Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the impacts of the recent tropical storm on Fresno County crops, CDFA’s soil…
Proposals for CDFA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Being Accepted
…awarded through the program. Funding will be dependent upon the passage of a Farm Bill and what is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. SCBGP awards will range between…
AgNet News Hour: Tuesday, 08-22-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers foreign-owned farm land, the Blue Diamond Climate-Smart program helping to expand sustainability goals,…
Cammack Expects Tough Battle for Farm Bill
…is a national security bill. This isn’t just a farm bill. This is a national security bill because we need to start talking about agriculture as a national security concern,”…
USDA Proposal to Strengthen Horse Protection Act
…Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts…
Worm Farm Conference Dates Set
It’s an ag conference like no other. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The date is set for the 2024 U.S. Worm Farm Conference. More than 50 worm…
Comment Deadline Approaching for USDA’s Handling of ToBRFV
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is still accepting feedback on how the agency should address Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 08-21-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers innovations to grow animal feed indoors, a representative’s vow to fight Prop 12…
EPA Denies CAFO Petitions from Environmental Groups
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rejected petitions that sought stricter regulations for confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Environmental groups had initially sent the CAFO petitions back in 2017…
FARM Act Would Guard U.S. Ag Land from Foreign Control
…Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act would: add the Secretary of Agriculture as a member to CFIUS; add language to protect the U.S. agriculture industry from foreign control through transactions,…
Ag Lenders Donate to Hawaii Relief Efforts
…Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News…
AgNet Weekly: Senator Cramer on Foreign Ownership of U.S. Ag Land
How much of our U.S. ag land should belong to our adversaries? About three percent of agricultural land in the United States is owned by foreign entities. But U.S. Senator…
Week in Review: Deadline Approaches for FARMER Program & Concerns with EPA’s Vulnerable Species Pilot Program
…in support of its Vulnerable Species Pilot program. Another project made possible through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities will be making funding available to farmers. Subscribe…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 08-18-23
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the increase in wages for salaried employees, CFFA monitoring issues in the state…