…the distribution of public funds in crop insurance, commodity programs, and disaster assistance from 2017 to 2022. Totaling over $142 billion, these funds primarily benefit the Midwest and Great Plains…
Latest General CRP Acreage Enrollment Period Underway
Photo by Laura Ockel on Unsplash Producers have until March 29th to enroll acreage in USDA’s General Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Rod Bain has more in today’s This Land of…
USDA Expands Insurance Option for Nursery Growers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding its Nursery Value Select (NVS) crop insurance program to cover nursery producers in all counties across all states. NVS allows producers to…
House Agriculture Committee Offers Farm Labor Solution
…on how to improve the H-2A guest worker program. It includes more than 20 recommendations to streamline the program and make labor more affordable for farmers. “We’re losing American farms…
Disease Mortality Gap Growing Between Rural and Urban Areas
…Ours program here. Disease Mortality Gap Growing Between Rural and Urban Areas Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker…
Week in Review: California Snowpack Finally Hits the Average & New Office of Ag at EPA
…its trade agenda by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers for American agricultural exports. Transitioning towards sustainable groundwater usage is becoming more accessible for farmers and Groundwater Sustainability Agencies through involvement…
Vilsack Announces Clean Power Projects
…continuing to be nimble in implementing this program.” More details are available at USDA.gov. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Vilsack Announces Clean Power Projects Sabrina…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…one of the most important things that you can look at is FRAC group rotation for a good season long disease program. Q: So, what are some of the things…
USDA: Expiring Estate Tax Provisions Would Increase Taxes for Farm Estates
…more than doubling of the total federal estate taxes for farm estates to $1.2 billion. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. USDA: Expiring Estate Tax Provisions…
Several Categories in U.S. Cotton Balance Sheet Are Up
USDA’s forecast for cotton this marketing year reflects year-over-year rises in several categories. Rod Bain has more. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson and Rod Bain’s program here. Several Categories in U.S….
New Resources Available for Local and Regional Food Systems Development
…food and creating new markets, including farmers markets and food hubs. Two key funding opportunities within LAMP, the Farmers Market Promotion Program and Local Food Promotion Program, focus on bolstering…
USDA Announced Bobwhite Pilot Project, General CRP Signup
…conservation initiative, the Working Lands for Wildlife’s Northern Bobwhite Pilot Project. NRCS has also announced the signup dates for USDA’s General Enrollment signup in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which…
Fuel Prices See Double-Digit Increase for Gasoline
…per gallon. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s program here. Fuel Prices See Double-Digit Increase Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public…
Mentorship Program for Women in Food and Agriculture
…to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Mentorship Program for Women in Food and Agriculture Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning…
