…Secure the Border Act passed in the House last week with a vote of 219 to 213. Get the latest agricultural headlines directly in your inbox by subscribing to the…
SAVE Act to Protect Common Food Names in Export Markets
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act this week. The legislation seeks to establish a list of common names for a variety of ag…
Heavy Criticism of House Ag Appropriations Bill to Cut USDA Funding
…decrease by $29.7 million. Funding for the Agricultural Marketing Service would receive a funding cut of $53 million. About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag News Director, AgNet West…
Growing Matters: BeSure! Campaign Stresses Importance of Pesticide Labels
…of neonicotinoid insecticides in North America. The joint effort is led by Bayer CropScience, Syngenta, Valent U.S.A. LLC , BASF Agricultural Solutions and Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. In addition to the Growing Matters coalition of agricultural…
VofV: Farmers are Entrepreneurs, Citi’s Adam Bergman Talks Agtech
…States are all players in creating and utilizing sustainable agricultural practices, and a collaboration of effort toward a sustainable future is an asset. And all roads lead back to the…
Ag Groups Say Secure the Border Act Falls Short of Necessary Labor Reform
The Secure the Border Act of 2023, H.R. 2, was narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week. Several provisions have caught the attention of the agricultural industry,…
USDA Modernizing Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making updates to the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Efforts include adjustments to the ACEP Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) as well as Wetland…
Rodale Institute Applauds USDA Investments in Organic Farmers
…Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will issue up to $75 million in competitive grants to fund projects designed to expand and improve markets for domestically produced organic products. In addition, the…
May Revision of California Budget Boosts Flood Control Support
…already proposed back in January. The bolstered flood response funding includes increased support for the California Small Agricultural Business Drought Relief Grant Program. The program would be expanded in scope…
Organic Support Being Offered by USDA
…and market organic crops.” USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will be providing up to $75 million in competitive grants through the OMDG Program. AMS will be accepting applications from non-profit…
Week in Review: Impressive Yield Advantage of New Strawberry & Almond Acreage Drops in 2022
…significant updates. Researchers have confirmed common chickweed herbicide resistance with a certain class of herbicide materials. Get the latest agricultural headlines directly in your inbox by subscribing to the newsletter….
Using Agtech to Attract the Next-Generation Workforce
Efforts to entice the next generation of agricultural workers include an emphasis on agtech. California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross said the need is clear for a…
Ag Exports in 2021 Generate Billions in Economic Activity
…the farm, agricultural exports supported an additional $43.6 billion in business activity beyond the value of the agricultural exports themselves. The impact starts at the farm through purchases of inputs…
California Almond Acreage Sees First Decline in Over Two Decades
…that acreage declined 1.2 percent from 2021. Another report from Land IQ also indicated a slight increase in bearing acreage over the same time period. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service…