NASDA Sets 2025 Priorities: Farm Bill, Research Funding, and Labor Needs Top the List The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) has laid out its top priorities for…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 04-09-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. On today’s Ag Net News Hour, Lorrie Boyer and Nick Papagni, “The AgMeter,” discuss the impact of recent trade announcements…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 03-25-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. It is National Farmworker Safety Week with Lorrie Boyer and Nick Papgani “The AgMeter.” A special feature on farmworker emergencies…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 03-21-25
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 have a special guest, Kimberly Mercado…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 03-18-25
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 recent weather patterns in California,…
American Agriculture History Minute: Farm Machinery Makes a Difference
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Farm Machinery Makes a Difference In 1850, it’s estimated it took 75 to 90 labor…
Introduction of the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act
…Industry Association, and others. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for the third year in a row, the U.S. has projected to run the largest agricultural trade deficit in…
Rollins Supports President Trump’s Border Security and Mass Deportation Policies
…mass deportation policies despite concerns about labor shortages in the agricultural sector. Rollins assures farmers that the administration understands their challenges and is working on expanding the H-2A migrant labor…
American Agriculture History Minute: Major Change in Agriculture from Hand Power to Horses
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Agricultural production continued to expand in the early 1800s, but still by 1850, it took 75 to 90 labor…
Congress Urged to Support American Growers
…U.S. leadership in fresh produce. Brett Erickson, Senior Vice President of Business Affairs at Little Bear Produce, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, highlighting the…
Senate Bill 628 provides Tax Credit for Agricultural Employers
Farm labor Weeding a Field Shutterstock Image CA Senator Shannon Grove has proposed Senate Bill 628 to provide a tax credit for agricultural employers to cover overtime wages for farm…
American Agriculture History Minute: Mechanization Improves Labor Hours and Corn Production
DepositPhotos image I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Mechanization Improves Labor Hours and Corn Production In 1850, it’s estimated that it took 75…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 02-28-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. In this episode of AgNet News Hour, Sabrina Halvorson and Lorrie Boyer discuss the recent legislation introduced by State Senator…
AgNet News Hour Wednesday, 02-26-25
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s AgNet News Hour. In this episode of the AgNet News Hour, hosts Sabrina Halvorson and Lorrie Boyer discuss various topics, starting with a…