…focusing on strawberries, blueberries, citrus, avocados, and fresh apples. Discussion reveals how weather conditions and other factors have impacted production and prices. Dr. Maganã also provides insights into the vegetable…
USDA Implements New Testing Guidelines for Raw Milk
…it’s important for producers to share information for contact tracing and epidemiologic analysis. “Those actions are really critical and they’re really critical to dampen this down, to stop livestock loss,…
American Agriculture History Minute: Railroads Part in Agriculture Expansion
…to prevent any person who has availed him or herself of the benefits of the first section of this act, from paying the minimum price, or the price to which…
Diverse Drivers of Farm Income
…of those things filter into farm income, but, commodity prices are obviously a key factor in determining a chunk of farm income,” he explained. “And we’ve seen commodity prices come…
American Agriculture History Minute: Homestead Act of 1862
…and it even then called the gateway for travel on westward. There was wide agreement on the need to settle new territories quickly, but the debate polarized over the price…
COP29 Wraps Up with Mixed Outcomes and Lingering Disputes
…Developing States (SIDS) criticized the exclusion of loss and damage funding. Progress was made on adaptation indicators and extending the Lima gender work program, but contentious debates over energy transitions…
CDFW Now Accepting Applications for Wolf-Livestock Loss Compensation Program
…official investigations, and losses are documented using CDFW’s Livestock Loss Determination Form. The California Legislature allocated $600,000 in 2024 to continue WLCP funding. However, with limited funds, CDFW is currently…
What Are the Chances for Food Price Deflation?
DepositPhotos image What are the chances of food shoppers seeing a year of food price deflation? Gary Crawford tells us. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products July 1, 2025 Unlock…
Record Territory for U.S. Drought Monitor
Young corn growing in dry drought season Image by stevanovicigor/DepositPhotos The final U.S. Drought Monitor for October 2024 shows record or near-record drought coverage in the lower 48 states. Rod…
World Food Prize Laureates Receive Their Honor
…seed banks. Rod Bain reports. Coverage of The World Food Prize 2024 Laureate Award Ceremony at the Iowa Capitol. Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin OBE of the U.K. and Canada and Dr….
Several Factors Keeping Food Price Inflation Under Control
Image by cboswell/DepositPhotos image Several factors are at work, keeping food price inflation under control. Gary Crawford has more. Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products July 1, 2025 Unlock Dairy…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 10-25-24
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s show we continue coverage of the FIRA USA conference with an interview with Walt Duflock, Vice President of…
FSA Updates Loan Assistance Tool to Support Lenders
…farmers and ranchers by partnering with lenders. These loans, guaranteed up to $2.25 million, provide lenders with up to 95% protection against financial losses. This partnership allows lenders to originate…
Chef Competition in Vietnam Highlights Taste and Quality of U.S. Pork
…U.S. pork, the reliability, the taste and flavor. We’re not going to compete on price. There’s a tariff issue here that keeps us a little more expensive than some of…