DepositPhotos image The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced a new strategy aimed at strengthening its commitment to Tribal Nations and enhancing opportunities…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 12-17-24
…Halvorson interviews Justin Whitehill about the United States Christmas tree industry. They discuss the year-round efforts and dedication required by growers to produce Christmas trees, explaining the lengthy process from…
Commodity Groups Advocate for Economic Assistance Amid Farm Bill Delays
DepositPhotos image Farmers across the United States are facing growing financial pressures, and commodity groups are stepping up their calls for economic assistance as Congress continues to deliberate on a…
World Rice Balance Sheets Update
…2 million hundred weight, as we’re seeing a little bit of recent weakness in exports to western hemisphere markets for long grain. But offsetting that 2 million hundred weight increase…
Flu Vaccines for Farm Workers
…communities in the United States, people are less likely to get vaccinated against seasonal flu. This CDC program seeks to address this disparity among workers on farms in states that…
American Agriculture History Minute: Morrill Act of 1862 and Land-Grant Universities
…come to mind. But there is land-grant universities outside the United States. The University of the Virgin Islands in St. Croix. The University of Puerto Rico. The College of Micronesia…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 12-13-24
…support from the Western Landowners Alliance, which highlights conservation benefits, and criticism from Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who views it as federal overreach. Josette Lewis from the Almond Board…
Almond Update: Almond Industry Sees Growth and Sustainability Milestones
…up 1.6%, Western Europe up 3%, and India showing remarkable growth at 21%. “Wow, again, we haven’t seen it in a long time,” Turner said of these numbers. Sustainability Achievements…
New Federal Order Announced by USDA
…United States through a structured, uniform, and mandatory testing system that will help swiftly identify which states, and specific herds within them, are affected with H5N1; support the rapid implementation…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 12-06-24
…that is currently making its way through South America, the New World screwworm could cause devastating impacts to the cattle industry if it enters the United States. Dr. Simmons shares…
The Importance of Renewable Fuels As New Administration Takes Over
…in the United States. And that is the story he said in a recent RFA podcast that they will be telling the incoming Trump administration. “Input costs are up, farmland…
Organic Commodities Consumption On the Rise
DepositPhotos image According to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC/ANR), California is responsible for 40% of the organic commodities consumed in the United States, with 68% of…
Trump’s Tariff Plan
…face resistance from trading partners. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which facilitated duty-free trade among the three nations since 2020, could be at risk. Mexico’s finance ministry highlighted the importance…
American Agriculture History Minute: Railroads Part in Agriculture Expansion
…of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in…