…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…
Four Start-ups Advance in 2025 Ag Innovation Challenge
…Federation (AFBF), in partnership with Farm Credit, hosts the annual contest to highlight entrepreneurship in agriculture. “This competition helps entrepreneurs grow their ideas into products that support farmers and ranchers…
USDA Launches New Tools to Improve Fertilizer and Grain Transportation Visibility
DepositPhotos image The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has introduced two new tools to boost transparency and resilience in the agricultural transportation sector. Announced today, the Fertilizer Transportation Dashboard and…
Export Exchange 2024 Focus on Trade and U.S. Agriculture Growth
Large international transportation vessel in the port, loading grain for export. DepositPhotos image Export Exchange 2024 was held in Fort Worth, Texas, and brought together nearly 500 attendees, including international…
USDA Awards $25 Million to Support Specialty Crop Exports
…improving maximum residue limits (MRLs), and expanding export opportunities in Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Last year, U.S. specialty crop exports totaled $25.8 billion, benefiting producers…
Federal Funding Boosts Dairy Innovation at Fresno State
…stated, noting that California produces over 20 percent of the nation’s milk products. The funding is part of a broader partnership between Fresno State and the California Dairy Innovation Center,…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 10-07-24
…sustainability, and biodiversity. Sabrina also interviews Mollie Van Lieu about the partnership between the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) and Kids Eat in Color. They discuss the collaboration’s progress…
$31 Million in Grants Awarded to Improve California’s Urban Forests
…where they will provide environmental benefits such as improved air quality and human health. CAL FIRE’s State Urban Forester, Walter Passmore, highlighted the importance of the federal partnership in expanding…
Innovations Discussed at Innovations Discussed at World Dairy Expo
…dairy consumption through strategic partnerships and innovation. Roecker highlighted DMI’s partnership with Domino’s Pizza, which continues to be a major success. “Domino’s is hungry for more pizza sales, which means…
American Agriculture History Minute: The Beginning of Husker Harvest Days and Grand Island
…a large island in that river in central Nebraska La Grand Isle in the 1850s. The Union Pacific Railroad would plat the area Grand Island in 1866. The Platte River…
Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Workshop October 17
…and constraints of the rangeland restoration and improvement process, which will feature personnel from Swanton Pacific Ranch, San Benito Resource Conservation District and Cal Poly. There will also be a…
Almond Update: Almond Conference Hotels Available Today
Almond Conference hotels are officially available beginning at noon Pacific Time on September 12. Senior Specialist of Industry Relations for the Almond Board of California (ABC), Rebbeca Bailey said those…
Almond Update: Another Opportunity to ‘Own Your Prime’ with California Almonds
…months of a partnership with him for this year, as opposed to the nine months for last year. And that’s really great for us,” Morin explained. “That means that when…
PCC-DBII Offering $1.5 Million in Grants to Dairy Processors
The Pacific Coast Coalition – Dairy Business Innovation Initiative (PCC-DBII) has announced its fifth round of grants, offering $1.5 million to dairy processors in several states. Applications from processors in…