Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. The Ag Net News Hour’s Lorre Boyer and Nick Papagni, “The AgMeter” discussed the new USDA Emergency Commodity Assistance Program…
USDA Decides to Delivers on Rural Energy Commitments
By rdonar/DepositPhotos image U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the USDA will release previously obligated funding under the Rural Energy for America Program, Empowering Rural America, and Powering Affordable…
Lawmakers Criticize USDA Decision to Halt Food Bank Funds
Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has decided to halt $500 million in funding for food banks across the country, a move that has…
Almond Board of California Seeking New Board Candidates
…domestic and international audiences through marketing efforts, funding and promoting studies about almonds’ health benefits, and ensuring best-of-class agricultural practices and food safety. ABC encourages eligible women, minorities and people…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 03-27-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. Nick Papagni, the “AgMeter” starts the show off with a feature interview on cherries with Morada Produce Company’s Michael Jameson….
Research Funded into Preventing HPAI in Poultry
Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay The USDA has announced a $100 million funding opportunity for research into preventing highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry, with applications due May 19….
American Agriculture History Minute Future Farmers of America Begins
…FFA I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute Future Farmers of America Begins Henry C. Groseclose is an important part of American agricultural history….
CDFA Discusses Benefits of Urban Agriculture
Karen Ross of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) discussed the benefits of urban agriculture at an event in Sacramento, emphasizing its role in strengthening the farmer-consumer connection…
Over $1.6 Million Raised for FFA
…brought in more than $1.4 million. The funds will support agricultural education and FFA programs at local, state, and national levels. Give FFA Day was created to help shape the…
AgNet News Hour Thursday, 03-20-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. In this episode of the AgNet News Hour, hosts Lorrie Boyer and Nick Papagni discuss the USDA’s approval of permanent…
Almond Board of California is Supporting the Next Generation of Agricultural Leaders
…May 15 at the Dragonfly Golf Club in Madera, aims to raise funds for FFA students to further their education in agriculture. Almond Board of California is Supporting the Next…
CalCAN Advocates for a Continuous Allocation of CA GGRF for Agricultural Climate Solutions
DepositPhotos image The California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) recently advocated for a continuous 15% allocation of the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) for agricultural climate solutions, which could…
USDA Ends Local Foods for Schools Program
Wavebreakmedia/DepositPhotos image The USDA is discontinuing two pandemic-era programs that allocated over $1 billion to help schools and food banks purchase food from local farmers and producers. Of that funding,…
USDA Expediting Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers
DepositPhotos image Marking National Agriculture Day, Secretary Rollins Prioritizes Timely Support for Farmers (USDA-FSA/WASHINGTON/March 18, 2025) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, on National Agriculture Day, announced that the U.S….