…over $270 million to date through cooperative agreements with state departments of agriculture to build resilience across the middle of the food supply chain and strengthen local and regional food…
USDA Launches Working Lands Climate Corps
…The program aims to equip members with technical skills, education awards, and career pathways while fostering outreach and education on climate-smart agriculture. Through this initiative, participants will gain valuable skills…
Record Income Drop Expected, What Can Farmers Do?
…Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News…
Fungicide Resistance Management Minute
…Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the…
Final ERP Payments Being Distributed by USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the issuance of final Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payments totaling around $306 million. These payments, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA),…
Vilsack on Food as Medicine
The ag secretary discusses food as medicine. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides his views on the subject of “Food is Medicine” during…
Cultiva Fruit Cuticle Summit
…with Brian Tipton. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and public speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative…
Questions and Concerns with California Budget Proposal
…billion from the Legislative Analyst’s Office in December. The proposed plan includes cuts to sustainable agriculture and climate initiatives, increased funding for fruit fly mitigation and to the Department of…
CSP Opportunities for California Ranchers
California ranchers have the opportunity to make improvements to their operations with assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). An unprecedented amount of funding is…
Week in Review: California Snowpack Improves & Proposed Changes to Raisin Marketing Order
…proposed amendments to the California raisin federal marketing. Approximately $12 million in funding for Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants is available from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Subscribe…
MAP Funding to Support Global Organic Promotion
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has secured over $1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Market Access Program (MAP) to promote U.S. organic products globally in 2024….
Water Strategy Outlined in California Water Commission Report
…for a hotter, drier future,” said California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross. “It provides important ecosystem benefits, protects drinking water wells, and supports climate-resilient agriculture for healthy…
CDFA Accepting Applications for Healthy Soils Program
Approximately $12 million in funding for Healthy Soils Program Incentive Grants is available from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The program is currently accepting grant applications through…
Ag Industry Watching D.C. Budget Battle
…said the industry is watching D.C. “All of agriculture is watching the debate over government funding playing out on Capitol Hill at the moment. That first tranche of the Continuing…