…and while these chemicals are not used on farms, this rule could have a big financial effect on many farms around the nation. To get more understanding and information, we’re…
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Seeks Reform to EQIP Funding
…resilience. Recommendations from the report include removing costly practices that purportedly favor large-scale farms, reducing payment limits to increase farmer access, and integrating additional funding sources beyond 2031. The report…
American Farmland Trust Establishes ‘U.S. Farmed’ Label to Promote Local Ag
Seeing a threat to the future of agriculture in the United States, American Farmland Trust (AFT) launched a new product certification in March including a “U.S. Farmed” label, to promote…
Almond Update: Environmental Stewardship Story of Almonds Continues to Get Better
…also helps with carbon storage. Farms that participate in the practice can capture 2.4 tons of carbon per acre. At the same time, orchard recycling can also benefit growers by…
Global Ag Land Shift Over Six Decade Period
Watering crops with Irrigation system By kinek00/DepositPhotos image Where the world’s farms are located has shifted over time per a recent USDA study on trends of global agricultural production over…
Expert on Domestic Corporate Ag Land
…rural communities and end speculative corporate investments that drive small farms out of business.” Specifically, the Farmland for Farmers Act would: Restrict corporations, multilayered subsidiaries, pension funds and investment funds…
Bird Flu Found in Texas Dairy Cows, NCBA Issues Statement
…is aware that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in samples collected from dairy cattle in the…
Risk Management Tool for Specialty Crop Producers
…a policy that will cover their specialty crop farms, their vegetable farms, maybe urban ag types of operations.” Bunger reminds growers that there are several options for crop insurance agents,…
Westlands Water District Surpasses Groundwater Recharge Goal
…yield- will provide a lifeline to hundreds of family-owned farms during evermore frequent periods when the District receives a low or no water allocation from the Central Valley Project,” Westlands…
Rep. Duarte Doesn’t Expect 2024 Farm Bill
…also, to some degree, means it may be a spending blowout, which there’s not a lot of appetite for.” U.S. Representatives John Duarte (R-CA-13) Duarte stated farm programs for conservation…
U.S. Behind in Aquaculture
…ways for the nation to expand the domestic seafood supply. “The real key to expanding that is to move into U.S. Federal waters. The U.S. does have an aquaculture industry,…
Farms Received Nearly a Quarter of Each Food-at-home Dollar in 2022
…farm shares, highlight the different paths that food takes from farms to consumers’ points of purchase, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. Chart showing expenditures for food at home and…
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…
Final SEC Climate Reporting Rule Considered a Win for Farmers
…have mandated greenhouse gas emissions reporting for supply chains, prompted significant opposition from agricultural organizations due to potential privacy issues and financial strain on small farms. The finalized SEC rules…