A preliminary injunction to stop the bargaining process with the UFW union raises significant constitutional concerns about California’s “Card Check” law. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced additional…
Ag Groups Urge EPA to Amend Endangered Species Act Processes
A coalition of more than 300 agricultural organizations is requesting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) amend the processes for pesticides under the Endangered Species Act. In a letter sent to…
CA Prop Causing Nationwide Issues
…Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native of California’s agriculture-rich…
USDA Discrimination Payments
Image by Kotangens/DepositPhotos image The USDA works to right some wrongs. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Checks are going out for the USDA’s discrimination financial assistance program….
Federal Food Administration Act Seeks to Reorganize Food Safety Oversight
…a new agency focused on food safety. This agency would be called the Federal Food Administration and would be established within the Department of Health and Human Services The agency…
Pork Industry Impact on U.S. Economy
…and still very significant numbers despite all of those challenges. Meanwhile, the 2022 USDA-NASS Census of Agriculture shows that the number of farms raising hogs has declined but the number…
Consequences of No New Farm Bill
…the farm bill another year, Congress would be delaying help that could slow the consolidation rate of dairy farms. The farm bill’s conservation programs are defined by a fixed amount…
On Farm Conservation Efforts to Be Measured by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working to better understand on-farm conservation practices. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey farmers across the U.S. from August 2024…
NASDA C. E. O. Ted McKinney Discusses Farm Bill
…legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a…
Some Good News in Food Price Forecast
…on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as…
Week in Review: The Fight to Keep Farming in Sonoma & Increasing Citricola Scale Challenges
Sonoma County farmers are facing some significant challenges with proposed local ballot Measure J seeking to ban operations that can be classified as concentrated animal feeding operations. There have been…
USDA Report Highlights Slowing Specialty Crop Trade with China
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that American specialty crop trade with China has been on the decline over the past several years. In 2023, the…
EPA to Assess Potential Pesticide Exposure Earlier in the Review Process
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced additional steps it will be taking intended to offer protection from pesticide exposure more quickly. The EPA will now evaluate the risk…
AgNet News Hour, Friday, 07-26-24
…She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting…