…grants to fund startup and expansion activities in the meat and poultry processing sector. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will provide another $40 million for workforce development…
Avocado Shipping Delay Puts Spotlight on Imports from Mexico
…to today’s full National Spotlight below. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily…
New Coalition Seeks Additional IR-4 Funding to Support Specialty Crops
…Leafy Greens Research Program, Marrone Bio Innovations, North American Blueberry Council, and the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association. Friends of IR-4 indicate that increasing costs of research and development have…
Nationwide Program Helping Restore and Sustain Healthy Natural Ecosystems
…Center in August 2018. There were 60 attendees including Service center staff, who brought producers to the event. The National Resources Conservation Service – or NRCS – operates 25 Plant…
Hearing on USDA Inspector General Report on Civil Rights Complaints
…unfilled in the department due to a lack of candidates. Listen to the full National Spotlight segment below. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an…
US Reportedly Stopping Shipments of Avocados from Mexico
…increase over the last fiscal year. The majority of the harvest will be the Hass variety. For this story and more, listen to the National Spotlight below. US Reportedly Stopping…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 02-17-22
…almond orchard irrigation system efficiency, and the cotton council’s concerns with the WOTUS revision. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to previous…
Russia-Ukraine Issue Driving Fuel Prices Higher
Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com For the seventh straight week, the nation’s average gas price climbed, up 4.6 cents from a week ago to $3.47 per gallon. The national average…
NASDA Sets Priorities For Farm Bill Advocacy
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) have set their eyes on 10 specific policy areas to advocate for as the process to craft the 2023 Farm Bill…
Ag Groups Continue to Weigh-In on WOTUS Rulemaking Process
…farmers. “Unfortunately, the proposed rule will return us to the ambiguity of past regulation as well as the federal overreach that ignored the role and expertise of state partners,” National…
Farm Groups Oppose Court’s Grey Wolf Decision
…Council also opposed the ruling. NCBA Executive Director of Natural Resources and Public Lands Council Executive Director Kaitlynn Glover said in a statement, “It’s disappointing that environmental activism carried more…
Record Setting Ag Exports Surpass 2021 Expectations
…Export Council. “They’re the result of a lot of hard work by our industry to build demand for U.S. dairy products around the world and harness the opportunities that past…
Enrollment Deadline for Dairy Risk Management Programs Extended
…National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) was among the groups to thank USDA and Secretary Tom Vilsack for extending the signup period for the dairy risk management programs. “DMC offers cost-effective…
USDA Supports Climate-Smart Commodities with $1 Billion Investment
…funding to meet national and global demand and expand market opportunities for climate-smart commodities to increase the competitive advantage of American producers. We want a broad array of agriculture and…