…Senator Rubio has been involved in other efforts to increase insurance coverage options for farmers and ranchers. In 2021, Senator Rubio authored Senate Bill 11 which allowed agricultural properties to…
New Grapevine Insurance Program Available
…to offer the strongest risk management resources for our nation’s agricultural producers—sometimes by improving an already existing product or identifying a gap in crop insurance options and creating a new…
Week in Review: New WOTUS Creates Similar Disappointment & Additional Support Coming to Battle INSV
…23 and expectations are for the hearing to last between five and seven weeks. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the latest agricultural headlines in your inbox every week….
AgNet Weekly: EATS Act Part Two
The battle over the EATS Act continues. We started this two-part series last week with Mary-Thomas Hart, Chief Council with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which is in support of…
Western Citrus Projects Receive Block Grant Funding
The California and Arizona departments of agriculture have received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for four citrus projects. Funding comes from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) 2023…
AgNet News Hour: Thursday, 08-31-23
…the agricultural workforce, and examples of how SAP analysis provides a better picture of plant health. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen…
Regional Obesity Comparisons Shift During Pandemic
…rate as of March 2021. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Regional Obesity Comparisons Shift During Pandemic Sabrina Halvorson…
Disappointment with EPA’s Latest WOTUS Rule
…and the Clean Water Act.” Agricultural Retailers Association President and CEO Daren Coppock also described the new WOTUS rule as a failure in adequately addressing the issues raised over the…
EPA Amends WOTUS Rule; NCBA Responds
…only parts of the 2023 rule that are invalid under the Sackett v. EPA decision. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart says the cattle industry “breathed a sigh…
Agriculture Groups Pushing for More Trade Opportunities
Nearly two dozen agricultural organizations are encouraging the development of new trade opportunities. A letter was sent imploring 2024 presidential candidates to focus on improving market access for ag products….
Efforts to Mitigate INSV Receive Additional Funding Support
…to increase crop resistance to the virus. A total of $99,000 in grant funding has been awarded through FFAR’s Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) program. Matching funds are also…
Tech Use on Farms
…have the highest internet use aren’t anywhere near the Silicon Valley. Tony Dorn of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) explains some of the findings. “As far as the states,…
Week in Review: Storm Impacts on Agriculture & Optimism for California Walnuts
…on Foreign Investment in the U.S. which oversees the foreign investment and acquisition of American companies. Stay up to date with the latest agricultural headlines by subscribing to the newsletter….
AgNet Weekly: EATS Act Part One
Things are heating up over the EATS Act. Supporters of the bill say the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act would prevent states from regulating farmers and ranchers nationwide. But…