…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 issues and hosts The AgNet…
Xochitl Torres Small Confirmed as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
…a collaborative approach and a can-do spirit, and I applaud Congress for confirming her as USDA’s next Deputy Secretary.” Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn Facebook…
AB 402 Seeks Decisive Action Against Broomrape Threat
…little piecemeal efforts are not going to get the job done here and that’s why we’ve put this forward.” Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn Facebook…
AgNet Weekly: Representative Doug LaMalfa on Farm Labor Working Group
Congress is looking into farm labor needs around the nation, but it is a challenging task. The House Agriculture Committee recently announced the creation of the bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working…
Methane Emission Reduction Grants Available for Dairy and Livestock Producers
…ensure the agriculture sector contributes to climate change mitigation and adaptation,” CDFA Secretary Karen Ross said in a press release. “The partnership between the state and dairy families has resulted…
AgNet Weekly: Dr. Margaret Worthington on New EPA Regulations for Gene Editing
…us on the phone for this week’s AgNet Weekly. Each week we highlight essential legislative and policy conversations affecting agriculture nationwide. Host Sabrina Halvorson is a 30-year media veteran known…
USDA Supporting American Producers, School Meals, and Emergency Operations
The USDA is putting more money in the pot for school meals. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Alexander Kovacs on Unsplash Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack…
USDA Announces Investment for Underserved Producers
…and Market Access Program. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says, “By providing the resources, tools and technical support needed to directly help local farmers and ensure we have a strong agricultural…
AgNet Weekly: Dan Kildee on Mexico, GMO Corn, and the USMCA
Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI-08) says if Mexico’s president wanted to restrict GMO corn from the U.S., the time to do that was more than three years ago, before he agreed…
USDA and NASA Team Up to Bolster Research Efforts
…agriculture, to providing producers with critical data and improving global agricultural practices, USDA is honored to strengthen our partnership with NASA,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said in a…
Biological Summit Highlights Promising Future and Short-Term Challenges
…the public agencies to really determine where we can go with this and increase adoption as we move forward.” Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn Facebook…
Prop 1 Funding to Bring More Irrigation Water to South Sacramento County
…Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot. “It’s the kind of project we need more of to help buffer against drought and build California’s resilience to weather whiplash. I’m grateful to the…
USDA Investing $320 Million to Strengthen Supply Chains
…food costs for families at the grocery store,” says Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack. “We’re partnering with entrepreneurs in rural areas to build brighter futures, connect business owners to new markets,…
Animal Welfare Claims on Meat Packaging to Receive Further Scrutiny
…the label claims they see on products bearing the USDA mark of inspection are truthful and accurate,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a press release. USDA’s Food Safety and…