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
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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
…awards by August 19. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk Protection…
NRCS Seeks Cooperative Agreement Proposals to Further Conservation Efforts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is inviting organizations to submit cooperative agreement proposals. Funding for successful agreements will range between $25,000 and $75,000 per award….
Week in Review: EPA Addresses Pesticide Approval Process & Bird Flu Outbreak Hits 27 Million
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USDA Makes Earth Day Investment of Nearly $800 Million in Climate-Smart Infrastructure
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing nearly $800 million in climate-smart infrastructure (PDF, 587 KB) in 40 states,…
Watershed Infrastructure Projects Receive $420 Million in Support
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was joined by White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu and Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-2) to announce the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $420 million…
Almond Update: Grower Events to Highlight Soil and Irrigation Information
…Listen to Devol’s interview below. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk Livestock Risk…
VofV: Farming’s Secret Weapon – California Community Colleges
…community colleges represent the largest system of education in the U.S. For instance, the AgTechX Ed workforce development program spearheaded by Western Growers and California Department of Food and Agriculture…
CDFA Receives $4 Million to Support Specialty Crop Research
…compounds in grapes without adversely affecting quality. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West Sponsored Content CIR Agriculture Harvester Products March 1, 2026 Let’s Talk…