…with Mary-Thomas Hart, Chief Counsel of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Thomas-Hart highlights that farmers and landowners have faced 14 iterations of WOTUS since 1972. Recent developments include EPA…
American Agriculture History Minute: Missouri Bootheel Logging Industry Begins
…to drain the swamp land. As a result, population in the Bootheel more than tripled from 1880 to 1930. And cotton flourished as the number one crop. That’s today’s American…
American Agriculture History Minute: Rich Ag History of Missouri
…in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The agricultural surplus produced by Missouri farmers was often sold downriver to plantation societies in the lower Mississippi Valley. The best agricultural lands…
USDA Expediting Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers
…Barley – $21.67 Flax – $20.97 Oats – $77.66 Mustard – $11.36 Upland cotton & Extra-long staple cotton – $84.74 Rapeseed – $23.63 Long & medium grain rice – $76.94…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 03-13-25
…Barcarian, dubbed “Mr. Raisin.” Barcarian shared his 56-year career, noting the industry’s decline from 280,000 acres to 90,000 acres due to high land costs and shifts to almonds and pistachios….
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 03-12-25
…the impact of flooding on farmland, the potential for future land usage issues, and the broader implications of environmental regulations on agricultural operations. Listen to previous AgNet News Hour episodes……
American Agriculture History Minute: Territory of Michigan Develops
…After the British were defeated in the Revolutionary War, the Treaty of Paris expanded the U.S. boundary to include all the land east of the Mississippi and south of Canada….
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 03-11-25
…Federation’s FUSION Conference in Denver. Key issues include high costs of farmland, machinery, and cattle, financial barriers, and the impact of taxes and regulations. They noted the enthusiasm and innovation…
California Senate Bill Seeks to Protect Farmland from Development
…California Farmland Conservancy Program, which supports agricultural conservation and sustainable land management. If passed, SB 462 would allocate $20 million annually to fund conservation easements—agreements that compensate landowners for permanently…
Learn More about the Various Benefits of EQIP
…your local USDA Service Center. A NRCS conservation planner will schedule a visit to your property and will walk the land with you to discuss your goals and review any…
Farm Leaders Call for Stronger Farm Bill, Risk Management at Senate Ag Hearing
…and ranchers. Duvall emphasized that the economic landscape has shifted dramatically since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, citing inflation, rising production costs, and the lingering effects of COVID-19….
37th annual California Small Farm Conference Coming Up
…with a theme honoring the relationship between farmers, communities, and the land they steward. 37th annual California Small Farm Conference Coming Up 2024 CA Small Farm Conference Brought to you…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ohio Canal Commission Established
…the U.S. government stood in the way, refusing to sell the land that was needed and the Commission was dissolved. Well, two years later, again, a new Canal Commission was…
NASDA Sets Federal Policy Priorities for 2025
…the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure science-based standards. The organization also aims to address concerns surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), chemicals that pose risks to agricultural land and…