part on some of the developments of 2024? Rod…
Pacific NW Above-Average Mountain Snowpack Accumulations
DepositPhotos image USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey discusses the Pacific Northwest’s above-average mountain snowpack accumulations, noting a pattern consistent with La Niña conditions despite the absence of an official La Niña….
Risk Analysis on the Importation of Fresh Pineapples from Indonesia
DepositPhotos image The USDA has completed a risk analysis on the importation of fresh pineapples from Indonesia, assessing potential pests. The analysis concludes that with proper phytosanitary measures, the risk…
American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Westward Movement
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Agriculture Continues Westward Movement Agriculture continued its western movement in the early years. Farm spread…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 01-07-25
…expand. My Land also supports organic farming practices, having secured certifications for their service. Sabrina talks with Nicole Gault of the Almond Alliance who discusses their Pollinator Alliance grant program….
Act Provides $9.8 Billion in Ag Relief, Texas to Benefit the Most
DepositPhotos image The American Relief Act of 2025, recently passed by Congress, extends the current farm bill through September 30 and provides $9.8 billion in market relief payments for 20…
NASS Conducting Survey of Cattle Operations in California
DepositPhotos image The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting a survey of approximately 1,500 cattle operations in California to provide current measures of U.S. cattle inventories. It will…
Weed Killer Paraquat Linked Potentially to Thyroid Disease and Birth Defects
DepositPhotos image California’s pesticide regulators have linked the weed killer paraquat to potential thyroid disease and birth defects, though no direct link to Parkinson’s disease has been established. This preliminary…