Agricultural education is an industry built on connections, and this is made even easier through the resources gathered by agriculture education podcast, Here By The Owl. Co-hosts, Nikki Fideldy-Doll and…
May Revise Adds Support for Methane Emission Reduction Incentives
Governor Gavin Newsom’s May Revision of California’s budget includes additional incentive funding to help address livestock methane emissions. CEO of Western United Dairies, Anja Raudabaugh said the funding will help…
Organic Assistance Programs Accepting Applications
…producers to work with the local USDA Service Centers and State agencies to complete the applications,” Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux said in a press release. “The FSA, and…
AgNet News Hour: Wednesday, 05-18-22
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show covers the USDA disaster assistance that’s available for specialty crop growers, an upcoming farm…
USDA to Provide $6 Billion in Natural Disaster Assistance to Producers
…catastrophic natural disasters,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release. “As the agriculture industry deals with new challenges and stressors, we at USDA look for opportunities to inject…
Bidens Plan to Boost Crop Production and Address Cost Increases
…Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection For Those Beef On Dairy Animals – Matt Ramsey November 4, 2025 CIR Agriculture Harvester Products November…
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
The focus on improving the climate through agriculture continues. The first round of funding through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities received more than 450 proposals. The Partnerships for Climate-Smart…
Vilsack: ‘Don’t Lose Sight of Farm Families’
Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made a plea to the Senate Ag Appropriations Committee in an effort to get help for the nation’s farmers and ranchers who…
SGMA Meeting Brings Varying Interests Together to Work Towards Common Action
…noted a need for more flexibility in the implementation of SGMA and further funding opportunities to support Groundwater Sustainability Agencies. “Sometimes the collective problem does bring a lot of individuals…
U.S. Helping to Feed the World
…long prided itself in our ability to feed the world. Administration leaders have taken another step to do just that. U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International…
Growing Matters: Remembering Applicator Safety
…look at pollinator safety all the way from the regulatory strategy on how we design a product and all the way down to the labeling and education pieces that we…
DPR Supports Pest Management Research with $3.75 Million Investment
…“The grant projects we are funding today are critical to developing and expanding innovative practices and biological, non-chemical and physical tools to manage pests in agriculture, urban and other non-agricultural…
House Ag Committee Hearing on SNAP Benefits
…speaker who specializes in agriculture. She primarily reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the…
NRCS Seeking Proposals for On-Farm Trials by June 1
…the Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program to support modern approaches to conservation. NRCS State Conservationist in California, Carlos Suarez told AgNet West that the agency partners with a variety of…