…on the president’s plan, AgNet Media National Correspondent Sabrina Halvorson spoke with Sameera Fazili, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council. The National Economic Council provides guidance to the President…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 02-25-22
…programs is approaching, Makenzie Scott donating $50 million to the 4-H council and finding a potential solution to rising gas prices with renewables. Tune in to the show for these…
Center Providing Plant Management Solutions for the Southeast Region
The center providing plant management solutions for the Southeast region. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The Jimmy Carter Plant Materials Center is one of a national network…
USDA Supports Supply Chain Enhancement with $215 Million Investment
…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…