…agricultural states in the country, with Kern County home to around 3,000 farmers. Over half of these residents rely on FSA funding and programs. If the Bakersfield office shuts down,…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 05-07-25
…in tax credits to a hydrogen fuel facility in Lancaster and a port in Ventura County to improve logistics and supply chains. Additionally, California Dairies, Inc. opened a new 200,000…
California Gas Powered Car Ban Voted Down
This is a typical Southern California rush hour’s traffic — here an freeway in Orange County. Daniel R. Blume, via Wikimedia Commons The US House of Representatives has voted 246…
American Agriculture History Minute: Kansas Pioneer Farmers
ABANDONED HOUSE AND RUSTED IRON HAND PUMP ON LAND WHICH USED TO BE COVERED BY TALLGRASS PRAIRIE IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS NEAR KANSAS CITY. THE WAVE OF PIONEER FARMERS CLEARED…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 05-05-25
…California that prohibits Border Patrol from conducting warrantless immigration stops, following an ACLU lawsuit over a Border Patrol sweep in Kern County. The ruling requires agents to have reasonable suspicion…
American Agriculture History Minute: Early Agriculture in Kansas Often Unsuccessful
Haskell County, Kansas. Home of large farmer who is making a success of his farming. Perhaps the best farm house in the vicinity, was planned and built by its owner,…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 05-01-25
…been used before, including in Los Angeles County in 2023. The presence of Mediterranean fruit flies in Alameda and Santa Clara counties poses a significant threat to specialty crop growers,…
American Agriculture History Minute: Early Agriculture Difficult in Kansas
Photocopy of Historic Photograph, Photographer and Date Unknown- EARLY AREA HOMESTEAD – Nicodemus Historic District, Nicodemus, Graham County, KS Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons I’m Mark Oppold with an American…
90 Years of NRCS – Over a Century of Soil Conservation Awareness
Michael McElhiney with soil sample in Stanislaus County, CA. By Lynn Betts / Photo courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service / Wikimedia Commons Even with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation…
FCSO Investigating Two Stolen Cargo Cases: Walnuts and Mandarins
Wikimedia Commons The Fresno County Sheriff’s Ag Task Force is investigating two cases of stolen cargo involving $150,000 in walnuts and $100,000 in mandarins. In both instances, the thief posed…
White House Budget Proposal Targets Local FSA, NRCS Offices for Closure
…to consolidate its local, county-level offices into larger, state-level committees that would oversee FSA, NRCS, and Rural Development operations. These offices, which many farmers depend on for direct support, could…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 04-17-25
…forming state committees to oversee local operations. Concerns have been raised about the impact on county committees and the ability to accommodate farmers without internet access. The 2018 Farm Bill…
CDFA Expands HLB Quarantine Boundary in San Diego County’s Valley Center Area
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has expanded the Huanglongbing (HLB) quarantine boundary in San Diego County’s Valley Center area due to the detection of two HLB-positive citrus…
American Agriculture History Minute: Farmland Auctions
…Iowa farm change hands for the first time since 1882. Six-hundred-thirty-six (636) acres of prime farmland in Guthrie County, Iowa. It was eventually split into eight tracks, five buyers, a…