…growers and improved nutritional health for consumers. By USDA Agricultural Research Service Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land of Ours program here. Boosting the Nutritional Bounty of Carrots and Onions…
NRCS Seeks Cooperative Agreement Proposals to Further Conservation Efforts
…more farmers and ranchers and forest stewards into our conservation programs, and implementation of conservation practices through the array of Farm Bill programs that we have in the state.” Cooperative…
Feral Swine in America: USDA-APHIS Goes to Georgia
…to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land of Ours program here. Feral Swine in America USDA-APHIS Goes to Georgia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh0NS6afMfo This video series shows the stories of farmers, ranchers, and others impacted…
Dairy Industry Encourages Action to Address Supply Chain Problems
…specific steps that can provide relief to dairy farmers and exporters. The dairy groups highlight the value of interagency collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S….
AgNet News Hour: Monday, 04-25-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers industry groups encouraging USDA to take over gene editing regulations, the improvements that…
Emphasizing the Need to Call 811 before Digging
Efforts are underway to promote farm safety by emphasizing the need to call 811 before beginning any digging or drain tile projects. More about that coming up on This Land…
Week in Review: EPA Addresses Pesticide Approval Process & Bird Flu Outbreak Hits 27 Million
…full exemption. The funding support comes from the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program from USDA. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to receive all of the biggest headlines in agriculture every week….
Livestock Producers Impacted by Drought or Wildfire Receive Payments
…the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP). Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Zach Ducheneaux told AgNet Media’s Randall Weiseman that the new Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) was developed as…
USDA Makes Earth Day Investment of Nearly $800 Million in Climate-Smart Infrastructure
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $800 million in climate-smart infrastructure (PDF, 587 KB) in 40 states,…
Phase 1 NEPA Revisions Met with Criticism from Farm Groups
…years. Duvall “AFBF is disappointed that the Biden administration has decided to reverse commonsense reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act,” American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-22-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers farm groups opposing NEPA changes, John Deere partnering with GUSS, learning the basics…
Watershed Infrastructure Projects Receive $420 Million in Support
…financial assistance for new watershed infrastructure, and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program (REHAB) upgrades existing USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) dams. The Albany project is funded through WFPO. Additional examples…
VofV: Farming’s Secret Weapon – California Community Colleges
…Secretary Karen Ross to train community college students is a perfect example of the way to pass along knowledge about on-farm skills and technology. “I can teach theory all day…
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
…Administration (FDA). Ag groups are pushing for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assume responsibility of animal biotechnology. In a letter addressed to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the organizations…