…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…
Tentative Port Labor Agreement Reached
…thanks the parties for their flexibility and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su for making this matter a top priority.” Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn Facebook…
West Coast Port Slowdowns Attracting More Federal Attention
…processed,” USDA noted in a weekly update. UPDATE: A six-year tentative agreement between ILWU and PMA has been reached. Brian German Ag News Director / AgNet West Twitter LinkedIn Facebook…
AgNet Weekly: Rebeckah Adcock, VP of US Government Relations, IFPA
…reporting. For more than 10 years, she has specialized in agriculture news focused on political issues. While most agriculture news podcasts focus primarily on Midwest crops, we uniquely understand specialty…
USDA Moving Forward with Potential FMMO Modernization
…consultation across dairy producers and the entire industry.” Should Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack choose to proceed with the process, a June 14 deadline would be established for submitting any additional…
Funding Questionable for New Specialty Crop Farm Bill Programs
…the International Fresh Produce Association and secretary of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent / AgNet Media, Inc. Sabrina Halvorson is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and…