…November. Meanwhile, U.S. retail gasoline demand saw an increase of 0.7 percent for the week ending February 18. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This…
Ag Groups Respond to Dicamba Decision
…needed to protect our crops this season. Without EPA stepping in, farmers and ranchers across the country were facing uncertainty and financial risk.” Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) President and CEO…
Week in Review: Generational Opportunity for Conservation & California Grape Crush Improves
…Protection Agency (EPA) has disclosed its roadmap for protecting endangered species from pesticide exposure. Get all the biggest agricultural headlines of the week in your inbox by subscribing to the…
Flood Damage Assistance for California Growers Available From NRCS
…available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). An announcement of $1 million was made as an initial investment in helping agricultural producers address…
USDA Releases 2022 Census of Agriculture
Results from the new census of ag. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) this week announced the 2022 Census of Agriculture results….
California Chill Report: Tracking Chill Conditions for Dormex Applications
In a multi-year study, Masood Khezri, Research Director at MARI Agricultural Research Institute, highlighted the importance of timing Dormex applications based on chill conditions for maximum effectiveness. So far, the…
Nine California Counties Among Top 10 in U.S. Ag Sales
The 2022 USDA Census of Agriculture (.pdf) is now out, and it shows how important California agriculture is. Fresno County ranked #1 in the U.S. Agricultural sales in Fresno County…
E.M. Tharp and World Ag Expo® “We Believe in Growing” Scholarship Winners Announced
…who will be attending four-year universities to major in an agricultural field. This year’s winners, Kendra Ward of Hanford, CA and Reed DeBoer of Porterville, CA, will each receive $2,500…
USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps
…climate leaders. Xochitl Torres Small, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, revealed the program at the National Association of Conservation Districts’ (NACD) yearly gathering in San Diego. According to Will McIntee, Senior…
California Grape Crush Shows Modest Increase in 2023
…California Association of Winegrape Growers urges stakeholders to review the report and notify USDA’s NASS office of any corrections by March 1, 2024. With an eight percent increase in winegrapes…
USDA Contributes Millions to Bolster Food Supply Chain
…systems. The funding is awarded through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program. At the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s Winter Policy Conference, Vilsack announced Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky,…
USDA Launches Working Lands Climate Corps
…climate and conservation leaders. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced the program, emphasizing its role in fostering economic benefits through climate-smart agricultural solutions. In collaboration with AmeriCorps, The…
Week in Review: California Sued Over Climate Laws & New Tax Relief Bill Could Help Farmers
…research and development tax deductions and provide expense and interest deductions for farming operations. Subscribe to the weekly newsletter to get the latest agricultural headlines in your inbox every week….
EPA Updates Efforts to Address Endangered Species Act Parameters
…National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Freedhoff emphasized the EPA’s commitment to harmonizing endangered species protection with agricultural needs, stating, “Protecting endangered species and ensuring we have a safe…